Observed Tech PODCAST

Keeping an eye on Windows and other things tech!


By Richard Hay

https://www.windowsobserver.com

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 20)

July 04, 2021

This is just our second episode of the year - yes you read that right - just our second show this year. I will explain that and then catch everyone up on my journey of formation and discernment for th

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 19)

January 03, 2021

Happy New Year! It has been too long but after a three-month hiatus we are back with a slightly tweaked format to make the show a little more succinct. Thanks for your patience. We catch-up on the las

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 18)

September 27, 2020

Back after a couple of busy weeks but ready to share the latest across the entire spectrum of the show leading off with a couple of articles about pandemic swindles for those looking for work and why we can't just stick to what we know in this day and ...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 17)

September 13, 2020

In this show we open with a discussion about the return of the Gateway computer brand selling Windows and Android devices in Walmart. In the faith section, classes have begun for year two and I share some details about what the Rite of Candidacy Mass s...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 16)

September 08, 2020

We open this show covering Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020's huge release and my own hands on with Surface Duo including the two aspects of the device that really surprised me. In faith, an update on our online class now that we have a syllabus to see ...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 15)

August 31, 2020

Here at the very end of August in a quite different year than we all expected when it started, there is still plenty to discuss about faith, tech, and space. We kick this episode off with a discussion around returning to movie theaters to watch movies ...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 14)

August 22, 2020

There is plenty of news across our three-fold spectrum for this episode. I wrap up details about the PC build I recently completed and provide some schedule updates for my continued diaconate formation as we prepare for year two. In tech,

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 13)

August 09, 2020

Rolling with a weekly schedule we kick off about my incoming PC build and the parts I am using for this new setup, closing out my first year of formation with some new information on upcoming classes and purchasing my first vestments.

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 12)

August 02, 2020

Busy show today with a lot of news to catch up on from the last five weeks across all three focus areas of the show! I open with my take on Windows 10 running great and the bargain that is Game Pass which everyone should check out.

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 11)

June 28, 2020

It has been just two weeks since our last show, but still a long list of news across the spectrum to discuss including changes to the Windows Insider Program and the latest with the testing and roll out of the new Microsoft Edge.

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 10)

June 14, 2020

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Faith, Tech, and Space PODCAST. Scheduling recordings are still a challenge but one we will get figured out. I lead off with the latest around my formation and the completion of year number one and I share where we are at i...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 9)

May 10, 2020

Back behind the microphone with big updates about my aspirancy formation for the permanent diaconate, updates about the Windows Insider and Edge Insider Programs, a big tech update, and quite a bit of space news this cycle.

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 8)

April 14, 2020

Last episode we recorded in our reconfigured podcast studio. Now we are live streaming our recording session via YouTube. Now you can see my face, hands, and eyes as I share faith, tech, and space. I have updates on my own faith formation,

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 7)

March 29, 2020

In this episode we work our way through the three key areas to discuss faith as it not only relates to my formation but also to how the church is addressing the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. On the tech front,

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 6)

March 09, 2020

Welcome to the sixth episode of Faith, Tech, and Space PODCAST. I kick this show off talking about the latest in my faith formation including updates for online and local classes plus share a little about a local shrine here in Northeast Florida and so...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 5)

February 17, 2020

Welcome to our fifth episode of the podcast. In this show I discuss the latest in my formation studies specifically around the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church which we are studying this semester. On the tech front we finally got our first publi...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 4)

January 26, 2020

In this fourth episode of the podcast I begin the faith portion of the show with a discussion about my recent melanoma diagnosis and then share the latest around my formation including our latest classes and progress as the new year begins.

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 3)

December 29, 2019

In this week's show, I catch you up on my formation during a break over the Christmas period and share some insight into two seasons in the Church - Advent and Christmas. The tech side of the show is packed full of news for Windows Insiders and the lat...

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 2)

December 08, 2019

In this episode of our new podcast, we talk about my current class list in my formation for the Permanent Diaconate, the latest news for #WindowsInsiders and #EdgeInsiders, tech headlines from software, services, and social media.

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Faith, Tech, and Space (Episode 1)

November 17, 2019

In the first episode of Faith, Tech, and Space, I introduce you to my new podcast. This inaugural episode will let me share the approach of this new show and test all of the plumbing to make sure everything is connected and ready for full production.

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Observed Tech PODCAST – The Final Episode #OTP

June 17, 2019

After nearly 10 years, 317 shows, almost 230 hours of me talking, and who knows how many headlines and tech stories that were talked about, I have decided to end the Observed Tech PODCAST. More details in this final episode,

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 315 #OTP

June 10, 2019

This week we delayed recording the show until after Microsoft's big Xbox E3 Media Briefing was held yesterday afternoon. So this show has a lot of stuff related to those announcements from Los Angeles, That gets us caught up with the new game pass opti...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 314 #OTP

June 02, 2019

This week I share about my recent office reorganization and the resulting tech purge that it has resulted in as I start to clear out old technology and e-cycle it. We catch up on a slow week for Windows Insiders and discuss the potential release of the...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 313 #OTP

May 28, 2019

Following a long holiday weekend here in the United States, we catch you up on all the details for the general availability of the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, aka Version 1903, which began last week. Included among those details are key blog posts you ...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 312 #OTP

May 19, 2019

This week we have our normal collection of updates for Windows Insiders with the latest builds and progress across a couple of development branches for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge (Chromium). However, I begin with an explanation of the final state of...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 311 #OTP

May 12, 2019

Welcome to our catch up episode after I spent a week out in Seattle at Microsoft Build. There were a lot of exciting announcements from Microsoft for developers and while some will be experienced by consumers sooner - others will come later in our favo...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 310 #OTP

April 28, 2019

This show is full of Microsoft and Windows news as you would expect. There is Microsoft's latest quarterly earnings report which was very good, updates on Microsoft Edge Chromium work, and even a Windows Insider build for Fast Ring testers for the 20H1...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 309 #OTP

April 14, 2019

This week there was a lot happening in the Microsoft tech world. First, we had the public release of the Microsoft Edge Developer and Canary builds of the company's new Chromium-based browser on Monday. A couple of hours later they then opened up the W...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 308 #OTP

April 07, 2019

What an absolutely eye opening and jaw dropping week. I kick the show off talking about my return from Twitter Exile and then we dive into what might be the biggest news in the history of Windows 10 and discuss what it all means for Windows Insiders an...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 307 #OTP

March 31, 2019

Welcome to the Twitterless episode of the show. Yeah, it has happened again and I explain what I think caused this one and some changes I have planned when (if) the account is restored. Of course there was news around Windows Insider builds and solid i...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 306 #OTP

March 24, 2019

This week I am back in the home studio after spending a week in Redmond at the Microsoft campus for the annual MVP Summit. As always, it was a great week with lots of content, friends and learning. It was also a very busy week for Windows Insiders for ...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 305 #OTP

March 16, 2019

This episode comes to you from Redmond and just a couple of miles from the Microsoft Campus as we get ready to start the annual MVP Summit. Unfortunately, the awesome summit experience begins on a sad note as we learn that one of our fellow MVP's was k...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 304 #OTP

March 10, 2019

We are still wiping the sleep out of our eyes after we lost an hour overnight thanks to Daylight Savings Time here across much of the United States. Among the news this week we learned that Windows 10 officially crossed the 800 million device threshold...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 303 #OTP

March 03, 2019

It was another busy week for Windows Insiders as we had a total of five builds for Windows 10 (19H1 and 20H1) see their way to Windows Insiders test machines. The end is closing in quickly for the upcoming April 2019 Update and we will discuss all of t...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 302 #OTP

February 24, 2019

This week was very busy for Windows Insiders as three different builds were released for testers. Two of the builds came from the Fast Ring for Windows 10 (19H1) and the other one was from the new Skip Ahead Ring for Windows 10 (20H1).

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 301 #OTP

February 17, 2019

After all the fun and commentary around Episode 300 last week, we get started with the next 300 shows this week and there is plenty to talk about. There are big changes happening in the Windows Insiders program as it relates to changes in Microsoft's a...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 300 #OTP

February 10, 2019

Milestone Reached! Technically it is 301 episodes but I explain why this is the one and true 300th episode in this episode. I decided to mark this 300th show by talking about how an episode of Observed Tech comes together.

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 299 #OTP

February 03, 2019

It is Super Bowl Sunday here in the U.S. and I have a Super edition of Observed Tech for you because there was a lot of news this past week across a broad range of subjects. Windows Insiders received a new Fast Ring build for Windows 10 (19H1) and with...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 298 #OTP

January 28, 2019

It was a great time to be a Windows Insider this past week as there were client, server, and development releases for testers. The Windows 10 (19H1) Build 18323 release also marked a significant milestone in the seventh feature updates development cycl...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 297 #OTP

January 20, 2019

A busy week begins with news about the end of support for Windows 10 Mobile and Windows 7 which is in December 2019 and January 2020 respectively. We had a new build in the Windows Insider program and it continues the trend over the last few builds of ...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 296 #OTP

January 14, 2019

We begin this episode with a reminder that the Windows 7 End of Lifecycle Support clock is ticking and pointing out a Twitter account that you can follow to keep up with the countdown. We also had a new Windows Insider build to talk about along with a ...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 295 #OTP

January 06, 2019

Welcome to the first episode of 2019! We get back at it this week catching up on the latest build released for Windows Insiders, a closer look at Windows Sandbox in Windows 10 19H1, and Cortana being quieter during the OOBE.

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 294 #OTP

December 23, 2018

This is it - we have reached the end of 2018. A total of 40 episodes and nearly 23,000 listens along the way and this is our final episode of the year. We will be back in two weeks to kick of 2019 with Episode 295.

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 293 #OTP

December 16, 2018

We kick this show off by talking about what was thought to be a privacy violation with Windows 10 and turned out to be inconsistent naming of data which is collected. Next up we touch base on the latest information coming out of Redmond around a potent...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 292 #OTP

December 09, 2018

Once again this week we have a massive piece of news to discuss when it comes to Windows 10 and this time it shakes out fairly positive despite a handful of detractors about the news. Although there was no new Windows Insider builds for Fast Ring this ...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 291 #OTP

December 02, 2018

Great to be back behind the mike after some downtime and so we catch up on a lot of news both from this past week and a few items from the week before that are of note. Plenty happening in the Windows Insider world including a new build for testers and...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 290 #OTP

November 16, 2018

A very rare Friday edition of the show as I start some downtime but so much happened this past week that I needed to get behind the mike and talk about it with you all. Leading things off was my unexpected and still unexplained suspension from Twitter ...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 289 #OTP

November 11, 2018

This week we kick off with the latest in the Windows Insider Program and I share some thoughts on the tweaks we are seeing and what it might mean for the direction of the 19H1 feature update. We are also another week without any updates about the re-re...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 288 #OTP

November 04, 2018

Once again we are talking about the still to happen re-release of the October 2018 Update. I shared my thoughts on the one thing that could make things much clearer for everyone involved. I also share where we are at with current releases in the Window...

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 287 #OTP

October 28, 2018

We start off by talking about the latest build in the Windows 10 19H1 development branch and the stagnant status of the re-release process for the October 2018 Update. Currently that feature update is still being tested by Slow and Release Preview Ring...

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