00:00 - Intro

  • Welcome to the Show
  • We are part of the Tech Podcast Network
  • Word of the Week is "Support"

01:30 - Tip of the Week – Saving Battery

  • Lower brightness, disable radios not being used like WiFi and Bluetooth
  • Disable Turbo-boost

02:45 – New of the Week

  • Microsoft pushes back Windows 10 'Redstone' 2 to Spring 2017 to line up with new Microsoft device wave
  • Microsoft is buying mobile tool vendor Xamarin
  • Microsoft to start shipping $3,000 HoloLens developer kits on March 30
  • Microsoft expands Cortana support, features in new Windows 10 'Redstone' build
  • Microsoft hones MVP program to focus on developers, IT pros
  • Microsoft releases Class Notebook add-in for OneNote 2016, brings new distribution methods
  • Microsoft needs to fix whatever is going on with Windows 10 Mobile right now
  • HP just made the 'Surface Phone' and it's called the Elite x3
    Correction: Phone does not contain an Intel Atom processor, rather a Qualcomm Snapdragon

  • Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID now available for pre-order in 26 regions – Including Canada

15:00 – Interview Clint Wyckoff @ClinkWyckoff

  • Technical Evangelist for Veeam Software
  • Podcast vBrisket – smoke meat and virtualization
  • Free backup system from Veeam

30:00 – Matt

  • Matt is leaving the podcast to spend more time with his new band! Bandcamp Site

30:02 – Catching Up with David

  • Had fun in Japan
  • Surface Book released in Japan
  • Brought Back Whisky from Japan!

35:00 – RANT – Microsoft Support Failure!

  • It took 4 weeks to replace broken Surface Book
  • The replacement Surface Book was broken – Tablet battery didn't work
  • They can't send me a replacement because they haven't received my Surface Book back – yet they had!
  • Escalated to "Microsoft Customer Advocacy"
  • If David had bought a Mac in November – would he have had to wait a month for a replacement?
  • Update: My Surface Book as replaced with a new one – it works perfectly!

43:00 – RANT – PARTY BUS

  • TV and Power Didn't work
  • Blew 2 tires
  • Brakes failed

46:00 - Outro - Call for your help with the podcast, please…

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48:00 - Whiskey of the Week

  • Another Japanese Whiskey