This week's links are all about Microsoft programming tools and technology.

I've been heavily Linux, Node and Raspberry Pi for a while, so time for Microsoft links this week.

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This is the first post I've written mostly on my DIY Productivity Tablet.

I call it my “poor man's Surface.”

What I like about the Surface is that it can run a real, productive operating system on a tablet.

What I hate about the Surface is that it costs more than a high end notebook. That means I'd never carry it around as a tablet.

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