Episode 26: How Do You Do That Voo Doo . . .

(aka Brian is a Stand-Up Guy)

Brian and Kyle catch up with Wayne just after Christmas, and go over the pressing events of the day such as:

Brian's new audio toys for his van down by the river
Keeping an eye out for Brian's new album--Brian Reads the Blues
Headset Stories from the Frontlines
Standing v. Setting
Brian wants to show us his if we'll show him our . . . . . projectors
Microsoft Courseware Trends
Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews
Why Do You Do What You Do, the Beginnings.
Something about Violet Crumble blah blah blah (we stopped paying attention at that part)

Recorded Live in a top secret location inside the Washington State Convention Center (Room 601)--Brian, Kyle, and Sound Guy James are joined by regular visitors Wayne and Glenn, as well occasional guests Mike, Neil, and Ed. (And yes I used a the Oxford comma. You got a problem with that? Huh? Do you?)

In this episode our merry band of MCTs cover:
Mac v PC-Is it something or is it nothing?
Are ITPros a dying breed?
Corkery hates cats and squirrels
Gadget time!
Why Glenn needs a mannequin's hand
And why you should be care which way you put things in...

Music: "Our Town" by Macklemore

Skype for Business guru Richard Luckett joins Brian, Kyle and James for an interesting and thorough walk through what it takes to teach course 40409: Deploying Voice Workloads for Skype for Business Online and Server 2015

Brian and Kyle talk about what tech gadgets they think will make good gifts and tell us what is on their list. As if they made it on the "Nice" list.

Credits: "Christmas at Ground Zero", Weird Al Yankovic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039p6xqutU)

(aka The One Where Brian Opened the Door and James Went Through It)

Kyle makes up a word
Brian lets Skype for Business get the better of him
Video Cards and XBoxes and Notes, Oh My!
Brian introduces us to the world of jazz
Kyle and Brian practically dared me to do it . . .
Why Graph has nothing to do with Excel

Jazz Music: Cosmic Dust Blue by Himiko Kikuchi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoNHP5yIu4)

(aka The Podcast Comes of Age)
Kyle and Brian are joined by Soundguy James and they cover such weighty topics as:

Is James irregular or just semi-regular?
Brian got hit by the ID-Ten-T virus
Kyle's travel diary, hover bikes and massive halls
James passes an exam!
Brian outs Kyle
Getting started on your exam path and how to study
Brian gets chuffed-or maybe he doesn't-nobody really knows
Windows S, the new RT?

Credits:
Opening music: "All the best", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-5u4bpE2sg
Closing music: "We're Going to Fail, Aren't We?", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZUFeEadP68

A wide-ranging, rollicking discussion that tramples through final Ignite thoughts, robots vs. cyborgs, Knight Rider, the demise of Windows phones; rumor, innuendo and leaks, Cortana digital assistants and more!

aka "The One where Brian is broadcasting from a van down by the river"

Join Brian and Kyle as they go over some of the latest announcements of interest from Ignite 2017.

aka "The One Where Brian and Kyle are strangely quiet"

Brian and Kyle are joined by SoundGuy James and they take the unusual approach of being somewhat serious as they talk about approaches to preparing to teach 20347:Enabling and Managing Office 365.

James goes through his approach to prepping generally, then also his tips and tricks for preparing to teach this course, both the first time and subsequent teaches.

aka "Things that make you go ummmmm"

We welcome a bing of trainers from around the world to scorching Las Vegas for a wide-ranging roundtable discussion about verbal tics, preparing to present and all sorts of their favorite tech.

Don't miss a single moment of the non-stop thrills and action as Kyle and Brian are joined by:
James Finley
Don Hester
Wayne McGlinn
Mike Corkery
Robert de Roeck
Christine Flora
Bryan Tuttle
Bill Wood