Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 114
Welcome to Episode 114 and after our Thanksgiving Holiday hiatus we are back to talk tech. I begin the show with news about some changes with the shows schedule as well as returning to a single host for the PODCAST. I am now working full time and have a crazy work schedule so I decided not to subject Mauro to last minute changes as we try to do a show each week. It was great to have that second voice on the show to talk about stuff and we will likely do some special event stuff in the future. So for now you have just me talking about all kinds of stuff including Surface User Guides Downloads, $99/$199 Dell Venue 9 Pro Deal, Ben the PC Guy tackling Chromebooks now, Microsoft Tech Companion App, Using the right tool and tech for your job, Project Spark, Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 Overheating Issues, Xbox One Guide, Xbox One Stats, Xbox Games with Gold for December, On the Threshold of a new version of Windows, Slow Windows 8.1 Upgrades, Windows 8.1 for IT Pros videos available on demand, Windows 7 retail sales cutoff dates, Microsoft doing more to protect customer data, Windows Parent finds Kid and Family Friendly Apps for you, Bing Maps Preview on Windows 8.1, Mint Apps on Windows and Windows Phone, ISS Passes updated for Windows Phone, OneNote MX Updated, Office 365 connectivity troubleshooting and challenges and tracking Santa using touch and Internet Explorer. Until next time enjoy the show and thanks for listening.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 113
Welcome to Episode 113. Our apologies for the unexpected hiatus last week as we had some scheduling conflicts that just prevented us from getting a show in. However, here we are back again this week to bring you Episode 113 and lots of news about the next generation consoles, new apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8/8.1, Black Friday deals, security related Patch Tuesday stuff and some Windows Phone developer tidbits. Some of the things we discuss during the show included WordPress on Windows Azure and other tech issues of the week, Patch Tuesday, Surface firmware updates, Xbox One launch viewing options, Official Vine app arrives on Windows Phone, Uninstalling Windows 8.1 from your computer, Intel opening up holiday stores, PS4 review by Polygon, Facebook login for Windows devices, SkyDrive integration on Xbox One, Amazon WorkSpaces, Mini Windows 8 tablets against iPad, Dell Venue Pro 8, Official Flipboard app on Windows 8.1, Xbox 360 still top of the pile as new consoles arrive, Xbox One features being shown off, Sony rentals and selling of original games, Windows 8.1 and Miracast, Veterans support from Microsoft, Best Buy offering Surface (1st Gen RT) for $199 on Black Friday, Stacked Employee ranking system is history at Microsoft. Neuralnet developers featured on Nokia Conversations, Success in the Windows Phone Marketplace for developers, Translate your apps with Ackuna and Free games with Xbox Live Gold to continue on Xbox One. Until next time enjoy the show and thanks for listening.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 112
Welcome to Episode 112. Already at the beginning of November – just a little more than 60 days left in this calendar year. We start today’s episode off talking about Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer 11 usage numbers which both saw nice gains in October and the new dive into sharing solutions for some of the post Windows 8.1 issues that have popped up since its release two weeks ago. After taking a look at how Microsoft intends to advertise about its products and services this holiday season we dived into several other areas including ARS Technica’s Peter Bright (aka @DRPizza on Twitter) subjective user experience based reviews of Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2, Nokia big third quarter overall and tripled sales in North America, IT Pros get their own Windows Phone forum, The IE11 challenge, Microsoft Remote Desktop app downloaded over 1 million times already, Windows 8.1 is about more than just touch, Tech reviews as seen by Steven Sinofsky, Business resources for retiring Windows XP, New Windows 8.1 Getting Started tutorials, Upgrading to Windows 8.1 from Windows Vista or Windows XP, Microsoft account getting more enhanced security features, Windows Phone App Studio gets an update, Surface RT finally gets USB Ethernet adapter support, Xbox One vs PS4 and screen resolutions, November Xbox Gold free games, Sony’s PS4 FAQ, EA Sports and Tiger splitting up, Buffer’s handling of their hack last weekend, Offering Live Tiles on your WordPress site and See ya later iGoogle. Until next time enjoy the show and thanks for listening.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 111
Welcome to Episode 111. This is the show where we welcome Mauro Huculak from Pureinfotech.com as our regular co-host for Observed Tech. You may remember him from Observed Tech Episode 93 of the show which he guest co-hosted with me. I asked him to come back and be a regular and he graciously accepted. It is great to have Mauro and the new audience from Pureinfotech onboard! Although we ran for just over an hour today as we tweak this new co-host format our goal will be to have the show at less than 60 minutes. Thanks for your patience as we get things settled in. Although it is not the only subject on today’s show there is a lot of Windows 8.1 stuff ranging from what you should do before the upgrade and things you need to be aware of once you are on Windows 8.1. We also point you to several resources with great Windows 8.1 information. Some other things that get discussed include Microsoft can now sell Office 365 to the Department of Defense, Cross platform Remote Desktop App from Microsoft debuts on iOS and Android, Hiding the desktop mode in Windows 8.1, Dropping RT from the 1st Gen Microsoft Surface’s name, Review roundup for Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 devices, Save $100 on 1st Gen Surface Pro’s, Going retail to see Surface 2, Strong earnings by Microsoft for the first quarter of 2014, Two million Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions sold with 1 million added in the last 6 months, Nokia World announcements of the Nokia Lumia 1320, 1520 and 2520 devices and Instagram, Vine and Flipboard finally coming to Windows Phone officially. Until next time enjoy the show and thanks for listening.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 110
Welcome to Episode 110. With this mornings release of Windows 8.1 RTM via the Windows Store we of course kick this show off talking a little Windows 8.1 and about the upgrade experience, new apps and other highlights relating to the OS update. From the Windows 8.1 stuff we move into other Windows 8.1 news relating to the Enterprise, new OEM hardware and a round up of the opinions and reviews that came out today with Windows 8.1. Some other items that get discussed include Joe Belfiore talks Windows Phone, Windows Phone finally has an Early Preview program for updates to the mobile OS, Fresh Paint gets updated on Windows Phone and Windows 8.1, Microsoft decides to give away more software, Xbox One is already one of the Top 10 breakthrough products of the year, Halo 3 for free, New Friends App and Multiplayer features on Xbox One video, Angry Birds arrives directly to Windows Phone in December, Best Buy’s Surface trade in program Free eBook about Windows 8.1 from Ed Bott and a Timelapse of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s journey to California. Until next time enjoy the show and thanks for listening.