Crossed Wires
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We love technology, both old and new, and want to explore how it can be used in positive and ethical ways. Check out our podcasts, videos, and live streams.

Recent Episodes

Jos, Jae, and James recording this episode.

Your Next Cloud?

James and Jae are joined by Jos Poortvliet, co-founder and marketing director at Nextcloud to talk, unsurprisingly all things Nextcloud and why it may be a great alternative to things like Office 365 and Google Workspace.

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Jae, Rachel, and James recording this episode.

Banned!

Jae and James are joined by Rachel Hanson to take a look at what lies beneath the myriad of potential ‘TikTok Ban’ legislations and other bills like the UK’s ‘Online Safety Bill’ to see what it actually means for our online freedom and privacy.

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James and Canis recording this episode.

The Ferrite Attraction

James joined by Canis, the developer of Ferrite by Wooji Juice, to talk about the iOS exclusive audio editing app’s origins, some of its best features, as well as some nerdy under-the-hood insights into building for such a powerful app for iOS.

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Chatting AI Ethics

Jae and James are joined by returning guest, Dr. Catherine Flick, to have a chat about the ethics of tools like ChatGPT and the general concepts of LLMs (Large Language Models) in AI. We also look at some of the privacy concerns around using such tools.

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Wireless Functionality

Jae and James are joined by good friend of the show, Alex, to take a deep dive into the hows and whys of WiFi. We chat about mesh, the problems with boosters / extenders, and look at what you can to do improve your existing setup if you can’t upgrade your WiFi gear.

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