Technology Distilled

Episode 114 - Mr. Kotter

David and Colin are joined by "That Canadian Guy", Glen Foster for this trailer for the reboot of the Technology Distilled podcast after an eighteen month hiatus.

Episode 113 - Team Finland

Introduction Colin and David are joined by Vesku Nopanen, MVP and expert in Microsoft Teams. You can contact Vesku at on twitter @vesanopanen and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vesanopanen/ News New Windows 10 bug hits home working: Outlook, Office 365, Teams can't access the internet Whiskey may protect against Covid Zoom has major security issues Teams calls increase 1000% in March Teams What is Teams -> It is the hub of Microsoft 365 What is the value of teams How ...

Episode 112 - 50 Shades of Azure

Introduction Alexa, Who do you see in the studio today? Pierre Roman Clearview AI app was reportedly used for fun by company's investors, friends Word of the Week Azure - please remember to drink your favorite beverage every time you hear the work Azure until you listen to our next podcast and are give the next word of the week Interview Pierre Roman @WiredCanuck What is Azure? Isn't it expensive? What if Ryan Reynolds referenced your website? Learn more about Azure @ ITOPSTa...

Episode 111 - Cumbersome Covid19

Introduction Technology Distilled Podcast – Episode 111 Back after a 2-month break! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says “Cumbersome” News Microsoft: Free unified Office app is now open to all Android users Windows 10X: Everything you need to know Install Windows 10x Emulator GiggleBytes Spotify launches playlists for dogs left home alone Call for Help Your Favourite Soundbite Who would you like to be on the show? Tell a fri...

Episode 110 – Powershell Fish Sauce

Introduction Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says “Book” Microsoft Moment Microsoft to developers: Here's how you can start making apps for Surface Duo, Neo David’s China Trip Blue Skies and Flowers! Massive Surveillance Phone shopping? Youtube video worth $800 Audio Books of non-audio books  Book Review Learn Powershell in a month of lunches Interview with Jeffery Hicks Co-author Don Jones In it's 3rd edition How many copie...

Episode 109 - Announcements from Ignite

Introduction Technology Distilled Podcast – Episode 109 Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Announcement" New of the Week David and Colin distill some of the announcements from Microsoft Ignite Microsoft: Here's why we just stored the whole Superman movie inside a bit of glass Microsoft makes its unified Office Mobile app available to Android and iOS users Microsoft's Hybrid 2.0 strategy: Azure Arc, Azure Stack Hub, Azure Stack Edge ...

Episode 108 - Lick It Up!

Introduction · Technology Distilled Podcast – Episode 108 Word of the Week · Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says “Tongue” Featured Interview · Dr Alasdair Clark, of the University of Glasgow’s School of Engineering - Is the W for Whiskey? · The paper, titled ‘Whisky tasting using a bimetallic nanoplasmonic tongue -- nanoscale metal ‘tastebuds’, Stuff · Rare Whisky Estimated to be Worth $800,000 is Actually Fake GiggleBytes · Richmond University T...

Technology Distilled Trailer

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Episode 107 - Hybrid

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 107 – Hybrid Episode Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Autonomous" Microsoft Moment Microsoft is now releasing Windows 10 19H2. What to expect from Windows 10 November 2019 Update: A pleasant surprise      Discussion - Cars Convergence of Ride Sharing, Electric Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles Volvo unveils its first electric car, the XC40 Recharge Volvo will launch a new electr...

Episode 106 - Farewell

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 106 - The Last Episode Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "New" News of the Week Dona Sarkar is leaving Microsoft Insider Program. She will be joining the Microsoft Developer Relations team to lead advocacy for Citizen Developers, especially how they use the Power Platform (Microsoft Flow, PowerApps and Power BI). Surface Event Recap Surface X Keyboard not compatible $999 US + Keyboard a...

Episode 105 – Neo? Duo? Trio!

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 105 Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Event" News of the Week Windows Insider Program - 5 years old Windows 7 Extended Support - widely available Surface Event Predictions No Phone Folding Device Colin No David Yes ARM Based Surface Tablet Usb C New Hub New Studio New Surfacebook Announcements Surface Laptop 3 AMD and Intel 15 and 13" USB C 999 & 1199 starting pric...

Episode 104 – Digital Lifestyle

Introduction Featuring guest host Ian Dixon from the Digital Lifestyle Podcast Word of the week is “Device” Feature of the Week This week we discuss three free Apps that rock the Surface CollaBoard is a collaboration workspace that takes advantage of Ink and Touch Xodo PDF Reader & Editor is a simple PDF reader that supports ink markup Bamboo Paper is the closest thing to actual paper for the Surface News of the Week The Windows 10 May 2019 Update is now available Microso...

Episode 103 - If you build it will they come?

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 103 Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Build" News of the Week Microsoft Build 2019: Microsoft launches election security service, SDK Cosmos DB, Azure Database and Azure SQL Data Warehouse all see significant updates. Build Keynote - Four platform Opportunities Azure - Intelligent Cloud/Edge 54 DC Regions 90 Compliance certifications 95% Fortune 500 penetration AI Speech Servic...

Episode 102 - Pre-After Party

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 102 Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Fatigued" Discussion of the Week What should you do with your Windows 2008 Servers / Windows 7 that you won't upgrade by the deadline? Windows 2008 Scenarios Not enough time to upgrade all our apps Application only runs on Windows 2008 Windows 7 Don't have the budget for new laptops Management was hoping Microsoft would extend support Applicati...

Episode 101 - Living on the Edge

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 101 Today we have a studio audience – I'd put in their twitter accounts, but they are millennials …   Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Edge" Feature of the Week Microsoft changes how Windows 10 disconnects USB storage devices News of the Week   Microsoft Edge Windows 10's new Edge with Chromium browser preview builds drop today Chromium-based Microsoft Edge will be able to stre...

Episode 100 - Skilling Spree

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 100 With special guests…. Dona Sarkar @donasarkar Jeremiah Marble @jeremiahmarble … and about 50 Windows Insiders @WindowsInsiders at the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond This is the second time we had Dona and Jeremiah on our podcast. Listen to our interview witht hem in 2016 from our archive: Surface Smiths - Episode 42 Surface Smiths – Episode 43 Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says ...

Episode 099 - Gretzky

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 99 – Gretzky – The Great One With special guests…. Joel Rushworth @gwydionjhr Richard Hay @WinObs Eric Leonard @erleonard   Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Space"   News of the Week Microsoft announce HoloLense 2   Samsung and Huawei announce folding phones at MWC Folding phone Stop using IE - please! Windows for robots: Microsoft reveals new Windows Server IoT 2019   ...

Episode 098 - Countdown

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 98 – Countdown Countdown Less than a month to Microsoft MVP Summit March 17-22 Almost at our 100th podcast – which we will record at the Microsoft MVP Summit David has a new contract – SCCM! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Countdown" Feature of the Week Back in Episode 005 we talked about the "Super Sucker" – a method of locking a Microsoft Surface In this Episode we talk about the ...

Episode 097 - No More Excuses

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 97 – No Excuses Excuses for no new episodes include Christmas Funerals Australia ACLs Cuba CES Weddings New Years Microsoft MVP Summit March 17-22 Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Excuses" News of the Week All About assistants CES - Where mediocre ideas go to??? Tips for attending CES and survive Qualcomm aims straight at Intel with 8cx chip, its first CPU for PCs Worst of CES ...

Episode 096 - Beneath a Surface

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 96 Special guest Brad Sams @BDSAMS Brad has nearly a decade of writing and publishing experience under his belt. From breaking news about Microsoft to pushing publications to new heights, he has significant experience as a journalist as well as growing web-based brands. Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time any of us says "Windows" Interview of the Week Introduction to the book Beneath a SURFACE is availab...

Episode 095 - Birthday Dumpster Fire

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 95 Happy Birthday David!!! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "Birthday". Hack of the Week Windows Hello uses a Infrared camera for Windows Hello login and a separate camera for photos. You can block your visual camera and still us Windows Hello. Check out my short blog. News of the Week  Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple to become the world's most valuable company Elon Musk says th...

Episode 094 - The Peter Principle

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 94 You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! Special Guest Peter Henry Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "Elf". News of the Week  Microsoft starts selling Two Surface Go variants $499 - 4 GB and 128 SSD $679 - LTE Windows 10 1809 Still Broken iCloud Mapped Drives AMD Trend Windows on Arm Update New ARM Devices from Lenovo and Samsung are shi...

Episode 093 - Smoke on the Water

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 93 You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! 4 podcasts in 4 week – we rock!!! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "Future". Feature of the Week Windows Timeline News of the Week  Two brothers steal 200,000 worth of laptops from Microsoft Surface Vertical Docking Station   Microsoft CEO Nadella: Underwater data are the future Microsoft Ignite Tour ...

Episode 092 - Just a Rounding Error

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 92 You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! We are starting up our regular cadence – look for podcasts on a weekly basis (we mean it this time) Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "David". Feature of the Week OneNote Audio News of the Week  Microsoft's Q1 2019 earnings Windows Phone: Why Microsoft built this E Ink second screen for its Lumia 640 Is t...

Episode 091 - Final Nail in the Coffin

  Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 91 You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! We are starting up our regular cadence – look for podcasts on a weekly basis (we mean it this time) Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "Vote". Product Update David still likes his Surface Go – except for the battery Feature of the Week The Cloud Clipboard, which keeps a history of items you cut and paste, ...

Episode 090 - The Lost Episode

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 90 You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! We are starting up our regular cadence – look for podcasts on a weekly basis (we mean it this time) Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "Leather". Product Review Keyboard too small for David's big hands Almost exact same case and screen as an iPad 2 Nice Screen Battery only good for about 4 hours Buy – No Buy...

Episode 089 - Just Watch Me

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 89 You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! We are starting up our regular cadence – look for podcasts on a weekly basis With special guest Saptashwa Bandyopadhyay Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "Watch". News of the Week  Apple iPhone XS event The iPhone XR starts at $749 (64GB), pre-orders start Oct. 19, shipping Oct. 26 iPhone XS starts at $999 ...

Episode 088 - Code Name Delta

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 88 – Code Name Delta You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! Back in Ottawa for a late summer podcast Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us says "Hot". Feature of the Week Microsoft adds new features to UWP File Explorer Security Corner David attended the security conference DefCon.org in Las Vegas. His favorite sessions were… Fax Hacking Hacking Samsung ...

Episode 087 - Go Surfacesmiths Go

 Check out the Interactive Transcript - Click on the text to hear it Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 87 You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! David is in Florida, Colin is in Ottawa Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say "Maker". Feature of the Week Nearby Sharing to transfer files, photos, etc. News of the Week Microsoft Surface $400 iPad rival has Intel Pentium, Windows 10, benchmark...

Episode 086 - x86

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 86 – x86 Thank you to the Ottawa PC Users Group for hosting us last week – and the fantastic "Surface Smiths Cake"! You can enjoy us on Spotify and iHeartRadio now – great for streaming! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say "Hangover". Feature of the Week Microsoft is bringing its SwiftKey keyboard to Windows 10 News of the Week Microsoft News now official, rolling out to everyone on iO...

Episode 085 - Show within a Show - Recorded Live

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 85 – A Show Within a Show Recorded live at Ottawa PC Users Group at the ever awesome Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say "Update". Guest of the Week Ottawa PC Users Group     Question of the Week Windows RT https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/p/99795/4/ny64xffqzu34778klalgkrqitw0jmorc6sk1hqp6p09tw News of the Week Intel is showing off a "Windows Phone...

Episode 084 - Arms Race

  Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 84 – Minus the Mix We are on a roll – tired of us yet? Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say "Flexible". News of the Week Amazon launches Echo Look in U.S Asus Project Precog concept       Computex 2018: ASUS introduces the new ScreenPad and devices powered by Windows 10 Microsoft partners to roll out 'Windows Collaboration Displays' later this year The Snapdragon 850 is Qualco...

Episode 083 - Royal Charter

  Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 83 – Royal Charter Recording seven weeks-in-row – a record forever for us! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say "Pipeline". Guest of the Week Mitch Sprague @4TechEd News of the Week Microsoft To-Do set to begin rolling out List sharing next month Microsoft is now more valuable than Alphabet — by about $10 billion Is Microsoft forcing the Windows 10 April 2018 Update on PCs that ...

Episode 082 - Andromeda Unhinged

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 82 – Unhinged. Recording 6 weeks-in-row – a record for 2018 for us! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say "Petard" a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall a firework that explodes with a loud report Feature of the Week Windows 10 Calculator now has new functions including Date and Currency Converters News of the Week Microsoft confirms it will ditch ...

Episode 081 - Rebuild Reboot ft. Chris Rhodes

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 81 – Build Rebooted with Colin and David Smith. Special Guest Chris Rhodes Windows and Devices MVP Five episodes in five weeks. OMG! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time we say the word "Palindrome" or use a palindrome Guest of the Week Chris Rhodes @ChrisReboot Where do you live? Do you own a wood chipper? What's your family situation - 7 Kids First Computer and Laptop - Sinclair First Phone - N...

Episode 080 - Bob the Builder

Introduction Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 80 – Bob the Builder with Colin and David Smith. Recording four weeks-in-row – a record for 2018 for us! Word of the Week Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say “Obfuscation”.   News of the Week Build News YOUR PHONE Syncs with Windows Cortana and Alexa will work together Timeline for Android and IOS Microsoft offers Developers more money Windows 10 - Sets/Tabs Kinect as a Cloud service   ...

Episode 079 - Dueling Soundboards

David and Colin Do Stuff

Episode 078 - Getting Less Worse

David and Colin Do Stuff

Episode 077 - Catch and Release

David and Colin Do Stuff an talk about Windows and Microsoft

Episode 076 - Old News

Episode 074 - 2017 Christmas Special

Episode 073 - We're Back!

David and Colin talk about the the Windows News from the fall of 2017 

Episode Ω - Frank is a Phone

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Episode 071 - The Unofficial Windows Insider Podcast

Episode 070 - Boyz of Summer

David and Colin Do Stuff

Episode 069 - 2 Outta 3 Ain't Bad

Windows Laptop Surface Pro 2017 Windows Phone Update Nothing to see here – let's move on!  Bitcoin Up from $89 to $134 for our investments in a month Colin's Windows 10 Event June 15th in Ottawa Summer Schedule Two recordings per month News Specials / Interviews Whisky Nikka Pure Malt Whisky

Episode 068 - Don't Block my Chain

Episode 067 - Cryptocurrency Financial Planning ft. Mr. Blowphish

Episode 066 - Surface Laptop

Word of the Week Tennis or is that 10 S   News of the Week Windows and Office365 ProPlus - 2 releases a year - 18 months of support Harman/Kardon readies a Cortana-powered speaker Windows Watch from Trekstor Microsoft Earnings Report (Revenue: $23.56 billion vs. $23.62 billion, EPS: 73 cents vs. 70 cents, Azure 93% growth, Surface -26%)   What if Microsoft…. Announced a Surface Laptop in New York??? #MicrosoftEdu Satya Nadella talks about how important education is Terry...