Welcome to this week’s podcast. We are back after our week’s break and this week we talk about the new builds of Windows 11 and the changes that Microsoft have made to the OS. We had new builds for Release Preview, Beta, Dev and Canary.

We also talk about smart home lights for Christmas, home wifi options, the history of a classic 90s synth and the issues with archiving digital content.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2841

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26002 and 23595

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2776 for the Beta Channel

·       Twinkly C9 Festive Lights: Unboxing, Setup, and Dazzling Effects for Your Home

·       The History and Evolution of the Korg Wavestation

·       Cautionary Tales – Laser Versus Parchment: Doomsday for the Disc

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I talk about the chaos surrounding OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT. We talk about the changes to Windows 11 withing the EU with Microsoft making concessions for the Digital Markplace Act.

We talk about the new builds of Windows 11 and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

·       https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/17/windows-photos-gets-background-remove-and-replace-along-with-other-improvements/

·       https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/16/releasing-windows-11-builds-22621-2787-and-22631-2787-to-the-release-preview-channel/

·       https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/11/16/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22635-2771-beta-channel/

·       Previewing changes in Windows to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Economic Area | Windows Insider Blog

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Builds 22621.2787 and 22631.2787 to the Release Preview Ring

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2771

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23590 and Build 25997

Welcome to this week’s podcast! On the show this week Richard and I talk about the Microsoft’s upcoming Ignite show and what we expect to see. We talk about the new builds of Windows 11 and wonder what’s next for Windows.

We also talk Bing, Smart home and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992, SMB changes and 7-zip compressing

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992 & 23585

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry and I talk about new builds of Windows 11 for Windows Insiders, we talk about the Windows 11 23H2 update and new smart home devices. We also have the latest EV news and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

·       Mastering Patch and Sample Transfer with Korg Modwave and Modwave Native

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2700 for the Beta Channel

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25987 (Canary Channel)

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25987 & 23580

·       What is Windows 11 23H2?

Welcome to this week’s podcast! On the show this week Garry, Richard and I talk about the news of Microsoft ending the Windows Insider MVP program, we talk about the release of Windows 11 23H2 update, new builds of Windows 11, smart home news and an updated Korg Modwave.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23575 for the Dev Channel

·       Microsoft release Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2552 for the Beta Channel

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25982

·       Vintage Synth Inspiration: PPG Wave Sounds for Korg Modwave

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25982 for the Canary Channel

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11, version 23H2

·       What is Windows 11 23H2?

Welcome to this week’s podcast. Richard and Garry and back and we talk about new smart home lights, we new builds of Windows 11 and the 23H2 update. We also have the latest EV news and news of the Raspberry Pi 5 shipping.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2486 for the Beta Channel)

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview 25977 & 23570

·       Twinkly Candies Unboxing & Setup: Smart Decorative Lights Demo!

·       Beyond Presets: Importing Custom Wavetables and Samples into the Korg Modwave

·       Fixing Korg USB Midi driver issues with Windows 11 in 2023

A bit of a different show for you this week as Dr Jezz returns to talk about the synths in his studio. We talk about his Oberheim OBX, Roland SH101 v SH02, and why he loves the Korg MonoPoly. We also talk plugin comparisons, effects pedals for synths and lots more!

Welcome to this podcast! This week on the show I talk about my visit to Synthfest over the weekend and as well as having the latest kit I found some very interesting vintage kit including an MSX powered Yamaha CX5M.

Garry and I talk about the recent court case between Sonos and Google around multi-room audio, we talk about changed to the Windows 11 beta channel and I benchmark the new Surface Go 4.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Microsoft announces changes to the Windows 11 beta channel and a new build

·       Synthfest UK 23 Highlights: Exploring Vintage Yamaha Studios, Synclavier Regen, and More!

·       Korg Modwave Sound Design Tutorial (Part 2): Samples and Motion Sequencing

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25967 for the Canary Channel

·       Benchmarks & Beyond: Surface Go 4 vs. Surface Go Showdown!

Welcome to this week’s podcast! On this week’s show Richard is back and joins Garry and I to talk the new Surface Go 4 which I have my hands on. We also talk about the new Raspberry Pi 5, new builds of Windows 11 and the latest EV news.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Benchmarks & Beyond: Surface Go 4 vs. Surface Go Showdown!

·       Surface Go 4 Geekbench Score

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23555 for the Dev Channel

·       Exploring the Surface Go 4: Unboxing, Setup, and Initial Impressions

Welcome to this week's podcast! Garry is back, and we're diving into the highlights of the Microsoft event from last week. Our conversation centres around the perceived lack of innovation from the Surface team and the confusion Microsoft has introduced with the release of 23H2 and the upcoming features this year.

In this episode, we speculate on Panos Panay's potential move to Amazon and Garry shares insights into Amazon's latest smart home devices. Additionally, we unpack the details of the new Windows 11 builds and discuss the recent changes to the UK government's EV rules.

Tune in for a deep dive into the tech world and stay up-to-date with the latest developments!

Links for this week’s show:

·       Microsoft releases the Windows 11 2023 Update

·       Windows 11, version 23H2 released to the Release Preview Channel

·       Korg Modwave Sound Design Tutorial: Creating Epic Synth Patches (Part 1)

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23550 to the Dev Channel

·       Microsoft pushes the next Windows feature set to the Release Preview channel

·       Windows 11 2023 Update due to be released September 26th

Windows Insiders Exclusive: A First Look at Microsoft Paint’s Enhanced Capabilities

Welcome to this week’s short update show. Garry and Richard are away but I still wanted to bring you an update as it’s Microsoft’s Surface / Window event this week and we have the surprise leaving of Panos Panay from Microsoft and potentially going to head up the Amazon Alexa hardware team.

Links from this week’s show:

·       What’s New in the Windows 11 2023 Update?

·       The Lost Art of Music Tech Demos: Yamaha’s DX100 Tape Revived (Side 1)

·       Synth Nostalgia: Exploring the 1986 Yamaha DX100 Cassette Demo Side 2

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23545 & 25951

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23545 & 25951

·       Microsoft – Watch the September 21 event

Welcome to this week's podcast where all three of us are back again. This week we talk about the Apple event and what we will expect from the Microsoft event coming soon. We talk about the end of support for the orignal Surface Duo, new builds of Windows 11 and the return of Windows Media Center plus lots more!

Links from this week's show:

• Emby Windows Media Center beta now available
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2265 and 22631.2265
  
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23536 and Build 25941 for Windows Insiders
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2265 and 22631.2265
  
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23536 and Build 25941 for Windows Insiders

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week on the show we are joined by Sound on Sound co-founder and organiser of SynthFest. SynthFest takes place next month (October 7^th) in Sheffield and was created by Sound on Sound magazine for music tech companies to showcase their synths and tech to the public. It’s a full day out with sessions, hands on and retailers. There are keyboards, desktop and modular synths and it’s a great meetup for the synth community.

Paul explains what the show is all about and what’s you will be able to see. We talk about some of the live seminars happening at the show and the Sound on Sound magazine.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Home | SynthFest UK

·       Sound On Sound Magazine

·       My top ten iconic eighty’s Yamaha DX7 sounds

Welcome to this week's podcast. I am doing a short catch up show this week as Garry and Richard are not available this week. I thought it would be worth doing the catchup as we have the return of Windows Media Center. This isn't a u-turn by Microsoft but a new front end to the Emby Media Server system. On the show I also talk about the new builds of Windows 11 for Windows Insiders and a new set of sound for the Korg Modwave.

Links for this week's show:

• Windows Media Center is coming back!
  
• Korg ModWave Vol2: The MS2000 Collection
  
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531 & 25936
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2262 and 22631.2262
  
• Why the Yamaha DX7 & TX7 are still classic synths worth buying in 2023

Welcome to this week’s podcast! On the show this week Garry and I talk about the Microsoft event coming next month and speculate on what Surface devices we will see there.  We talk about Microsoft killing another project, new builds of Windows 11 and Garry has the latest EV news.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Fixing Bluetooth connection problem with Korg devices and Windows 11 version 22H2

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23526

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2199 and 22631.2199 released

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23526 released

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview build 25931

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25931 released

This week’s podcast is a different I am joined by Jezz Dennison to talk about vintage synths. Jezz is synth enthusiast, and he gives us buying tips, tips on keeping them clean and he explains which are his favourite. He also explains why he isn’t a collection and why the Yamaha CS60 had to go!

Links from this week’s show:

·       Replacing key contacts on a Korg Polysix and wiring the Tubutech Modypoly filter lead  SD 480p

·       How to Use the Behringer Solina to Process Your Synths and Drum Machines

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Richard and I talk about more issues for smart home users as Hive end of lifes more devices. We talk about the changes to Windows 11 hardware compatibility and the new builds of Windows 11.

We talk about my new Solina String Ensemble with its evocative seventies sound, Zoom, AI and lots more!

Links from this week's show:

• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25921 released
  
• The Solina String Ensemble Reborn: The Behringer Solina Review and Demo
  
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23516
  
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2129 and 22631.2129 released

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week on the show Richard, Garry and I talk about driving an EV into deepest Wales and pushing your range to the limit. We talk about the new Windows 11 builds for Windows Insiders, we talk about Windows 10 end of support, Windows Server 2003 and my trip to the Silverstone Museum.

Plus, Garry and Richard have a couple of IT horror stories!

Links from this week’s show:

·       How to Make the Most of Widgets in Windows 11

·       How to Make Your Taskbar Work for You in Windows 11

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2115 and 22631.2115 released

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25915 & 23511 released

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23511 & 25915

·       The Silverstone Museum

This week on the podcast Garry and I talk about the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview builds as we get closer to the next Windows 11 update. Garry almost rants about some of spin about the electric car debates plus lots more.

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.2050 and 22631.2050

·       Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23506

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23506

·       Why I love my Korg Minilogue

·       Windows 11 Version 23H2 (build 22621.2048 and 22631.2048) hits beta channel

This week on the show Garry and I are joined by our old friend Microsoft’s Richard Hay. We talk about Microsoft’s new AI assisted Q&A system that is an amazing resource for IT professionals. Richard walks me though how to create questions with the AI assisted system and how to get answers to your Microsoft technical questions.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Welcome to Q&A Assist - AI-enhanced experiences in Microsoft Q&A | Microsoft Learn

·       Microsoft Learn announces Microsoft Q&A Assist and new content for building AI skills - Microsoft Community Hub

Welcome to this week show. On the podcast this week Richard rants about Windows on ARM and the complications of modern cars. We talk about cloud services and media streaming, my new fibre broadband and a great resource of vintage music tech magazines.

We also talk about Threads, EV charging and I have a new free download of Korg Modwave sounds.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Free Korg Modwave Sound Collection Inspired by the DW8000

·       Unboxing and Testing the ALLWIN 4 Channel Stereo Sub Mixer with My Synths

·       mu:zines - Music Magazine Archive (muzines.co.uk)

·       Ian Dixon (@iandixontdl) on Threads

Welcome to this week’s podcast! Back from our week off, Richard and I talk about the new Window Copilot in Windows 11 and whether we need more AI in our OS. We of course talk about the issues with Twitter, new builds of Windows 11, and I look back at the 2006 Korg RADIAS.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1972 and 22631.1972 released

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493 with Windows Copilot Preview

·       Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23486

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1906 and 22631.1906

·       Surface Duo 2 June 2023 Update fixes restart issues, breaks Launcher

·       My new album Tangents II is now available

·       My Experience with the Korg RADIAS: The Good, the Bad and the Vocoder

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Richard and I talk about the new builds of Windows 11 Microsoft shipped to Windows Insiders last week. We ask why the Canary Channel is still not getting anything interesting, we talk about another vintage synthesizer and lots more.

Links from this week's show:

• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1900 and 22631.1900 released
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481 & 25393
• The Yamaha DX100: A Toy or a Treasure?

Welcome to this week’s podcast! Garry and I talk about using smart home tech to keep your home cool, we talk about advances in EV battery tech and we look at the latest builds of Windows 11 for Windows Insiders. We also being some retro music tech and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

·       Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 & 23475

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23475

·       The Yamaha RX5: The Ultimate 80s Drum Machine

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Gary, Richard and I talk about Apples new Vision Pro headset and look whether is AR,VR or something else. We lament Microsoft lack of consumer focus, the new builds of Windows 11 and lots more.

I also have a new track for you to listen to!

Observers - Single by Ian S Dixon | Spotify

Links from this week’s show:

·       Apple Vision Pro - Apple

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23466

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1830 and 22631.1830 released

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23471 released

We also talk about travel technology and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

·       What’s new in the next Windows 11 Update (May 2023 – Moment 3)

·       Hands on with the new Windows Backup in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23466

Welcome to show number 900! Garry, Richard and I take the opportunity to look at what has changed in the consumer space since we started the podcast and some of the forgotten brands. We look forward to next update of Windows 11 and lots more.

Links from this week's show:

• The Korg MS2000: A Synth with a History and a Future
• Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 22621.1776 to the Release Preview Channel
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1755 and 22624.1755

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk about options for a new Ultrabook as I show off my Netbook. We talk about the new builds of Windows 11, Korg KARMA and the latest EV news.

Links from this week's show:

• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25352 to the Canary Channel
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1680 and 22624.1680 released
• Rediscovering the Korg Karma: A Unique and Powerful Workstation
• Orico 4 Port USB Hub for Windows & Mac Review

Welcome to this week's podcast! Richard is back from his travels and joins Garry and I to talk about his trip and his new EV. We talk about the latest builds of Windows 11, SpaceX, old Windows tech and physical modelling synths.

Links from this week's show:

• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23440
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25346
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23440 & 25346
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1616 and 22624.1616
• The Korg EXB-MOSS synthesizer: a hidden gem of physical modelling

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week on the show Garry and I joined by Dan Caesar from Full Charged to talk about the up coming Fully Charged Live shows. Dan gives us a flavour of what will be at the North and South shows and gives us an exclusive preview of the EV line up coming to the shows. If you’re interested in elective vehicles, home energy and electrification then this is a live show for you. Plus, we also have a catch up of the latest Windows Insider news, I revive my 2007 UMPC and ask why they are not a thing any more plus lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

·       Welcome - Fully Charged 2023

·       BYD Launches at Fully Charged LIVE - Fully Charged Show

·       What was Microsoft Project Origami? Looking back at rise and fall of Ultra Mobile PCs

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23435

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23435

·       Windows 11 Build 22000.1879 to the Release Preview Channel

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23430 & 25336

·       Announcing the FM Drum sound set for the Uno Drum

·       The Roland TR-505: A Classic Drum Machine from the 80s

Welcome to this week's podcast. On the show this week Garry, Richard and I talk about Richard's new EV and why it's not as simple as an old Mini. We talk about the new builds of Windows 11 and wonder if we will see Windows 12 soon. We talk old drum machines and the new Microsoft Surface Dock.

Links from this week's show:

• The Roland TR-505: A Classic Drum Machine from the 80s
• March 2023 Android update for the Surface Duo 2 released
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1537 and 22624.1537 released
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25330 & 23424
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23424 released to the dev channel
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25330 released for the Canary Channel

This week on the podcast Gary and I talk about tips for using Tuya smart home devices. We talk about the new builds of Windows 11 and the new features included. We talk about my upload of the 1964 8mm Scaborough footage, latest version of Teams and lots more.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Bringing my grandfather’s 8mm film of Scaborough from 1964 back to life

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25324

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1470 and 22624.1470 released

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25324 released to the Canary Channel

·       Boss RE-1000 Digital Multi Echo: A 90s Take on the Legendary RE-201 Space Echo

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23419

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23419

Welcome to this week’s podcast. On the show this week we talk about 5G home wifi, smart heating, bringing old 8mm films back to life and making new films look old. We talk about the latest Windows Insider news, creating retro music and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

·       Windows 11 Build 22000.1757 to the Release Preview Channel Released

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1465 and 22624.1465 released

·       What is a Yamaha TX7 and why you should buy one over a DX7

·       The Mellotron: A Keyboard with the Power of an Orchestra (1965) | British Pathé

This week on the show Garry and I talk about the challenges of getting whole home Wi-Fi out to this home office in the Garden, we talk about 5G backup for the home and the latest builds of Windows 11. We also talk about Microsoft Build, old Yamaha synths and lots more.

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25314 & 23403

·       Microsoft releases the first Canary Channel build: Windows 11 Build 25314

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23403

·       Video: Explaining the new Windows Insider Channels

·       Retro: 1989 Yamaha EMT-10 Sound Expander, how good does it sound?

·       https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/home

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk about the changes to the Windows Insiders Program and what the new Canary channel is for. We talk about the new audio mixer in Windows 11 and other build changes. We also talk EV charging and I look back at an old analog synth in my collection.

Links from this week’s show:

·       Video: Explaining the new Windows Insider Channels

·       Microsoft announces a new Canary Channel for the Windows Insider Program

·       How to Use the New Audio Mixer and Other Features in Windows 11 Build 25309

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1391 and 22624.1391 released

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25309

·       Retro: 1977 Jen SX1000 Italian Analog Mono Synth

·       Windows 11 Phone Link adds iPhone support in the latest version for Windows Insiders

 

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry and I talk about the new update to Windows 11 coming this week, we discus the new features in Phone Link app for iPhone users, music tech downloads, smart home and lots more.

 

·       Windows 11 Phone Link adds iPhone support in the latest version for Windows Insiders

·       Microsoft launches the next update to Windows 11

·       What’s new in the latest Windows 11 feature update (March 2023)

·       http://musictech.thedigitallifestyle.com/

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I talk about the reaction to Microsoft’s Bing AI chat engine which hasn’t all been positive and we talk about whether it can mean a switch from a web search. We talk about the new builds of Windows 11, removing audio hum with a ground loop filter, Mellotron Genesis sounds and what not to do in your loft.

Links from this week’s show:

·       How to Eliminate Ground Hum from Your Drum Machines and Synths with a Ground Loop Filter

·       Windows 11 Build 22000.1639 to the Release Preview Channel

·       Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1325 and 22623.1325 released

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25300

·       TDL Music Tech Downloads

Welcome to this week’s podcast! Richard, Garry and I talk about the new Bing AI engine which I have been playing around with. Can Bing’s AI chat replace Google search? We talk about the new builds of Windows 11, I have a tip for removing ground hum and we look at why people are scrambling to remove Java.

Garry also has a special interview with Andy Gray of Raw Charging

Links from this week’s show:

·       Introducing My Free Custom Sound Sets for the Uno Drum

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview 25295

·       Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1255 and 22623.1255

·       Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25300

·       How to Boost Your Network Speed with the D-Link DUB-2332 Adapter

Welcome to this week's podcast where we talk about Microsoft's AI integration into Bing and what that means for search. We talk about the new builds of Windows 11, using Python to customise drum machines, Microsoft's mixed reality post and lots more.

Links from the show:

• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1250 and 22623.1250 released
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/mixed-reality-blog/microsoft-committed-to-hololens-2-and-mixed-reality/ba-p/3732405
  
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25290
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25290 with more widgets
• Machine Gateway – My new electronic music album

Welcome to this week's podcast! On the show this week we discus 8mm conversion prices, MiniDV formats, the new build of Windows 11, VR, EV, VST and lots more acronyms!

Links from this week's show:

• Phone Link widget rolling out for Windows Insiders on the dev channel
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1245 and 22623.1245 released
• Microsoft Surface Duo 2 January Update released
• Phone Link widget rolling out for Windows Insiders on the dev channel
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25284 adds a new Messenger widget
• How to start using the Vocoder in the Korg microKorg VST

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I talk about the closure of Altspace and what Microsoft layoffs mean for Microsoft’s VR projects. We talk converting 8mm film to digital, tabs in Notepad, new builds of Windows 11, Korg software, EV chat and lots more.

Links from this week’s show:

• How well does Korg’s Modwave Native software work on a Windows touch laptop?
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25281
• Tabs in Notepad now rolling out for Windows Insiders
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1180 and 22623.1180 released
• Here is one simple solution to fix a dead Microsoft Surface keyboard problem
• How to uninstall and remove apps in Windows 11

Welcome to this week’s podcast where Garry, Richard and I talk about the latest Windows Insider news, we talk about the colourisation of old black and white TV shows, more issues with Microsoft updates, ChatGPT coming to Azure, smart home tech and more vintage synth demo tapes. We also talk about digitising old analogue content.

Links from this week’s show:

• Windows 11 Quick Tip: How to create Start Menu folders
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276
• Retro: Listen to the 1987 Yamaha DX7S demo tape
• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/general-availability-of-azure-openai-service-expands-access-to-large-advanced-ai-models-with-added-enterprise-benefits/
• Digital Paradise on Spotify

Welcome to this week’s podcast! On the show this week Garry, Richard and I talk the latest news from CES, new builds of Windows 11, Raspberry Pi news, and Microsoft’s planned investment in OpenAI. We wonder if its all over for the Surface Duo and I have bring you some new music gadgets and a very cheesy 80s demo tape.

Links from this week’s show:

• Windows Subsystem for Android with Android 13 for Windows Insiders
• FAJIA 6 Channel Line USB-C Powered Stereo Mixer Review
• Retro: Listen to the 1986 Yamaha DX100 demo tape
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25272
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1095 and 22623.1095
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25272

Welcome to our first show of 2023. This week Garry and I catch up and we talk about another smart home provider pulling service from their devices, upsetting many of their loyal customers. We talk new gadgets, CES 2023, EVs and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

• Arlo is taking away security camera features you paid for - The Verge
• Rackspace identifies ransomware threat actor behind December attack via Exchange | Cybersecurity Dive
• Checkout my new single https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/iansdixon/tomorrow-85

Welcome to our final show of 2022! This week is our Christmas show so I pull on my Christmas jumper and come up with a new quiz. Before we get to our end of year quiz we talk smart home news, my new Korg Modwave, Garry’s new shed garden studio, new builds of Windows 11 and lots more!

To all our listeners and viewers, have a great Christmas and we will see you in the new year!

Links from this week’s show:

• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1037 and 22623.1037
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25267
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25267
• How to upgrade the firmware on a Korg Modwave synth on Windows 10 or Windows 11

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I discus Richard’s purchase of a new EV and why he has chosen now to get a new electric vehicle. I talk about Raspberry Pi powered Korg synths and how the compute module is being used. We talk about availability of Raspberry Pi devices and their new somewhat controversial hire.

We also talk about Windows 11 updates, the new feature in the Snipping Tool, Surface, ARM processors and lots more.

Links from this week’s show:

• Korg synthesizers - Raspberry Pi
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25262 released, widgets no longer need a Microsoft account
• Surface Duo 2 December 2022 update released, fixes issues with calls going directly to voicemail
• How to record your screen with the new Windows 11 Snipping Tool

My new music:

• ‎Tomorrow 85 - Single by Ian S Dixon on Apple Music
• Tomorrow 85 on Spotify
• Tomorrow 85 by Ian S Dixon on Amazon Music

• ideo: Tonor UHF Wireless Microphone Review
• What's in the Korg Collection 4?
• Windows 11 November 2022 non-security preview release is now available
• Microsoft could be eyeing its own 'super app.' - The Verge
• My new album is now available! It Must Have Been a Lie by Ian S Dixon - DistroKid

Welcome to this week’s podcast! In this show we talk Microsoft’s ARM dev kit and Richard’s experiences with it, we talk about the latest Windows Insider builds, we talk smart home, EV and I talk about Korg’s latest software synths.

Links from this week’s show:

• Microsoft release Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1020 and 22623.1020
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25252
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25252
• Checkout my new music!

Welcome to this week's show with Garry and Richard hosting. On the show this week Garry talks EVs and smart home as well, Richard talks space and moving social media homes.

Welcome to this week’s show! Richard is back on show live from Florida while he waits for the Artemis rocket launch. We talk about the rocket launch and the problems its encountered so far. We talk about the latest Windows Insiders builds, smart lights, music and lots more!

Links from this show:

• Hands on with the new Task Manager in Windows 11
• iCloud integration with the Windows 11 Photos app is now rolling out
• FIFINE USB PC Desktop Mic with Controllable RGB Review
• How to change the internal battery on a vintage Yamaha DX100 synth
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.891 and 22623.891 with improved Task Manager
• iCloud integration with the Windows 11 Photos app is now rolling out

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry and Richard aren’t around so I bring you a short update show. I talk about the new builds of Windows 11 for Windows Insiders, bringing iCloud photos into Windows, and changing a battery on a 36 year old vintage Yamaha DX100 synth. I also have been back from last week show.

• How to change the internal battery on a vintage Yamaha DX100 synth
• How to get your iCloud photos into the Windows 11 Photo app
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.885 and 22623.885
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25236
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview build 25236

• My new electronic music album is now available!
• Distrokid link

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week on the show we talk about the new hotspot feature coming to Windows via Phone Link app, and the latest changes to Windows 11. We talk smart home, EV charging, new music and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

• Video: Hands on with the new mobile hotspot feature with Microsoft Phone Link
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25231
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.875 and 22623.875
• My new electronic music album is now available!
• Distrokid link

Welcome to this week’s podcast. This week Garry and I talk Microsoft Project Volterra and why Richard thinks it's more than a dev machine. We talk about the latest builds of Windows 11 and Android 12L running on a Surface Duo 2. We talk smart home and EV charging, Windows XP and lots more.

Make sure you checkout my album available now on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

Links from this week’s show:

• Microsoft’s Project Volterra is available to pre-order, shame it’s just marketed at Devs
• Video: Hands on with the new Android 12L update for the Surface Duo
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.870 and 22623.8
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227
• It Must Have Been a Lie by Ian S Dixon - DistroKid

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry and I talk Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft hardware event. Garry updates us on the latest Amazon smart home news and I try and show off a new toy.

Links from this week’s show:

• New Windows 11 features start rolling out today
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.746 and 22623.746
• Fixing Korg USB Midi driver issues in Windows 10 & Windows 11 in 2022
• Microsoft announces updated Surface devices in a low-key event
• Microsoft Photos app updated with iCloud integration now available for Windows Insiders
• My songs are coming to iTunes, Amazon and Spotify!

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I talk about Microsoft’s hardware event and Ignite conference. We talk Quest Pro VR, retro games, Synthfest 2022 and running Doom on Notepad!

Links from this week’s show:

• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.730 and 22623.730
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25211
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25211
• Video: Looking at the new features coming to the Windows 11 2022 Update

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week we look at some of the early concepts of Windows 8 that have recently been posted and look back at the old OS. We look forward to the Microsoft event next week and speculate on what we may see. We look at the new builds of Windows 11 and Garry has the latest EV news.

Links from this week’s show:

• https://youtu.be/hlSnq8ThHpU
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25211
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25211
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.730 and 22623.730

Welcome to this week’s podcast! Richard, Garry and I talk about what we are hoping to see at Microsoft’s hardware event next month, we talk about the UK release of the Android subsystem for Windows 11, the Windows 11 2022 update, Sky’s new dish free set top box and lots more.

• Android subsystem for Windows 11 is now available in the UK, how to get started
• Windows 11 Build 22621.607 hits the Release Preview Channel
• Video: Hands on with the new Windows 11 Photos app
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25206
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.601 and 22622.601

Welcome to this week show where we discus the release of the Windows 11 2022 Update (this update formally known as 22H2). We talk about what's in the update and how to get it. We also talk about new gadgets, space debris, the Surface Laptop Go 2 and new builds of Windows 11.

 

• How to get the Windows 11 2022 Update
  
• What's new in the Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2)?
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Build 22000.1041 to the Release Preview Channel
  
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25201

Welcome to this week's podcast! I am away so Garry and Richard host and have a great chat about Richard's visits to almost witness a space launch and a chat about the space programme. Garry has EV news, Microsoft news and lots more!

Links from this week's show:

• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25197
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25197
  

Just audio this week, we should be back with video next week.

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Gary and I talk about the latest Windows Insider builds, Gary has a new Drone, we talk about my latest software tool and about a new Fairlight CMI film.

Links from the show:

• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25193
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25193
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.590 and 22622.590
• The Fairlight CMI - the story of the first commercially available digital sampler and sequencer

This week on the podcast Garry and I talk about the rise and fall of the Microsoft Band as one of the product team has written an article about his time on the team. We get more up to date with the latest Windows 11 builds, we have EV news and talk about Deep Fake technology.

Links from this week’s show:

• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25188
• Microsoft release Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25188
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.586 and 22622.586
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 22621.457 to the Release Preview Channel
• 9 years of Microsoft, Chapter 2: The Microsoft Band Team | by Chao S. | Aug, 2022 | Medium
• https://deepfakelab.theglassroom.org/
• https://www.zap-map.com/tools/public-charging-calculator/
• https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/largest-car-insurance-companies/average-cost-petrol-car#:~:text=On%20a%20per%20mile%20basis%2C%20the%20fuel%20costs,per%20mile.%20But%20this%20varies%20by%20engine%20size.

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry and I talk about Windows 11 22H2 and look at when it will be released. We talk about his new laptop, the latest dev channel released of Windows 11,  we have EV news and I talk about using samples from my phone for music inspiration.

We also talk about the Windows 8 startup sounds that you can now hear for the first time, and the special sounds created for the Surface launch along with Windows 8. Listen to the show for a peak at the sounds.

Links from the show:

• This Is the Missing Windows Startup Sound
• Review: Digitallife USB Type A to 5 pin Midi interface
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25182
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25182 with new expiry date
• Windows 11 Build 22000.917 to the Release Preview Channel
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 22621.457 to the Release Preview Channel

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I talk about Amazon’s new voice cloning software and why its could be creepy. We talk OneDrive, Windows 11 22H2, Netflix’s Sandman and the CMI Fairlight. We also find out how Janet Jackson could destroy your laptop!

Links from this week’s show:

• Amazon's "dead grandma" Alexa is just the start for voice cloning (fastcompany.com)
• Microsoft celebrates 15 years of OneDrive with a redesign and new features - The Verge
• Windows 10 Build 19044.1947 goes to the Release Preview Channel
• Microsoft Surface Duo 2 August 2022 Update released
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25179
• Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers - The Old New Thing (microsoft.com)
• eam Iansdixon music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry and I talk about new smart home gadgets, new wake words in Alexa, the latest Windows Insider news and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

• Video: Unboxing and setting up a Wiz Mobile Smart Light
• Video: Unboxing and setting up a Wiz Mobile Smart Light
• Microsoft releases 11 Insider Preview Build 25174 with new Game Pass Widget
• Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 Updated (August 2022)
• https://github.com/isaacrlevin/presencelight
  
• Stream Iansdixon music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud

Welcome to this week's podcast! Garry and I talk through the raft of new builds released from Microsoft last week including the first news of Windows 10 22H2. We talk about Sky Q and it's almost what Media Center could have been. We talk smart home and EV news.

Links from this week’s show:

• Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 Updated (August 2022)
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.450 and 22622.450
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25169
• Windows 11 Build 22621.317 to the Release Preview Channel
• Microsoft releases Windows 10, version 22H2 to the Release Preview Channel
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.440 and 22622.440
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25169

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week I am back Garry and Richard, so we have a lot to catch up on. We talk about Windows Update errors, new taskbar in Windows 11, smart tags and smart homes, streaming services, and lots more!

Links from this week's show:

• Tracking your bags, cases and other items when traveling with Samsung SmartTag+
• Hands on Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25163 and the new taskbar
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25163 with taskbar UI improvements

This week Garry and Richard host while I say out of the country until it cools down. Richard and Garry talk about Hive pulling some of their smart home IOT devices, they talk solar panels and air con, EV charging, new updates of Windows 11 and lots more.

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Gary and I talk the anniversary of the Atari, we go down a rabbit hole for 80's music tech thanks to the BBC Archive, we talk the latest Windows Insider builds, linking Midi to my LED strip lights, EV news and lots more!

Links from this week's show:

• Windows 11 Build 22621.169 goes to the Release Preview Channel
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25151
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25151
• Atari Projects – Fun projects for your Atari 8-bit home computers and video game consoles
  
• https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I talk about the new Raspberry Pi Pico with wifi, we talk tech news from the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Windows 11 22H2, Powershell and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

• Windows 10 Build 19044.1806 released to the Release Preview Channel
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25145
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25145
• Windows 11 Build 22000.776 available for Release Preview Channel
• First impressions of Windows 11 (Build 22000.51)

This week Garry and I are joined by Windows Insider MVP Ian Cunningham. Ian joins us to talk about his Windows forums and his custom home automation setup. He talks about his space balloon launch and how he tracked it from North Wales to Yorkshire and his plans to try and launch a Windows 11 power Raspberry Pi in to space next.

Links from this week’s show:

• https://insider.windows.com/en-us/articles/windows-insider-story-ian-cunningham
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• Windows 11 Build 22000.776 available for Release Preview Channel
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25140
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25140

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk about tabs coming to File Explorer in Windows 11, the Windows 11 22H2 update, Microsoft app updates and Surface Duo updates. We talk the latest EV news, computer museums and lots more!

• File Explorer Tabs comes to Windows 11 Beta Channel
• What is Voice Access in Windows 11 & How To Use It
• A quick look at File Explorer tabs in the new build of Windows 11
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25136 with File Explorer Tabs
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25136 with tabbed File Explorer
• Microsoft updates Notepad and Media Player for Windows Insiders
• June 2022 Update for the Surface Duo released
• Floppotron
• My music on Sound Cloud

Welcome to this week’s podcast. This week it’s just me but I wanted to do an update as Microsoft have just pushed 22H2 to the release preview channel meaning that 22H2 is almost done. I talk about what’s new in the update and how you can get it. I talk about last week’s dev channel build, Surface Laptop Go 2, M2 processors and lots more.

Links from this week’s show:

• Windows 11, 22H2 Update released to the Release Preview Channel
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25131
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25131
• Microsoft announce new Surface Laptop Go 2
• https://insider.windows.com/en-us/about-windows-insider-program?referral=1RMBK0LV
• Links to my Soundcloud

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and I talk about the recent Windows Insider event Garry and I attended and why I am happy Microsoft are starting to engage with consumers again. Richard talks about the new Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2, we talk new builds of Windows 11, Excel features being removed and why you should watch Bladerunner.

I play out with my cover of the Bladerunner end theme!

Links from this week’s show:

• Configure your Surface Laptop Go 2 (microsoft.com)
• Microsoft Surface app updated with fixes, improvements and new notifications
• Microsoft Surface Studio firmware update adds Dynamic Refresh Rates
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25126
• Microsoft announce new Surface Laptop Go 2
• Bladerunner end titles

This week on the podcast Garry, Richard and I talk Microsoft Build 2022 and what that means for Windows users. We talk about some of the changes coming to Windows 11, Windows ARM dev boxes, the new feature in Windows 11 build 25120, Android on Windows 11 and lots more!

Links from this week’s show:

• Amazon Appstore preview on Windows 11 rolling out to the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan later this year
• Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19044.1739 to Release Preview Channel
• Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 updated for Windows Insiders
• Microsoft releases 25120.1010 (KB5015039) for Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Build 22000.706 to the Release Preview Channel
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120
• Check out my music on Soundcloud

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week there is just me so I week I bring you the news about Microsoft splitting the dev and beta channels again, the Windows 11 22H2 update and the new features coming to the dev channel. I also talk about updated apps in Windows 11, new laptops and I even have some new music.

Links from this week’s show:

• Video: One Minute Guide to Windows 11 Build 25115
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview build 25115
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25115
• Video: A quick look at the new Sound Recorder in Windows 11
• Slow Afternoon by Iansdixon (soundcloud.com)

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard, Garry and I talk about Richards recent visit to the Retro Computer Museum in Leicester, the latest Windows Insider builds, Windows 11 22H2 and Garry brings us an interview with Kate Tyrell talking ChargeSafe.

Links from this week’s show:

• Troubleshooting Windows Updates in Windows 11
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22616
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22616
• VIDEO: A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEW SOUND RECORDER IN WINDOWS 11
• Retro Computer Museum

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Richard and I talk about the new Windows 11 build and speculate when 22H2 will ship. We talk about running Windows on a Surface Duo, upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 11 and Richard polishes his TI-99.

Links from this week's show:

• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610
• Upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 11 via Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
• 80 Second Video: Going from Windows Vista to Windows 11 via Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This time Garry, Richard and I talk about the shutting down of Insteon and what that means for the smart home. We talk about the 40^th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum, HoloLens and bring you the latest Windows Insider news.

Links from this week’s show:

• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598 for dev, beta and ISO
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598
• How to find and lock your Windows 11 PC
• Windows 11 April Update KB5012643 (22000.652) released

Welcome to this week’s podcast! Garry, Richard and I talk about the new Windows 11 build released last week. We talk about the Windows 11 taskbar going nowhere, Microsoft could be getting into hot water with regulators, Raspberry Pi and memories of the Amiga 500!

Links from this week’s show:

• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22593
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22593
• Video: How to roll back to a previous version of Windows 11

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard and look back at Microsoft’s Hybrid work event and what that means for Windows 11. We talk about the rebranding of Your Phone to Phone Link and Microsoft’s reorg of its Android division. We also take space launches, Windows Insider news and lots more.

Links from this week’s show:

• Microsoft renames Your Phone as Phone Link
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22581.200 (KB5013296)
• Windows powers the future of hybrid work | Windows Experience Blog
• Tabs and new layout home screen coming to File Explorer in Windows 11
• Video: A quick look at the updated Microsoft Phone Link app

 

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week Richard, Garry and I talk Brokenwire EV charging, Windows 11 22H2 coming to the Windows Insider beta channel, Okta hacks, Raspberry Pi projects and the Microsoft Graveyard.

Links from this week’s show:

• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22581 to Beta and dev channels
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22581
• How to change Windows Insider Channels in Windows 11
• Microsoft releases cumulative update 22581.100 (KB5013283) to Windows 11 on dev and beta channels.
• Microsoft releases option update KB5011563 for Windows 11
• Microsoft Graveyard - Killed by Microsoft
• https://aschmelyun.com/blog/i-built-a-receipt-printer-for-github-issues/
• This is my subtitle t-shirt! #Shorts - YouTube

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Richard joins me to talk about the latest Windows 11 build and the new system watermark. We talk about the new Surface webcam, smart home obsolescence tablet modes in Windows and look back at 25 years of Visual Studio.

• Microsoft Surface Duo 2 March Update released
  
• Video: How to change network locations from public to private in Windows 11
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579 for Windows Insiders on the dev channel
  
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579
  
• Video: How to free up disk space in Windows 11

Welcome to this week's podcast! This week Garry, Richard and I talk updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11. We talk about the potential of adverts in Windows Explorer, look back at Windows Live Mesh, I brick a Surface Duo and lots more!

• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Build 22000.588 to Beta and Release Preview Channels
  
• Video: My first few weeks with the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio
  
• Microsoft releases KB5012886 (22572.101) for Windows Insiders on the dev channel
  
• Windows 10 Build 19044.1618 hits the Release Preview Channel
  
• How to stream music from an Android phone to Windows 11
  
• Microsoft releases KB5012817 (22572.100) for Windows Insiders on the dev channel
  
• Fancy Windows 11 on a Surface Duo? Well now you can
  
• How enable Hyper-V in Windows 11 and start using virtual machines
  
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572

Welcome to this week’s podcast! Garry comes live from a charging station in Peterborough where he talks EV charging. We talk Windows Insider builds, new Macs and iPhones. We talk Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Dial, Powertoys and lots more.

• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567
• How to fix Surface Dial customisation problems in Windows 11
• Microsoft PowerToys 0.56.1 released with more FancyZones and new ways to find your mouse
• Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 updated for Windows Insiders

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 Surface Duo
• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563 including new tablet UI
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563
• Video: Unboxing and first impressions of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio

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 folders, new touch controls and more!
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 with Start menu and touch improvements
• Microsoft releases new features for Windows 11
• What’s new in the February Windows 11 Update?
• Windows 8.2, Windows 9, or an early preview of Windows 10? Looking at build 9780
• co.uk

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 from this week’s show:

• Microsoft PowerToys
• PowerToys on GitHub

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 (businessinsider.com)
  
• Microsoft releases the new Windows 11 Media Player app to Windows Insiders on the beta channel
  
• Microsoft details changes coming to the Windows Insider Program
  
• How to cast Windows 11 another PC, Smart TV or Xbox using Miracast

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 next month
• Public preview of Android apps on Windows 11 coming next month
• Video: A quick look at the new Android and Windows Surface apps
• Video: What’s new in Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22543
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543
• Android apps for Windows 11 comes to Release Preview but still US only
• Video: What’s new in the Surface Duo 2 January 2022 Update
• Surface Duo 2 January 2022 Update released with new Pen options

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 this week’s show:

• Video: What’s new in Android 11 for the original Surface Duo
• What’s new in Android 11 for the original Surface Duo
• How to customise Start and Taskbar in Windows 11
• Get your Microsoft PowerToys questions answers by PowerToys PM Clint Rutkas
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538

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 you when it detects beeping, dogs barking or a baby crying
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Build 22000.466 to Beta and Release Preview Channels
  
• Video: Hands on Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533
  
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533
  
• January Patch Tuesday brings updates for Windows 11

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 add new matt black Surface Go 3 models
• Microsoft Highlights How Repairable Surface Laptop SE Is (onmsft.com)

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 Preview Build 22523
• Microsoft Launcher updates for the Surface Duo and Duo 2 are back
• Fascinating Tech Magazine

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 Duo 2
• Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11 rolling out to Windows Insiders
• Video: A quick look at the updated Notepad app in Windows 11
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22518

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
• Windows 11 Build 22000.348 released to Beta and Release Preview Channels
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504
• Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504 for Windows Insiders
• Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19044.1379 / 19043.1379 to Release Preview Channel
• New Media Player for Windows 11 rolling out to Windows Insiders on the dev channel
• How to control your Holiday / Christmas lights with Amazon Alexa

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 clipboard between your Android Phone and Windows 10/Windows 11
• Testing USB-C Docks with the Microsoft Surface Duo 2
• Microsoft brings Android apps to Windows Insiders on the dev channel
• Microsoft released a fix for Windows 11 aps issues to Windows Insiders
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494 now available on the dev channel

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 your opportunity to ask the Windows Insider team questions. Send your questions in!

Links from this week’s show:

• Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494 now available on the dev channel
• Video: Thoughts on the Surface Duo 2 after using it for a week
• Sideloaded Android apps on Windows 11
• Video: Hands on with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22489
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22489 released to the dev channel
• Put your questions to the Windows Insider Team for an upcoming podcast