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MS Mobile Show - A Microsoft Enthusiast Podcast

The MS Mobile Show is a podcast which follows the journey of the WinPhan community. Vernon E. L. Smith hosts the show that enjoys a light-hearted view of what Microsoft is doing with their mobile devices and services.
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Apr 28, 2015

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Last week we had a poll which asked how many hands you tend to use while using your phone. We had some great responses, of which some were quite surprising. David and I ended up discussing in depth, so if you are interested, go back to last week's episode at msmobileshow.com/008. You can also see the poll results at … http://msmobileshow.com/008/ 

A special shout-out to Vernon's brother, Pete, who recently discovered podcasts after years of badgering from his big brother. So far he has been listening to the Dave Ramsey Show, and maybe, just maybe, he will be listening to this episode on his Galaxy S4. He did recommend the app Podcast Addict, which can be found in the Google Play store. If you hear the show through your Android device, let us know which app you prefer! 

Another shout-out is in order to Robert Shurbet, also known as The Cheeky Taurus. As some of you know, I have been debating on which phone I would use to replace my wife Anna's Lumia 920 that recently died. Robert was willing to part with a device of his for a very reasonable price, and my wife and I thank him for that. Thanks! 

 

Tip of the Episode 

Want to make a hands-free phone call to someone and put them on speaker phone? 

Disclaimer: I do NOT endorse phone use while driving.  

Steps: "Hey, Cortana." --> "Call [name of contact], mobile, on speaker"

 

News 

Two friends stab each other over iOS or Android argument.  

 

Microsoft:  

http://microsoft-news.com/microsoft-wins-global-randstad-award-for-being-the-most-attractive-employer-brand-worldwide/ 

New features of Windows 10 Mobile leaked:  

  • Background transparency slider 
  • New accent colors: 48, up from 21 
  • Lumia Camera 5.5, allowing the fast-launching of the camera app, using a Lumia 1020! 
  • Developer features 
  • Call Screening and Contacts 
  • New app versions: 
    • OneNote 
    • Word 
    • Spartan 
    • Store 
  • Trust Center 
    • Personalize Office 
    • Enable locally relevant content 
     

http://www.windowscentral.com/hands-windows-10-phone-build-12544-reveals-transparency-controls 

http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-sell-unique-32gb-version-surface-3-just-schools-offers-them-10-discount 

http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-releases-contactsmessage-sd-card-backup 

 

Apple: 

 MS apps available in the Apple Watch?  

 

Google: 

Microsoft Account App, which helps with two-factor authentication 

 

App Coming to Windows Phone 

Pocket Casts - http://www.windowscentral.com/popular-podcast-app-pocket-casts-heading-windows-phone 

 

Personal Picks 

Windows Phone app picks 

David: Modern Translate  

Vernon: Tweetium 

 

Music Picks 

David: The Hush Sound: "As You Cry" "We Intertwine" "Not Your Concern" "Wine Red" "Scavengers" 

Vernon: Andrew W.K. 

 

Podcast Picks:  

David: Zunited Podcast (retired, but tribute is needed) 

Vernon: Paterfamilias Podcast 

 

Twitter Tips 

How to get started with Twitter 

  1. Make an account & follow our tips from last episode 
  2. Use Twitter's SEARCH feature to find people with similar interests 
    1. Hashtags 
    2. Bio content  
    3. Tweets  
  3. ENGAGING with users - follow, favorite, retweet 
  4. Respond to people  

 

Wrap-up  

Thank you for listening to episode the MS Mobile Show!   

If you enjoyed the show, we’d love it if you listened again! The best way to do so, is to subscribe to the podcast with your favorite podcast app. You can find the link at http://msmobileshow.libsyn.com/rss   

Visiting MSMobileShow.com/episodes will get you the option of video, if you feel the need to subject yourselves to that kind of punishment.   

We’d love to hear from you what you are using to listen to the show! You can contact the show via Twitter at @MSMobileShow  

Facebook is MS Mobile Show  

Google Plus is MS Mobile Show  

Email is contact@msmobileshow.com 

You can reach David on Twitter at @DavidVKimball or on his website at http://davidvkimball.com 

And you can reach Vernon on Twitter at @VernonEL  

We record the show every Monday at 1 in the afternoon our time here in the Midwest of America, which is 11 in the morning Pacific Time, or if you are in London, it would be 7 in the evening.  

Most importantly, we thank you, our listeners. Have a great week! 

Stay mobile!  

Apr 21, 2015

How many hands does it take to stay connected with your mobile device? Vernon and guest host David Kimball discuss the "hand discussion", based off of a recent poll which showed some surprising results! They also talk about the new Microsoft apps coming to Android and iOS, and some of the great apps that have recently arrived in the Windows Phone Store. They begin a new segment: Twitter Tip, which helps you get the most out of your Twitter profile. As always, the hosts share their personal app, music, and podcast picks!

 

Show Notes

Tip of the Episode

Internet Explorer 11 for mobile - Better than you may think

Data Sense

Reading View

Passwords save across devices

Bookmarklets including Translate, Forward, Top, etc.

 

Poll:

How do you usually use your mobile phone?

95% One-handed

60% One-handed, 40% two-handed

40% One-handed, 60% two-handed

95% Two-handed

Get the Straw app, here!

 

News

Microsoft:

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2: http://www.windowscentral.com/quick-tour-windows-phone-81-update-2

Apple:

Office Lens

Office Remote, coming soon

Google:

Office Lens

Office Remote, coming soon

Verizon and AT&T have removed Microsoft apps from the Samsung Galaxy S6

 

Now Available on Windows Phone

Halo: Spartan Strike

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/halo-spartan-strike/8590b06f-acfa-4edd-82f1-0b52da2ea657

Tubecast - Lets you use your Chromecast with your Windows Phone

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/tubecast/bee1728a-4c19-495e-86b2-ce13e4eaa6d4

6Discover - Get the worst part of SnapChat on your Windows Phone!

https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/6discover/9e9e4910-d515-44c4-aa63-2332237b6c69?signin=true

 

Personal Picks

Windows Phone app picks

David: Viddi, Vidme client, built by Scott Lovegrove

https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/viddi-for-vidme/dc2d14fa-7551-450b-b199-5acce0256be1

Vernon: PayPal

Music Picks

David: The Shins - Turn On Me

https://music.xbox.com/track/the-shins/wincing-the-night-away/turn-on-me/c5a69100-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933?action=play

Vernon: The Who

Baba O'Riley

Pinball Wizard

Squeeze Box

Happy Jack

Magic Bus

Podcast Picks:

David: Melee it On Me Podcast

Vernon: Podcast Answer Man - By Cliff Ravenscraft

 

Twitter Tip

Show Yourself

Have a decent profile pic. – Headshot, funny, but not stupid, don’t change it too often

Bio – Descriptive, include hashtags, handles of other accounts, link to webpage, make use of about.me

Backgrounds – Banners, background, accent color

Pinned Tweets

Photo history

 

Connect

Twitter: @MSMobileShow

Facebook: MS Mobile Show

Google Plus: MS Mobile Show

Email: contact@msmobileshow.com

JJ on Twitter: @JJHammondMusic

Vernon on Twitter: @VernonEL

A special thanks to our guest host, David V. Kimball, for joining us! Follow him on Twitter: @DavidVKimball

Most of all, we thank you, our listeners. Have a great week!

Stay mobile!

Apr 14, 2015

Episode 7 - Windows 10 Mobile

Windows Phone technical preview 10? Windows 10 for phone technical preview? W10TPfp? It turns out we don't really know what to call what we just installed on our phones, but that didn't stop us from talking about it. Despite not having a specific Microsoft service to discuss, we still managed to share our personal app, music, and podcast picks, but not before sharing the affection and distain we have for what we have seen so far of Windows 10 Mobile. Lacking sleep and a dedicated producer, we still manage to slip a lame joke or two in amongst our analysis of what Microsoft enthusiasts have been trialing the past few days. Enjoy!

 

Show Notes

Feedback

Bryan Hinkle encourages Microsoft Mobile enthusiasts to build on his concept of an app that helps Windows Phone users share with companies that need a Windows Phone app, encouraging them to invest the time in building one.

Darrell Prichard reminds us and the listeners that Microsoft Virtual Academy is a wonderful resource for gaining knowledge and experience with a variety of Microsoft services and software. All for free!

Windows Insider

Microsoft releases the latest version of the Windows 10 Mobile technical preview. We discuss the key new apps.

  • Project Spartan
  • Outlook Mail
  • Outlook Calendar
  • Phone Dialer
  • Messaging
  • People
  • Maps
  • App Switcher

If you are running the technical preview on your mobile device, please take time to share your thoughts through the Windows Feedback app.

Personal Picks

Windows Phone apps

Music

Podcasts

Connect

Twitter: @MSMobileShow

Facebook: MS Mobile Show

Google Plus: MS Mobile Show

Email: contact@msmobileshow.com

JJ on Twitter: @JJHammondMusic

Vernon on Twitter: @VernonEL

We thank you, our listeners. Have a great week!

Stay mobile!

Apr 8, 2015

Tip of the Episode

OneNote

OneNote -> Notebooks -> Sections -> Pages

Can change background chrome to resemble a three-ring binder. Especially useful for handwriting because of the lines.

Big difference between OneNote and Word, it that is designed for unfinished work.

  • Basically a huge virtual whiteboard, that doesn’t lose its data when “erased”.
  • There is no enforced uniform page layout or structure.
  • Most common on laptops or desktops, but tablets becoming more popular, basically adding in environments where pen, audio, or video notes are more appropriate than an intensive use of keyboard.

Search all the things!

  • Words
  • Pictures (including words in pictures)
  • Screencaps
  • Handwriting (“electronic ink”)
  • Web links
  • Document scans (ie: PDFs) because of OCR
  • Audio

Sync everywhere - Multiple users can edit shared documents at the same time, whether they are online at the time or not. If there are version sync issues, the merging is very easy.

Tip: If you know several users are in the document at the same time, take a moment to ensure that you are on the latest version before editing.

Recent OneNote API helped add in a few new features, including:

  • OneNote Clipper - Can send (“clip”) either the whole page, including the screenshot, or just the article text.
  • Email to OneNote - Great feature, but we already had this on Windows Mobile. Glad to see it come back!
  • Office Lens - App for Windows Phone, which helps take images from the camera, and convert them to more-usable editable notes.

Windows Phone

Absolutely great! Not too many features to clutter it up. Very smooth app and integration.

Windows Universal

Very good for touch, but still has plenty of features.

iOS

Free

Good, but is tougher on a small-screen device.

Android

Free. Can't beat free!

PC

Really love the formatting shortcuts.

Mac

Very similar to OneNote for Windows.

Web

Should be the way that you all try it out. Great tool for students. Nearly all of the functionality of the PC (desktop) version. Doesn’t quite have the “solid” feel that we like with the desktop version.

 

News

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-build-10051-a-closer-look-at-the-new-mail-app

http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-registers-new-company-known-microsoft-payments-apple-pay-competitor-inbound

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-will-release-unlocked-lte-surface-3

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/06/intel-compute-stick-pre-order/

 

App Coming to Windows Phone

Telescope for Periscope, by Daniel Gary

 

Windows Phone app picks

JJ: Duck Tales

Vernon: Super_Mario

 

Music Picks

JJ: Holly Wood Undead good and bad songs

Vernon: Tool  -  Not available on the Xbox Music store, but is available through OneDrive, through at least two different routes. ;-)

 

Podcast Picks:

JJ: True Story

Vernon: The Dane and the Pain - Lars Klint, and our Twitter contest winner, Joel Jackson

 

Thank you for listening to episode the MS Mobile Show!

If you enjoyed the show, we’d love it if you listened again! The best way to do so, is to subscribe to the podcast with your favorite podcast app. You can find the link at http://msmobileshow.libsyn.com/rss

Visiting MSMobileShow.com/episodes will get you the option of video, if you feel the need to subject yourselves to that kind of punishment.

Connect with us!

We’d love to hear from you what you are using to listen to the show! You can contact the show via Twitter at @MSMobileShow

Facebook is MS Mobile Show

Google Plus is MS Mobile Show

Email is contact@msmobileshow.com

You can reach JJ on Twitter at @JJHammondMusic

And you can reach Vernon on Twitter at @VernonEL

We record the show every Monday at 1p our time here in the Midwest of America, which is 11a PST, or if you are in London 7p.

Thanks for listening! Stay mobile!

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