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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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.

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Interface

A Good Day to Podcast!

Podcasts, the final frontier. These are the musings of James and Gedeon, their just over an hour’s mission to boldly talk about Star Trek like so many have done before. Engage!

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Ban

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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App Store

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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AI

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.