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Welcome to this week's podcast! Garry talks about his new EV which has finally arrived, and I talk about my first impressions of the Surface Laptop Studio. We look at the new tablet features in Windows 11 dev channel, Surface Duo and lots more. How to upgrade from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2 February Update released Microsoft release the February update for the Surfac...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry and I talk about the new features rolled out to Windows 11 users this week. We talk about the massive build from the Windows Insider team this week with loads of new features. We talk Windows 8.2, Surface Laptop Studio and Gary has the latest EV news. Links from this week's show: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557: Start menu folder...

This week Garry and I are joined by a special guest. Clint Rutkas is the Program Manager for Microsoft PowerToys and he will be joining us to talk about the PowerToys project. Clint will be talking about why Microsoft decided to bring back PowerToys and why as an open-source project. We will be talking about the features, why you really need to install it and how to be a part of the project. Links...

Welcome to this week's show! This week Garry, Richard and I talk about the report that the Microsoft's HoloLens 3 has been cancelled and the trouble at the Windows Mixed Reality team. We talk about the changes coming the Windows Insider Program, Facebook, Flutter, Nvidia / ARM and lots more! Links from this week's show: Microsoft HoloLens 3 Plans Scrapped Amid Confusion in Metaverse Unit (business...

Welcome to this week's podcast. This week Garry, Richard and I talk about what's coming for Windows 11, Panos Panay's blog post about Windows and how the PC is back. We talk about new Surface devices, the latest Windows Insider news, and the 15 th anniversary of Windows Vista. Plus Garry has another brilliant EV interview. Links from this week's show: The first Windows 11 feature update is coming...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Richard, Garry and I talk about Microsoft updating Task Manager in Windows 11, the latest Windows Insider build and learning Hyper-V. We also talk Samsung projectors, Android 11 hits the Surface Duo, EV news and we ponder what if Microsoft had not launched Windows 95? Get your Microsoft PowerToys questions answers by PowerToys PM Clint Rutkas! Links from t...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk about Microsoft's latest acquisition, fixes to it Windows Server patches last week and the latest Windows Insider news. We also talk new Windows 11 SE, gadgets, smart home, and the latest EV news. Links for this week's show: Conserve our Victor - JustGiving Video: A quick look at Windows 11 SE How to use your Amazon Alexa to alert...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Richard, Garry and I talk new Microsoft Surface devices, E-Ink displays on cars, Raspberry Pi projects, CES new and the latest Windows Insider news. Links from this week's show: Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22526 Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22526 Hands on with the new Windows 11 Media Player app Microsoft ad...

Welcome to our first podcast of 2022! This week Garry and I look back our predictions for 2021 and see how well we did, spoiler we got Windows 10X wrong. We also make our predictions for 2022 and look at some of the news coming out of CES 2022.

Welcome to our final show of 2021! This week Garry and I talk about new Amazon Alexa devices and new options for controlling your routines. We also talk about the latest Windows 11 builds for Windows Insiders, our favourite devices of 2021, Christmas gifts and lots more. Links from this week's show: Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523 Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider P...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk issues for home automation users running their own systems. We talk the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, the latest update to the Surface Duo 2 and lots more. Links from this week's show: Microsoft Surface Duo 2 December update comes with improvements and new features Your Phone (beta) adds multi-PC support on the Surface...

This week Garry and I are joined by a special guest! Brandon Le Blanc from the Windows Insider Team at Microsoft joins us to talk about the Windows Insider programme. Brandon talks about how the Windows Insider programme has evolved from its original inceptions, we talk about wat happens to your feedback, Windows 11, the build release process, and lots more!

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry and I talk about updates for the Surface Duo that add pen support, updates to Windows 11 apps and I give an update on the Surface Duo 2. Garry brings us the latest EV news update and two EV interviews! Links from this week's show: Paint for Windows 11 updated for Windows Insiders Outlook update for the Surface Duo adds inking support

Welcome to this week's podcast. This week Richard and I talk about the latest Windows Insider news including new dev builds and a new media player for Windows 11. We also talk 20th anniversary of the Xbox, Windows on ARM and lots more. Links from this week's show: Windows Mixed Reality update adds a new home and the ability to go directly to SteamVR November 2021 Surface Duo 2 update released Wind...

Welcome to this week's podcast. This week Richard and I talk about the new education focused £2919 Surface Laptop SE and Windows 11 SE. We also have the latest Windows Insider news, Surface Duo 2 news, Android on Windows 11 and lots more. Links from this week's show: Microsoft launched £219 Surface Laptop SE Comparing the Surface Duo, Surface Duo 2 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 cameras How to share c...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk about the new Raspberry Pi, new builds of Windows 11, Android on Windows 11, Surface Duo and lots more! Plus we have another great interview from Garry. Don't forget we will be joined by a special guest from  the Windows Insider Team . There is a lot going on with Microsoft and the Window Insider team at the moment, and this is yo...

Welcome to this week's podcast. This week I talk about my review of the Surface Duo 2 and how I like the device. We talk about running Android apps on Windows 11, new builds of Windows 10 and Windows 11 as well as controlling lights MicroPython. We reflect on the 20th anniversary of Windows XP and Garry also brings us another brilliant EV interview. Links from this week's show: Windows 10 Build 19...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Richard and I talk about why people are upset about the new emojis in Windows 11. We talk about the new build and why it could bring us fast feature updates. We talk abut Windows 11 on unsupported devices, the Apple event and LED light strips! Links from this week's show: Windows 11 Build 22000.282 to Beta and Release Preview Channels Surface Duo October 2...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry and I talk about the response to the Windows 11 launch, updated apps coming to Windows 11 and Microsoft stopping the largest ever DDOS. We also talk about turning a PC into an Amazon Alexa Show, smart home cameras and Garry brings us an interview with Co-charger. Links from this week's show: iPace experiences | Take It EV (transistor.fm) Microsoft re...

Welcome to this week's podcast! Richard, Garry and I talk about the launch of Windows 11 and some of frustration about the hardware limitations. We talk about Facebook's technical issues this week and what that means for IOT devices. Garry also brings an interview with Ian Johnston from Osprey talking new EV changing stations. Links from this week's show: Five reasons why Windows 11 is better than...

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk about the devices announced at last week's Microsoft hardware event. We talk about the Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Duo 2, Surface Go 3 and the other devices announced last week. We talk about the latest Windows 11 news, Amazon's new Alexa devices and Garry brings us the latest EV news. Plus we have a bonus interv...

This week Richard and I are joined by Peter Bull author of a fantastic new digital coffee table book on Microsoft's Zune media player. The Zune was a great device and services that never really got the credit it deserves, and its legacy lives on in Windows today. We also talk Windows 11 news, Surface events, Window on ARM and we pay tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair. Links: Zunepedia.com Updated Windo...