Technology Distilled

By Surfacesmiths

Technology Distilled is the third incarnation of the Surfacesmiths podcast.

The podcast that takes the torrent of complex technology issues and news, mashes it up and and distills it into a smooth s... more

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How many episodes does Technology Distilled have?

The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.

Technology Distilled episodes:

June 15, 2016 Episode 038 - Continue? Uhm...
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36min
June 09, 2016 Episode 037 - Holidelays
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31min
June 01, 2016 Long Weekends
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1min
May 25, 2016 Episode 036 - Transit Matters
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30min
May 18, 2016Episode 035 - Hololens
0:00 - Intro

Welcome to the Show

Today's Hosts Colin , David, Cortana Smith

Word of the Week "Canada"

We are part of the Tech Podcast Network

1:15 – News 2:00 Office 365 datacenters now available in Canada

Data residency is now available in Canada.
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24min
May 10, 2016Episode 034 - The Candy Man
1:00 - Intro

Welcome to the Show

Today's Hosts Colin Smith, David Smith and our special guest Joel Rushworth

We are part of the Tech Podcast Network

Word of the Week is "McLaren"

2:00 – Interview with Joel

Is there really a good reason for Microsoft to create an Atom based phone?

Is the iPhone a Life Style Company or a technology company?

Would you hack your Windows RT Tablet to run Windows 10 Mobile?

McLaren - Nokia 1030 - The Phone that never was

BOGO "Buy One, Get One", Lumia 950 XL comes with a free 950

Neither of us are tempted to get one

Should drive Windows Phone sales up!

Cortana talks to a Canadian "Can't get it in Canada"

Monthly guest of Radio Show "Tech Talk" in Victoria

Joel loves SMR Podcast

Let's Meet Joel

First Computer - Commodore 64 one of the very first ones!

Current Job - Territory Manager for Confectionary Company

Daily Phone Lumia 950

Daily Computer Surface Pro 1

Favorite Sandwich - Montreal Smoked Meat on Rye and Crispy Crunch for Dessert!

Favorite Feature of Windows 10 Anniversary Edition

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

30:00- Outro - Call for your help with the podcast, please…

Follow and Re-tweet, @SurfaceSmiths

Facebook www.facebook.com/SurfaceSmithsPodcast

Listen www.SurfaceSmiths.com

Email [email protected]

Purchase Amazon A Store

Listen to us on Google Play

Listen to Joel on TechTalk Radio

Follow Joel on Twitter @Gwydonjhr

33:00 - Whiskey of the Week

Dillions White Rye

Joined by Joel – Drinking Lighthouse Beacon ESB
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42min
May 03, 2016Episode 033 - Goodbye Hotbag
1:00 - Intro
Welcome to the Show
Today's Hosts Colin Smith, David
Smith and Cortana Smith
We are part of the Tech Podcast Network
New format is weekly releases with
a cadence of "Interview" one week and "News and Rumors" the
next.
Word of the Week is
"Update"
3:00 – News
BOGO "Buy One, Get One",
Lumia 950 XL comes with a free 950
Neither of us are tempted to get one
Should drive Windows Phone sales up!
Acer is now Jade Primo
A Windows Phone with Continuum
Not shipping in Canada or US yet
We have asked for an evaluation unit when available
Surface Phone Rumored for 2017
New Snapdragon 830 added to Windows Mobile Support
Microsoft finally puts Surface Book, Surface Pro, Power
Woes
Some camera woes
Surface Dock updates too
Android Apps coming to Windows, OSX and Chromebooks
Microsoft Wordflow Keyboard announced for iOS
Not in Canada – just to piss off
Colin
Microsoft Q3 Earnings - Heavy on the Cloud
Skype Universal Windows
App
Skype Universal Windows Program
All-in-one (again)
Great little Surfacebook Clone Announced
Note: It does not
detach
Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Inking
Start Improvements
Tablet mode has been improved to better take
advantage of onscreen space onscreen and to make the environment
more immersive, Microsoft says.
Cortana Search Improvements
Setting Improvements
App reset to fix broken Apps
Windows Insider Page
PC to PC Casting
Tips and Tricks
New Delay feature in Snipping Tool

25:00-
Outro - Call for your help with
the podcast, please…
Follow and Re-tweet, @SurfaceSmiths
Facebook www.facebook.com/SurfaceSmithsPodcast
Listen www.SurfaceSmiths.com
Email [email protected]
Purchase Amazon A
Store
Listen to us on Google Play
28:00 - Whiskey of the Week
Elijah
Craig
Joined by Joel – from the
future!
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39min
April 21, 2016Episode 032 - Open for Business
1:00 - Intro
Welcome to the
Show
Special guest Pierre Roman from
Microsoft, Senior Technical Evangelist
We are part of the Tech Podcast
Network
Word of the Week is
"Open"
4:00 – News
Microsoft Signature Type
Cover is
announced
FYI: It is not made with Rich Corinthian
Leather
5:30 – Interview
First Computer
TI-99
First Job – Data Entry –
University of Ottawa
1:30 – Introduction to Pierre
Let's Meet
Pierre
Promote the "Platform".
First Portable – Toshiba
First Mobile Phone
Current Go-to PCs – Surface Pro
3 i5s
What is Pierre Up to?
Microsoft deploys Docker
Instances.
Nano Server reduces
patching
Microsoft
and Canonical bring Ubuntu Linux binaries and Bash Shell to Windows
10
Live writer is now open
source
Pro-Tip – use a Surface as a
Whiteboard using OneNote
41:00 - Outro - Call for your help with the podcast,
please…
Connect with Pierre @CanITPro and
http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/
Follow and Re-tweet, @SurfaceSmiths
Facebook www.facebook.com/SurfaceSmithsPodcast
Listen www.SurfaceSmiths.com
Email
[email protected]
Purchase Amazon A
Store
Listen to us on Google
Play
45:00 - Whiskey of the Week
Welcome Pierre Roman to Whiskey of the Week
Blanton's
Bourbon
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59min
April 13, 2016Episode 031 - Build It Up and Tear It Down
00:00 - Intro
Welcome to the Show
All Nude News Podcast – more episodes, more concise, more fun!
We are part of the Tech Podcast Network
Word of the Week is "Build"
4:00 - News
Microsoft still has no idea what to do about phones - or Did Microsoft just kill Windows Phone?
Terry Myerson Said ….
"We're fully committed to that 4-inch screen, there will be a time for it to be our focus, but right now it's part of the family, but it's not the core of where I hope to generate developer interest over the next year."
"If you wanted to reach a lot of phone customers, Windows Phone isn't the way to do it,"
Windows Bridge for iOS. – Create Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that can run on Windows 10 devices using iOS APIs and Objective-C code
The Windows Bridge for iOS is an open-source project that allows you to create Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that can run on Windows 10 devices using iOS APIs and Objective-C code.
Centennial Bridge coming to Windows Insiders with the next build
The bridge will allow developers to bring their Classic Windows Apps (Win32 / .NET) to the Windows Store and update them via the Store, too.
This functionality is based on Microsoft's App-V technology.
Anniversary Update coming to Windows 10 (on July 29th?)
Windows Unlock in Anniversary Update
Use your Windows Phone or Android phone as remote credential store which can be used to unlock any of your Windows 10 PCs and authenticate with apps and services that support Windows Hello and Microsoft Passport based authentication.
Microsoft is building a Bot army!
Bots are conversational agents. They're meant to help users achieve and/or complete a particular task. From
Developers can build bots via the Microsoft Bot Framework that work in text/SMS, Office 365 mail, Skype, Slack, GroupMe, Telegram and the Web
Just like ELIZA
Colin wants a Bot to be a co-host on the podcast
More Windows 10 Anniversary Update News
Windows Ink.
Windows Hello support for apps and web sites.
Cortana from the lock screen.
Cortana proactive suggestions.
Cortana Collection.

Microsoft and Canonical bring Ubuntu Linux binaries and Bash Shell to Windows 10
This is the year of the Linux Desktop, and it's going to run Windows 10
Win10 (UWP and Cortana) on Xbox
UWP apps and unified store on Xbox One.
Windows Desktop Converter
Cortana on Xbox One.
Background music on Xbox One.
Surface Phone Update
Cut to Crickets Chirping
Nexdoc is a Laptop without a Computer
A Laptop that uses the power of your tablet or phone
Skype has a Hololense add-in

Windows 10 blue screen of death? Now Microsoft adds QR codes to BSOD crash support
25:00 - Outro - Call for your help with the podcast, please…
Follow and Re-tweet, @SurfaceSmiths
Facebook www.facebook.com/SurfaceSmithsPodcast
Listen www.SurfaceSmiths.com
Email [email protected]
Purchase Amazon A Store
28:00 - Whiskey of the Week
Welcome Time travelling Pierre Roman to Whiskey of the Week!
Bastille Whisky 1789
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44min
March 27, 2016Episode 030 - Phone It In - These are the Dave's I know
00:00 - Intro
Welcome to the Show
We are part of the Tech Podcast Network
Word of the Week is "Dave"
02:00 – Follow-up to David's "Broken SurfaceBook Rant"
It was replaced with a brand new (and upgraded) Surface Book in 5 weeks
02:45 – Tip of the Week – Windows 10 Mobility Center
A Windows 10 Utility to manage all your Mobility Settings!
Run, or create a short-cut Create a shortcut to %SystemRoot%\System32\mblctr.exe
4:00 - News
Former Intel CEO and chairman Andy Grove dies at age 79
BTW – Intel was founded in 1968 – Way to Go Colin!
Apple Event Monday March 21st, 2016
9.7" iPad Pro $599 ($799 CDN)
iPhone SE $399 ($899 CDN Unlocked)Correction – Now $529 CDN Unlocked on Apple.ca
Apple iPad Air 2 price reduced 399 ($499 CDN)
What's coming in Redstone?
Removal of control panel
Location and facial recognition search in photos
SP4 biometric Keyboard is available in Canada but only in black
11:00 – Special Guest – David Lewis
Government web communicator
Non-Windows Fan Boy!
Favorite Sandwich Bank Street – Morning Owl https://www.facebook.com/morningowlcoffeehouse
20:00 - Phone Segment
HP-X3 – Snapdragon Processor – looks like the 950
What the surface phone should be?
Here Maps drop support for Windows 10 Mobile
Windows 10 Mobile Released
Here's the real list of which phones qualify though, again, your carrier must approve the upgrade first.
Lumia 1520
Lumia 930
Lumia 640
Lumia 640 XL
Lumia 730
Lumia 735
Lumia 830
Lumia 532
Lumia 535
Lumia 540
Lumia 635/636/638 (1 GB)
Lumia 430
Lumia 435
BLU Win HD w510u
BLU Win HD LTE x150q
MCJ Madosma Q501
Blu Win JR users screwed – yup!
28:00 – Phone Face Off
Colin bought an iPhone, David bought a Samsung Galaxy S7
Colin's blog: The Journey from Windows Phone to iPhone
Service better with iPhone, Samsung less money
Colin still pines for Windows Phone
Colin is "Holding his car wrong"!
Colin predicts a Windows "Atom based phone" will be released.
David predicts if an "Atom based phone exists" corporations would look at it!
1:08:00 - Outro - Call for your help with the podcast, please…
Follow and Re-tweet, @SurfaceSmiths
Facebook www.facebook.com/SurfaceSmithsPodcast
Listen www.SurfaceSmiths.com
Email [email protected]
Purchase Amazon A Store
1:10:00 - Whiskey of the Week
Lot 40 - Canadian Whiskey
iPhone Photo
Figure 1- Samsung S7 Photo
Figure 2- Lumia 830 Photo
Figure 3- iPhone 6S Plus Photo
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1h 21min

FAQs about Technology Distilled:

How many episodes does Technology Distilled have?

The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.