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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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May 11, 2016

On this episode of the MS Mobile Show we are discussing Office Online versus Google Docs along with which midrange Windows Phone might be the best option to replace the aging Lumia 1520 and of course our personal app, music and podcast picks.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Corrections

On last episode we completely forgot to mention Windows Weekly with Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott, Surface Geeks with David McCabe and The Sams Report with Brad Sams.

Go back and listen to Episode 57 for a longer list of other awesome Microsoft focused podcasts.

 

 

Weekly Poll

  • Current - Which of these three devices is best to replace the Lumia 1520? - Vote here

 

 

Other Topics Discussed

 

 

Personal Picks

  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • Vernon - N/A
    • David - N/A

 

 

Twitter Tip

  • When to (or how not to) tell someone that you are "unfollowing" them

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

 

May 5, 2016

Thank you all for joining us for another episode of the MS Mobile Show!

On this episode, we discuss a variety of topics such as backup and restore, personalization, Hololens, the growing and changing WinPhan community and of course our personal app, music and podcast picks.

Special thanks to those of you who listen to the show in the UK!

 

 

Hosts

 

 

MS Mobile Show is now in Google Play Music

Want another way to listen to the MS Mobile Show while on the go or on your computer? The MS Mobile Show is now on Google Play Music!

Simply visit the following link, subscribe and then listen to all new and any past episodes you may have missed!

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Tip of the Episode

  • C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs  is the location for Start Menu Tiles

Use the Windows Tile Changer to change the color of the tile and the text to whatever color you'd like (hex code or standard colors)

 

 

Personal Picks

  • Music Picks
    • David - Muse
  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • N/A

 

 

Twitter Tip

  • Crop images before you tweet them to focus on important content

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Apr 28, 2016

Vernon and David are joined once again by Michael Fisher aka@MrMobileTweets, formerly of PocketNow Weekly andcurrently of Mobile Nations.

The three spend an hour discussing the current and futureuse-case scenarios of Continuum and Microsoft's concept of"Mobile". They hit a couple key news items, and share theirpersonal app, music and of course podcast picks!

They wrap up the last half hour, of this longer than usual show,discussing Star Wars versus Star Trek along with the upcoming StarTrek episodic series and how TV is changing.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

MS Mobile Show is nowin Google Play Music

Want another way to listen to the MS Mobile Show while on the goor on your computer? The MS Mobile Show is now on Google PlayMusic!

Simply visit the following link, subscribe and then listen toall new and any past episodes you may have missed!

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We arethrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact withus and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form andthen we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon aspossible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Tip of the Episode

OneNote on ALL THE THINGS (Windows Mobile, iOS, Android, OS X,Windows 10)

 

 

TopicsDiscussed

  • State of Continuum
  • State of the Lumia 950/XL
  • What might "mobile computing" look like in 2 years?
  • WordFlow for iOS
  • Buy a Lumia 950XL and get a Lumia 950 for free!

 

 

App Coming to WindowsMobile

  • UniShare by MSicc (currently in private beta)

 

 

PersonalPicks

 

 

WeeklyPoll

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Showon a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without youthe listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely nocost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to beable to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buythings like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be ableto do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 permonth ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As manylisteners as we have, according to our stats, we could do someserious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 permonth.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, pleasevisit our Support page in order to find out how to help thishappen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Apr 23, 2016

We are happy to be joined by Gage Castillo on this episode of the MS Mobile Show.

Gage is freelance web developer, big fan of HTML5 along with Microsoft's browsers IE and Edge, Windows and Windows Phone/Mobile developer and just reinstalled Windows 10 on a new SSD just to record this podcast with us.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

MS Mobile Show is now in Google Play Music

Want another way to listen to the MS Mobile Show while on the go or on your computer? The MS Mobile Show is now on Google Play Music!

Simply visit the following link, subscribe and then listen to all new and any past episodes you may have missed!

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Tip of the Episode

Get online and social accounts for your children set up early if possible

 

 

Topics Discussed

  • New Insider builds
  • Microsoft Hub and Wordflow keyboards on iOS
  • Arrow Launcher has been available on Android for awhile now as have the Hub keyboard and the Wordflow keyboard is reportedly on its way as well

 

 

Personal Picks

  • App Picks
    • Vernon - 6Tag by Rudy Hyun
    • David - Todoist
    • Gage - Office Lens
  • Music Picks
    • Vernon - Fight Song by Rachel Platten
    • David - Smooth McGroove
    • Gage - Schoolboy Q - Groovy Tony, Metallica Remastered - Kill Em All and Ride the Lightning
  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • Vernon - All About Windows Phone with Steve Litchfield and Rafe Blandford
    • Gage - Radiolab Podcast

 

 

Weekly Poll

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Apr 18, 2016

After our recent hiatus, both Vernon and David are back with an all new episode of the MS Mobile Show!

Have a listen to find out what the guys have been up to lately that has helped keep them from their regular recording schedule. A lot of new things have been happening.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

MS Mobile Show is now in Google Play Music

Want another way to listen to the MS Mobile Show while on the go or on your computer? The MS Mobile Show is now on Google Play Music!

Simply visit the following link, subscribe and then listen to all new and any past episodes you may have missed!

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Tip of the Episode

How to roll back your devices and why you should sometimes.

 

 

App Returning to Windows Mobile

  • Twitter

 

 

Personal Picks

  • App Picks
    • Vernon - n/a
    • David - Money Fox
  • Music Picks
    • Vernon - Neil Diamond
    • David - Inori Aizaw - "Divided"
  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • Vernon - Louder with Crowder
    • David - Sam's Report

 

 

Life Hack of the Episode

Share your opinion in a manner in which you may actually be respected by those who share opposing opinions.

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

 

Mar 29, 2016

On episode 53 of the MS Mobile Show, Vernon is joined by David Smith of the Surface Smiths podcast to talk about some of the recent goings on at Microsoft.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Poll Question

 

 

Main Discussion Topics

  • Tay, Microsoft's new AI bot made it just one day online as a hip Millennial female. Apparently she made some racist remarks and had her plug pulled.
  • Skype is now shifting to a UWP, which will replace pretty much everything that we have now. Still unknown just what will happen to the current integration in Windows 10 Mobile.

 

 

App Coming to Windows Phone

Starbucks

 

 

Personal Picks

  • App Picks
    • Vernon - Face Swap, by Microsoft Garage (Suggested by Nate in the Slack channel)
    • David - Universal Version of Skype
  • Music Picks
    • Vernon - G-Easy
    • David - If I had a Million Dollars Barenaked Ladies
  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • Vernon - Hardcore History, by Dan Carlin
    • David - What the Tech
  • Alcohol Picks
    • Vernon - Leinenkugel 
    • David - Hibiki Suntory Whisky

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

 

Mar 21, 2016

On episode 52, Vernon is joined by a stand-in for David. Clifton M. Thomas, from the TekBeard podcast shares his perspective on what Microsoft is doing in the mobile space. Then Vernon and Cliff talk about some hot new Windows Mobile hardware. The recent Insider builds are discussed. The two give their opinions to a listener that asks which older Windows Phone he should purchase.

All this and more on the MS Mobile Show!

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Poll Question

Which older Windows Phone should John C. purchase to replace his old phone? Lumia 1520, Lumia 930, Lumia 830, or HTC One M8 for Windows)

 

 

Main Discussion Topics

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Mar 11, 2016

Back again with Episode 51 and this time Brad Whiteside of the Tech Informist joins us as we talk about Skype, the latest technical previews for Windows 10 Mobile and much more.

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Main Discussion Topics

  • Skype updated with Mojis
  • Windows Central's new universal app
  • Microsoft adds Insider Program Support for new WP devices
  • Microsoft acquires SwiftKey
  • Microsoft firmware auto publishing

 

 

Personal Picks

  • App Picks
    • David - Maps
    • Vernon - Gadgets
    • Brad - Hey Xbox, Use Code!
  • Music Picks
    • David - We Intertwined by The Hush Sound
    • Vernon - Sia
    • Brad - Disturbed Immortalized
  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • David - Art & Copy PBS Documentary
    • Vernon - House of Cards Season 4
    • Brad - 11/22/63 on Hulu
    • Brad - IGN Unfiltered

 

 

Tip of the Episode

Start using Skype again.

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Feb 19, 2016

For episode 50 of the MS Mobile show, hosts Vernon and David talk a bit about the finally-released Lumia 650. They venture into the what-ifs of the rumored Windows 10 Mobile devices made by HP, Dell, and Lenovo.

The two also discuss whether an 8" tablet should run Windows 10, or Windows 10 Mobile. In being the good mobile consultant that he is, David shares his experience of helping a good friend of his get her very first smartphone.

As usual, the hosts share their app, music, and podcast picks.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Main Discussion Topics

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Twitter Tip

Analytics.Twitter.com

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Feb 16, 2016

On Episode 49 we bring you more discussion about the direction of Windows Mobile, and how Microsoft plans to do "mobile" in the future. Vernon and David are joined by longtime friend of the show, Darrell Prichard, who, not surprisingly, has some amazing insight. The three also discuss some great feedback from Lloyd in the Slack channel. Vernon's new headphones are quick topic covered, and the latest prize giveaway, donated by Sam Ventimiglia, is discussed.

Join the discussion online on social media and our Slack Community which you can request to join here if you have yet to .

 

 

 

Hosts

 

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on our Slack page at MSMobileShow.slack.com! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Feb 11, 2016

Vernon and David take an episode to catch their balance and breath from some busy times in their "real" lives.

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on our Slack page at MSMobileShow.slack.com! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

 

Feb 2, 2016

Episode 47 is somewhat of a recovery episode which is spent catching up. Both Vernon and David have been very busy the previous week so this episode was recorded later in the week than usual.

Vernon is also returning from his recent illness.

The guys mention Microsoft services literally just a handful of times, but occasional bits of insight are sprinkled in, nonetheless.

The two manage to discuss their preferred manner of alcohol consumption, the propensity for Vernon's wife to be profitable while operating slot machines and how Xbox Achievements were derived from a gambling psychology.

All this along with venturing into the realm of mobile gaming and what does David have to share regarding his most recent piece of tech he has acquired which has branded him a traitor by some.

Enjoy!

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on our Slack page at MSMobileShow.slack.com! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

  • Previous - Are you more interested in Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality? - View results here

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Jan 20, 2016

Is Microsoft starting to plateau after having such a strong three quarters of 2015?

With the 950 and 950 XL needing multiple bugs squashed with not only the hardware, but the software and the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 also needing more firmware attention, it seems Microsoft has a busy 1st quarter of 2016 ahead as they fix these devices.

Vernon is out sick, but getting better each day so Kevin hops in to join David on this episode of the MS Mobile Show to discuss this and much more.

Join the discussion on our Slack channel if you have not already done so.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

  • Current - Are you more interested in Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality? Cast your vote here
  • Recent -While listening to music/podcasts from your phone, are you wired in or wireless? View results here

 

 

Main Discussion Topic

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Twitter Tip

Be nice to people on Twitter. Help be a part of the solution, not the problem.

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Jan 14, 2016

As rumors of the next version of the iPhone point to Apple removing the standard 3.5mm headphone jack, we ponder how many people like to use wireless headsets compared to the old traditional wired headphones.

So make sure to vote in this weeks poll question and also join the discussion in our Slack channel.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

Thank you to all of you who have joined us on Slack! We are thrilled at the interaction and discussions going on there.

Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

 

 

Tip of the episode

OneDrive is an awesome way to publicly share sweet stuff. Great example is Nathan Carroll (@DNCarroll) shared a OneDrive link to 71 great background images which are perfectly sized for Windows Mobile/Phones. If you love outdoor and nature pics, grab these!

 

 

Main Discussion Topic

Wired, versus Wireless headphones

David uses:

 

Vernon uses:

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Twitter Tip

Keep your tweets in a conversation style and not too formal

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

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Jan 9, 2016

Happy New Year everyone!

David returns as his long hours at work are starting to even out and the holiday period has passed. We kick the show off talking about how we celebrated the holidays then move into talking about some of the latest news to come from a somewhat slower period at Microsoft due to the holidays.

Also on tap, our personal picks of the week along with David chastising Vernon for failing to yet see the number one grossing movie in United States film history. Yes, Star Wars Episode VII: Force Awakens has passed Avatars US total, and quite quickly for that matter.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

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Want to see what you are missing and would like to interact with us and other fans of the show? Simply visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing your there!

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

 

 

Tip of the episode

Cortana's "Flip a coin" and Music search

 

 

News Discussed

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Twitter Tip

Do not just abandon a Twitter account because you are just abandoning your followers.

 

 

Support

We appreciate every one of you who listens to the MS Mobile Show on a regular basis. We love the interactions as well. Without you the listener, the show becomes a pair of guys rambling on.

The show is produced and accessible for you at absolutely no cost to you other than time to listen.

While we love to bring this show to you, we would love to be able to have some more fun and have the ability to be able to buy things like T-shirts, coffee mugs, devices and software to be able to do regular giveaways like other websites and podcasts.

To do this, we would ask if you could spare as little as $1 per month ($12 a year) to help us achieve this in 2016. As many listeners as we have, according to our stats, we could do some serious giveaways if every listener signed up for just $1 per month.

To support the show, and help us make this possible, please visit our Support page in order to find out how to help this happen.

 

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Jan 5, 2016

With David putting in some long hours at work Vernon is joined on Episode 43 by a pair of fans of the MS Mobile Show.

First up we are joined by longtime friend of the show Darrell Prichard (@DarrellPrichard) who brings with him years of Microsoft experience as he currently works with Office 365 Enterprise customers out of Dallas, Texas.

Up next we have Nate Wonnacott (@TwoWetSocks) from Michigan joining us to talk about some of his personal favorite Windows devices he has, and is currently using.

 

 

Host

 

 

Slack Channel

We would love to continue the discussion between episodes in a central location, and since there is a pretty nice Slack app available on Windows Mobile, why not use this universal platform?

To request an invite, simple visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

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Dec 28, 2015

On this episode we are joined by Vernon's daughter Tabitha to share a teens perspective on being a user of Microsoft services and devices including a Windows Phone as her main device.

Of course there is much more to this episode than that and Tabitha brings some interesting thoughts to the rest of the discussion.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

We would love to continue the discussion between episodes in a central location, and since there is a pretty nice Slack app available on Windows Mobile, why not use this universal platform?

To request an invite, simple visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

 

 

Office 365 Home subscription giveaway

To vote on our four finalists in the the Office 365 Home subscription giveaway, hurry over and cast your vote here and you can help pick the winner.

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

  • Current - Help pick our Office 365 Home subscription winner - Vote here

 

 

Tip of the episode

Choosing the right MicroSD card

 

 

Personal Picks

  • App Picks
  • Music Picks
    • David - July, July! by The Decemberists
    • Tabitha - Panic! at the Disco
  • Podcast and/or other Picks
    • David - Star Wars Battlefront (do not buy it)
    • Tabitha - Crash Course YouTube

 

 

Twitter Tip

Get a last glimpse of the Twitter background by looking at a direct link of a tweet

 

 

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Dec 17, 2015

On episode 41 of the MS Mobile Show we are discussing some of the most recent marketing campaign efforts by Microsoft to drum up interest in the Lumia 950/950XL phones and Continuum.

We also talk about what we feel it takes to come up with a near perfect Start Menu.

And of course, our app, music and podcast/entertainment picks of the week!

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

We would love to continue the discussion between episodes in a central location, and since there is a pretty nice Slack app available on Windows Mobile, why not use this universal platform?

To request an invite, simple visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

 

 

Office 365 Home subscription giveaway

To vote on our four finalists in the the Office 365 Home subscription giveaway, hurry over and cast your vote here and you can help pick the winner.

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

  • Current - Help pick our Office 365 Home subscription winner - Vote here
  • Past - Preferred size of mobile display - View results here

 

 

Tip of the episode

How to keep your OneDrive storage

 

 

Personal Picks

  • App Picks
  • Music Picks
    • Vernon - Weezer
    • David - "Safe in LA" by Gold Motel
  • Podcast and/or other Picks

 

 

Twitter Tip

Do NOT set up automatic DMs for followers

 

 

Subscribe

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Support

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We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

 

Dec 10, 2015

Welcome back for another episode of the MS Mobile Show! On this episode we are joined by Michael Fisher aka @Captain2Phones on Twitter from PocketNow.com.

Make sure to let us know what you think of this episode and do not forget to get entered in our Office 365 Home subscription giveaway which is detailed below and join us over at our Slack channel which you can get started via the link below as well.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Slack Channel

We would love to continue the discussion between episodes in a central location, and since there is a pretty nice Slack app available on Windows Mobile, why not use this universal platform?

To request an invite, simple visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

 

 

Office 365 Home subscription giveaway

Time is running out to enter our Office 365 Home subscription.

All you need to do to enter is simply send us a screenshot of your Windows 10 Start screen. It can be either desktop or mobile or both!

You can send the images either via email to contact@msmobileshow.com or via our @MSMobileShow Twitter account using the #O365StartMenuContest hashtag.

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

  • Current - Preferred size of mobile display - Vote here
  • Past - Do you prefer on-screen, capacitive or physical navigation buttons on your mobile devices? - View results

 

 

Tip of the episode

Pin your work or home to your Start Menu in the Maps app and select "Pin guided directions" for a one-tap turn-by-turn solution to help you avoid getting lost.

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Twitter Tip

Make sure to not accidentally click "Moments" instead of "notifications".

 

 

Subscribe

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Support

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As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Dec 4, 2015

We are back with another fun discussion about Microsoft devices and software!

On this episode, Kevin Harvell from the Tech Informist Show joins us again to talk about his experience using the Band 2 with his Nexus 6P and how it has led to him selling his Android Wear device. David discusses his experience with the Lumia 950XL which leads to a calm series of round table rants about dealing with carrier stores and sales reps.

All this and much more on Episode 39 0f the MS Mobile Show!

 

 

Hosts

 

 

New Slack Channel

We would love to continue the discussion between episodes in a central location, and since there is a pretty nice Slack app available on Windows Mobile, why not use this universal platform?

To request an invite, simple visit MSMobileShow.com/slack, fill out the contact form and then we will send you an invite to join the channel as soon as possible.

 

 

Office 365 Home subscription giveaway

Time is running out to enter our Office 365 Home subscription.

All you need to do to enter is simply send us a screenshot of your Windows 10 Start screen. It can be either desktop or mobile or both!

You can send the images either via email to contact@msmobileshow.com or via our @MSMobileShow Twitter account using the #O365StartMenuContest hashtag.

Weekly Poll Question

  • Current - Do you prefer on-screen, capacitive or physical navigation buttons on your mobile devices? - Vote here
  • Past - If you use the Microsoft Band (or Band 2), which mobile OS do you pair it with? View results

 

 

Personal Picks

No real set personal picks this episode, but Aaron Hall suggested the True Caller app for caller ID and also blocking unknown phone numbers. Search for it in your favorite mobile app store.

 

 

Subscribe

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Support

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We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

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Stay Mobile!

Nov 25, 2015

Vernon is back with David as they talk about the recently released Lumia 950 and more thoughts on the Band 2. Also more on our giveaway (detailed below) and also some more affordable options for the Continuum Display Dock.

And as always, our weekly personal app, music and podcast picks!

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Office 365 Home Giveaway

Thanks to a faithful listener, we have an Office 365 Home license available to giveaway!

All you need to do to enter is send in a screenshot of your Start screen before November 16th. We will then choose our favorite 4 submissions and then put them to a vote which will be completed in December.

So send those Start screen snapshots to us either via email which is contact@msmobileshow.com, Twitter or Facebook.

 

 

Weekly Poll Question

  • Current - If you use the Microsoft Band (or Band 2), which mobile OS do you pair it with? Vote here

 

 

Tip of the Episode

Tricked out way to use Continuum:

*Amazon affiliate links below

 

"Miserly way to use Continuum:

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Subscribe

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Support

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We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Nov 20, 2015

On episode 37 David takes over the lead hosting duties as Vernon is away on vacation. Joining David is Jez Corden from Windows Central to talk about some of the latest tidbits from Microsoft.

 

 

Hosts

 

Guest

To connect with our guest, make sure to follow Jez on Twitter at @MSFTY

 

 

Office 365 Home Giveaway

Thanks to a faithful listener, we have an Office 365 Home license available to giveaway!

All you need to do to enter is send in a screenshot of your Start screen before November 16th. We will then choose our favorite 4 submissions and then put them to a vote which will be completed in December.

So send those Start screen snapshots to us either via email which is contact@msmobileshow.com, Twitter or Facebook.

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Subscribe

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If you are not already subscribed, please visit our Subscribe page to find out how to subscribe with your favorite app or service.

 

 

Support

To support the show, please visit our Support & Advertise page in order to find out how to help keep this show going.

We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Nov 10, 2015

On this episode, Vernon and David talk about the OneDrive "festivities" that occurred the day after recording their last episode. Also where they think Microsoft should be focusing their marketing for Windows Mobile.

They also go into more detail about the current Office 365 Home giveaway and of course their weekly app, music and other picks of the week!

Watch out, David and Vernon also go into the weeds a bit on a rant which you will either love or hate.

Enjoy!

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Office 365 Home Giveaway

Thanks to a faithful listener, we have an Office 365 Home license available to giveaway!

All you need to do to enter is send in a screenshot of your Start screen before November 16th. We will then choose our favorite 4 submissions and then put them to a vote which will be completed in December.

So send those Start screen snapshots to us either via email which is contact@msmobileshow.com, Twitter or Facebook.

 

 

Feedback

Shout-out to the Surface Smith's Podcast for recording a bumper for the opening of Episode 35.

Rick encourages us to complain even more about OneDrive than we originally planned to.

 

 

Poll Questions

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Twitter Tip

Do not tweet about politics or religion. Unless of course you are ready and willing to stand up for what you believe, which you should of course.

 

 

Subscribe

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We have options for not only companies, but also for individual Patreon style methods priced for every budget.

As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

 

Nov 6, 2015

Welcome to Episode 35!

David is able to join us as we recording at a different time than usual. We've got a Microsoft Band 2 that we discuss along with some other topics we think you will enjoy.

 

 

Hosts

 

 

Office 365 Home Giveaway

Thanks to a faithful listener, we have an Office 365 Home license available to giveaway!

All you need to do to enter is send in a screenshot of your Start screen before November 16th. We will then choose our favorite 4 submissions and then put them to a vote which will be completed in December.

So send those Start screen snapshots to us either via email which is contact@msmobileshow.com, Twitter or Facebook.

 

 

Poll Question

  • This weeks question - Which U.S. mobile operator do you use? - Vote here
  • Last weeks question - How do you consume the MS Mobile Show? - View results

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Tip of the Episode

Decrease the size of the text, apps and items on your Windows Phone to get more of a "phablet" experience.

Increase the text size to compensate.

 

 

Twitter Tip

You can share your loop count from Vine on your Twitter profile. This is slowly rolling out to users.

 

 

Subscribe

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Support

To support the show, please visit our Support & Advertise page in order to find out how to help keep this show going.

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As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

Oct 30, 2015

On this episode of the MS Mobile Show, Vernon is joined by Dan Rice aka @theMSedge on Twitter to talk about the new Surface devices along with some other interesting news to come out of Redmond as of late.

Have a listen and as always, drop us a line with your thoughts on what is going on in Redmond.

 

 

This Weeks Poll Question

  • How do you prefer to consume the MS Mobile Show? Vote here

 

 

Tip of the Episode

Two factor authentication is important to keep your devices and accounts secure. Utilize the Authenticator app to help.

 

 

Twitter Tip

Things to consider when thinking of changing your Twitter handle to something different.

 

 

Recent News from Microsoft and beyond

Microsoft

  • Edge browser extensions delayed into 2016
  • Mobile build 10572 dropped
  • Microsoft rebooting the concept of the "phone"?
  • New Microsoft "flagship" store opens in New York
  • Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book shipping out

 

 

Personal Picks

 

 

Subscribe

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Support

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As always, thank you for listening and/or watching!

Stay Mobile!

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