00:00 – Introductions – The Surface Smiths Podcast is a member of the TechPodcast Network. Word of the week is Lappable. Colin is still away so this week Sean Kearney is a guest host and Matt is here to help out

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01:25 – David asks and Sean explains about the MVP Summit

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03:56 – Discussion of extended warranties

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05:40 – Is a tub of rice as good as an extended warranty?

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06:55 – Be nice to you Tech Support and don’t lie to them

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07:33 – Dave unveils the Latitude Rugged Tablet military spec device that Dell has lent to us for evaluation. It even has a stealth mode for covert operations. The boys talk about the unit and the use cases it serves.

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15:25 – Dave is looking for ideas to really put the Dell Latitude Rugged Tablet to the test and make a video. Please send your suggestions to us.

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16:20 – Matt tells us about the SlowMo Guys on YouTube

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18:55 – David unveils his Surface Book – Here is Sean’s

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20:50 – Dave addresses the lapability issues with the Surface Book among other issues

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22:05 – Ejecting the clipboard and using it without the keyboard – pros and cons

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25:38 – Surface Book ports

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28:52 – Microsoft Bob on the Surface Book

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29:55 – Comparing Surface Book with Surface Pro

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31:21 – Sean the human soundboard

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33:30 – How impressed was Dave’s wife with the Surface Book?

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34:09 – Surface book reduces IT support costs?

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34:50 – The Surface Book has no Kensington Lock slot but the docking station does

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38:05 – The Surface Book should have LTE for security purposes – it prevent s people from using insecure hotspots

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39:25 – Sean is not as portable as an LTE SOC

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40:40 – No Lumia 950XL updates

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41:45 – There’s no whiskey in the studio this week so the boys are heading out for drinks. Abrupt Stop