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Episode 021 – Colin is away – We will play

00:00 Intro
• Welcome to the show
• Special guest star Peter Henry
• Word of the Week is “Peter”
• Hands on with the Surface Book 4
• Colin reports fromRedmond
• Interview with Peter
• We are part of the Tech Podcast Network.
• Recorded onsite at Murphy Studios in downtown Ottawa.

01:30 Hands on with Surface Book
• David had about 10 minutes with a Surface Book this week
• Thought the hinge would be an issue – but it worked great
• You have to push a button on the keyboard to separate the screen from the keyboard
• Screen mounts forwards and backwards
• OMG it looks like a Macbook!
• Has Colin ordered or received his Surface Book yet – we don’t know!
• If you have a Surface Book – you won’t need a tablet!

07:00 Interview with Peter
• First job was pumping gas
• Does Peter have an opinion on the topic “Is Windows Phone Dead”
• Running Android apps on Windows Phone
• The “Glance and Go” features of Windows Phone
• What will keep Windows Phone here for 1 and 5 years?
• Couldn’t https://xamarin.com/ allow Windows apps to run on Android?
• Blackberry now has an Android phone – what does this mean for the future of Windows Phone

41:00 Colin – Still talking Lapable
• Colin just toured Surface Labs
• He was in Vegas, but doesn’t remember much about it!
• Is the Surface Book without a GPU too light to be lapable?
• Pennies for the Podcast Sir? - Our Amazon store has been expanded – buy your tech through our link and we’ll earn a few penny
• Samsung Q2U Microphone is both a USB and a standard Microphone!

41:00 Windows Mobile 10 Beta
• Windows Beta – doesn’t crash, battery lasts
• External display, keyboard and mouse works great
• David wonders – why buy a Lumia 950 XL when he already has a Nokia 1520 and a Surface Pro 3?
• Should David trade in his Surface Pro 3 and add $1,000 or keep his SP3 and buy a Lumia 950 XL for about $1,000 (Canadian including docking station and tax)
• Dave has a crush on Continuum
• The Lumia 550 is $150 (US), but can’t do continuum – but you can go to Cuba with the money you save!
• Peter and David wine about what a poorly written program iTunes is!

55:00 Outro – Call for your help with the podcast, please…
• Follow and re-tweet @SurfaceSmiths
• Listen www.SurfaceSmiths.com
• Email Podcast@SurfaceSmith.com
• Purchase Amazon A Store
• Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterHenry999
56:00 Whiskey of the Week – Alberta Premium Rye Whiskey
• Visit your liquor store or the distillery http://www.beamsuntory.com/brands/alberta-premium
• Tastes great out of old Jam Jars!