Tech/Life

In this episode I sat down with Harry Lowton. Once long ago part of PowerON, now at Microsoft as a Technical Account Strategist and living in the USA.We caught up on routes into IT that might not be the traditional way, life changing events such as having a new born and generally catching up on what he now does with Microsoft and keeps his work life organised.Harry also runs his own YouTube channel that you can follow here:https://www.youtube.com/c/HarryLowtonITAnd check out the Atomic Habits book that we discussed:https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299/

While at MMS in May 2022, I was able to catch a few people to sit down with and have a quick chat.I caught up with Mike Danoski Principal Program Manager at Microsoft in the Intune team. We discussed Policy in Intune, how it's changed and still changing... organising calendar and emails and how it's not always a 9to5 life.Make sure to check out Mike's Twitter:https://twitter.com/MikeDanoski

While at MMS in May 2022, I was able to catch a few people to sit down with and have a quick chat.I caught up with Ben Whitmore, Consultant and and new MVP in Enterprise Mobility. We mainly talk technology in this episode as that's Ben's passion, but as we discuss, you need to know when to close the laptop and get some downtime.Apologies in advance for the audio in this episode, we had lots of interference with the main audio recording source so had to fall to the backup which didn't handle our location great, but it was a good episode so didn't want to miss it out!Make sure to check out Ben's Twitter and Blogging on MSEndpointMgr:https://twitter.com/bytebenhttps://msendpointmgr.com/

While at MMS in May 2022, I was able to catch a few people to sit down with and have a quick chat.I caught up with ex-Microsoftie and founder of PatchMyPC, Justin Chalfant and found out what what are some of the driving goals for PatchMyPC and their impact on Admins, how Justin consumes information and organises himself, his passion for Ice Hockey and what tech he see's as interesting and evolving.Make sure to check out PatchMyPC and Justin's YouTube and Twitter:https://patchmypc.com/How-To Guides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amrg_mlFvuk&list=PLlbnpTGUMlnXND6or4NNTcr7qoURGIgDjTwitter:https://twitter.com/SetupConfigMgr

While at MMS in May 2022, I was able to catch a few people to sit down with and have a quick chat.I caught up with Windows Update Rockstar, Aria Carley and found out what she's working on as a Microsoft Senior Program Manager, learnt that she knows how to ride a bike, studied Biology, Inorganic Chemistry and a language!Make sure to check out her on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ariaupdatedAlso, be sure to watch Aria's epic Ignite session on "Managing Windows Updates in the Cloud" and marvel at her ability to write backwards live!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwdaEjI2354

While at MMS in May 2022, I was able to catch a few people to sit down with and have a quick chat.I caught up with ex-MVP like myself, Steve Buchanan and found out what he's working on now he's at Microsoft as a Principal Program Manager, learnt that he knows Kung Fu and what keeps him sane/drives him insane!Make sure to check out Steve's blog and Twitter:https://www.buchatech.com/https://twitter.com/buchatech

Welcome to balancing Life with Tech, otherwise known as the Tech/Life Podcast...Listen in with us to get insights from various people within the Technology world across Microsoft, Cloud, Desktop Management, Datacentres, productivity... but... not just tech talk.I'm looking to balance the conversation with understanding the individual person as well.Great, they might be a Rockstar or Microsoft MVP, but what makes them tick.How do they learn? what keeps them sane and fills their life with joy?What stops them murdering the next person they have to ask if they've turned it off and on again?