episodes featuring James Bilsbrough

James has worked in technology for most of his adult-life, mostly in the support space. He’s a proud nerd who isn’t afraid to tell you he knows far more about Federation starships than one would normally expect.

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BT

Playing with Wires

James is joined by Phil and Stu Ashby, twin retired hacker types who were instrumental in the creation of a truly interesting online gaming service from the ’90s that worked through dial-up modems whilst keeping latency relatively low, even by today’s standards.

Alex, Jae, and James recording this episode together on SquadCast.
Apple Event

Fastest Event Yet

James and Jae are joined by Alex Lowe for our traditional Apple Event discussion. We unpack what the new m3 powered Macs mean in terms of performance, why 8 GB of memory is probably enough, and join our friends at The Iconfactory in celebrating 20 years of xScope.

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Code

Adventures in Programming

James is joined by long-time friend Joel Drapper to discuss the world of programming. We discuss Joel’s journey to becoming a Ruby focussed developer, as well as the open-source work he’s contributing to the Ruby community.

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Blind

Why Not Blind Accessibility?

Accessibility is something we’re very passionate about here, after all both James and Jae have their own challenges. So, it was an absolute pleasure to chat with Brandon Cole (aka SuperBlindMan) to chat all about how video games can be accessible to those with a wide range of vision issues.

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Apple

Lightning Be Gone

Yes, we’re back! Your Apple Event dream team of Jae, James, and Alex gather on SquadCast to discuss Apple’s recent event and our thoughts on the new iPhone 15, 15 Pro, and of course the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2.

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Cloud

OnLive: A Cloud to the Past

Cloud Gaming is something many of us have probably heard about or toyed with. But, have you ever heard about OnLive? Jae and James talk with Jay and Omega of Thoughtable Network about a storm in the history of Cloud Gaming and how that might portend the future of this innovative gaming delivery method.

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Console

Switched

James is joined by Chris Brandrick from Switch Weekly to look back over the last 6 years and counting of the Nintendo Switch’s success and its shortcomings.

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Author

Writer’s Pad

James is joined by author and all round tech nerd, Matt Gemmell to chat about writing novels entirely on an iPad, how self-publishing is the most accessible it has been for a long time, and a nice intro to the world of mechanical keyboards.

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Apple

WWDC 2023

Better late than never, our epic #WWDC2023 episode is ready for your listening pleasure. James and Jae are joined by friend of the show, Alex Lowe, to discuss the key points from Apple’s latest event.

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Cloud

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.