Author: Richard Hay

Observed.Tech PODCAST Episode 200 #OTP

Observed.Tech PODCAST Episode 200 #OTP

Posted by | Jun 30, 2016 | , |

Welcome to Episode 200 of Observed.Tech! After profusely thanking you, my listeners, for listening and supporting the podcast as we reach episode 200 I jump right into the mix with Windows 10 news and there was plenty of it this past week. I start off discussing the $10K small claims court judgement against Microsoft for a reported non-voluntary upgrade to Windows 10 and how that and the news of Microsoft changing their upgrade dialog box are completely unrelated except for the timing of each news story coming out in the tech press. Next I share with you my analysis of the release pace of Windows 10 Insider builds comparing the lead up to Version 1507, 1511 and now Anniversary Update of Windows 10 and how the team has nearly doubled the number of builds for this years update. Pretty amazing hustle as Dona Sarkar would say. I also catch you up on the latest Windows 10 news about the release date for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the latest Fast and Slow Ring builds for testers plus the fact users have less than 30 days to get their free upgrade to Windows 10. In other items I talk about new apps and hardware for Windows 10 plus some new hardware and updates for the Verizon Lumia Icon and the AT&T Nokia Lumia 1520 from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10. As always, you can expect plenty of other tidbits throughout the episode including Xbox, tech tips and a new book coming from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening!

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 198 #OTP

Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 198 #OTP

Posted by | Jun 16, 2016 | , |

Welcome to Episode 198 of Observed Tech. This week we lock in our plans for a mid-week recording of the show instead of Monday mornings so that we can bring you more of the latest news from the first couple of days in a new week. It turns out this week was made for this plan because we had big acquisition news from Microsoft first thing Monday morning when they announced their $26.2 billion dollar purchase of LinkedIn. Then, within just a few hours, we had the Xbox E3 Briefing where we heard about new hardware (Xbox One S and Project Scorpio) and a great gaming lineup including one of my favorites Forza Horizon 3. About 30 minutes after Microsoft got started at E3, Apple took to the stage for their annual WWDC Keynote in San Francisco to unveil updates across their line of OS’s. Including in these announcements was the name change for their desktop operating system from OS X to macOS. In addition to a collection of links out to those areas I share app news on the Windows platform for those arriving and those departing plus plenty of information about the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and where everything stands as we get nearer to the expected release of Microsoft next major Windows 10 Update in July. I give you some hands on with new UI changes for Cortana, the latest builds of Windows 10 in the Redstone development branch and the greater control admins will have over key areas of the Anniversary Update. As always, you can expect plenty of other tidbits throughout the episode. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening.

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 197 #OTP

Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 197 #OTP

Posted by | Jun 8, 2016 | , |

Welcome to Episode 197 of Observed Tech. As we approach our 200th episode of Observed Tech I share some plans to mark the milestone including a very cool domain name for the show and plans for a new show portal. Among some of the things covered in this episode I discuss leadership changes at the top of the Windows Insider Program, a move by users to ask the EFF to pursue an investigation into Windows 10, the return of Bank of America to the Windows platform and what you can do if there is not an app available on Windows 10 Mobile for certain services. I then touch on Xbox and next week’s E3 events out in Los Angeles and what we can expect from Microsoft as the huge entertainment show kicks off with the companies big press conference on Monday. COMPUTEX 2016 has wrapped but it saw a huge push in the area of PCs of all types including high end devices for gaming/virtual reality along with news relating to Windows 10 and Windows Holographic. You can watch the entire keynote online now and there is a link over on the show notes page. There is also plenty of Windows 10 news and where things are moving as we get in the window leading up to the release of the Anniversary Update in July. I also share my thoughts on how builds might pan out over the next few weeks based on the past preparations for major Windows 10 releases last November and July. As always, you can expect plenty of other tidbits throughout the episode. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening.

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