It's been a hectic few months here for the team, but on November 4th 2024 we sat down with Alex Lowe for coverage of Apple's end of October announcements for their new m4 powered Macs. Apologies this episode is so late in coming to you, but we hope you enjoy the Christmas Present!

We discuss how these style of announcements works better for content creators, the power of the new m4 chips, and the unbelievable size of the new Mac mini.

Apple Intelligence played a major role in all of the product announcements, so we discuss our thoughts on the utility of Apple's AI efforts. Of course, this was recorded before Apple Intelligence came to the UK in the latest iOS and macOS updates.

Have you picked up any of the new m4 based Macs, or maybe you have some views on Apple Intelligence? We'd love to hear from you, so please send us a note to podcast@crossedwires.net, or why not come join the discussion on our Discord server.

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As you'll hear in the episode, Jae has recently gone through a difficult mental health journey and so as well as sharing her story, we're also trying to raise $1,000 for the wonderful mental health charity, To Write Love on Her Arms, and you can donate directly via https://crossedwires.net/charity. We use Tiltify, which means all of your donations go directly to the charity.

"Don't you people backup? I backup, and I don't even know what backing up means!" - Nicola Murray, Secretary of State for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship

If you have any kind of file that's important to you, be that a treasured family photo, your latest research paper, or just the list of the co-ordinates of your best places in Minecraft, you'll want to make sure it's kept safe, right? Well, just syncing that to the cloud isn't really enough, you need a proper backup strategy too.

Part of a good backup strategy is having a backup that isn't in the same place as your computer, and this is where a good cloud backup service is so important. Our friends at Backblaze provide simple, reliable, and affordable backup options for your Mac or Windows PCs for just $9/month. You can get a 15 day free-trial when you follow this link to sign up.

• Apple's Product Announcements:
  • iMac
  • Mac mini
  • MacBook Pro
• All of Apple’s Macs now start with 16GB of RAM (The Verge)
• Apple’s Craig Federighi Explains Apple Intelligence Delays, Siri’s Future and More | WSJ (YouTube)
• A new home for Pixelmator (Pixelmator Blog)

1. 00:00:04:...

Without fail, Apple released their next iPhone, a new Apple Watch and some new software for their range of devices. What we didn't expect was for Apple to take a step into the hearing aid market with new firmware coming ot the AirPods Pro 2 later this year.

As with any other Apple event, Jae and James are joined by Alex Lowe from The Interface and this time returning guest Gedeon Maheux from The Iconfactory comes along for the ride, which far less Star Trek diversions than you may expect!

What did you think about Apple's new products and their latest software? We'd love to hear from you, so please send us a note to podcast@crossedwires.net, or why not come join the discussion on our Discord server.

If you liked this episode or any of our content, we’d greatly appreciate any little bit of support you can throw our way over at our Ko-Fi page.

"Don't you people backup? I backup, and I don't even know what backing up means!" - Nicola Murray, Secretary of State for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship

If you have any kind of file that's important to you, be that a treasured family photo, your latest research paper, or just the list of the co-ordinates of your best places in Minecraft, you'll want to make sure it's kept safe, right? Well, just syncing that to the cloud isn't really enough, you need a proper backup strategy too.

Part of a good backup strategy is having a backup that isn't in the same place as your computer, and this is where a good cloud backup service is so important. Our friends at Backblaze provide simple, reliable, and affordable backup options for your Mac or Windows PCs for just $9/month. You can get a 15 day free-trial when you follow this link to sign up.

• Watch the Apple Event
• The Interface - Alex's tech and automative news and review site.
• The Iconfactory - Great apps and services from Ged and co!
• Walaroo - Fantastic wallpapers for your Mac and iOS devices
• Gedeon Maheux on Mastodon
• Educating AI - Our chat with Zack about how AI impacted his high school graduation.
• Using the Passwords App (Apple)

1. 00:00:05: Introductions
2. 00:04:27: Event Thoughts
3. 00:09:11: iPhone 16
4. 00:19:02: Apple Watch Series 10
5. 00:29:54: Apple’s Health Focus
6. 00:36:30: AirPods
7. 00:56:15: iOS & iPadOS 18
8. 01:13:12: Passwords
9. 01:19:57: Math notes
10. 01:26:12: EU Regulators
11. 01:33:53: RCS
12. 01:36:52: Apple Intelligence
13. 01:47:25: Wrapping Up

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW

Do you remember when smartphones weren't just running Apple or Google's OS, when you really did need a stylus to do anything, and when the very idea of connectivity to the Internet was a expensive affair involving PCMCIA, CompactFlash, or SD based adaptors? Our panel does!

Joining us once again are the wonderful Dan Vincent, Sean (aka. Action Retro), and Steve (aka Mac84) to dive into the world of handheld computing before the iPhone and Android era. We try to stay on topic, which proves a challenge with Sean's unusual definitions of handhelds cropping up along the way.

What are your handheld computing memories, where you in camp Palm or firmly in the Pocket PC / Windows CE... pocket? We'd love to hear from you, so please send us a note to podcast@crossedwires.net, or why not come join the discussion on our Discord server.

If you liked this episode or any of our content, we’d greatly appreciate any little bit of support you can throw our way over at our Ko-Fi page.

"Don't you people backup? I backup, and I don't even know what backing up means!" - Nicola Murray, Secretary of State for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship

If you have any kind of file that's important to you, be that a treasured family photo, your latest research paper, or just the list of the co-ordinates of your best places in Minecraft, you'll want to make sure it's kept safe, right? Well, just syncing that to the cloud isn't really enough, you need a proper backup strategy too.

Part of a good backup strategy is having a backup that isn't in the same place as your computer, and this is where a good cloud backup service is so important. Our friends at Backblaze provide simple, reliable, and affordable backup options for your Mac or Windows PCs for just $9/month. You can get a 15 day free-trial when you follow this link to sign up.

• Guests
  • Dan Vincent: Userlandia (YouTube) / Mastodon
  • Sean: Action Retro (YouTube) / Mastodon
  • Steve: Mac84 (YouTube) / Mastodon
• yBasic - Palm DB - The BASIC app Sean used on his Palm
• Graffiti (Palm OS) - WikiPedia
• Casio Cassiopeia E-125 - WikiPedia
• Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary) - The Verge on YouTube
• The Cybiko Experience: a Handheld Computer for Year 2000 Teens - LGR on YouTube
• Nokia N-Gage QD - WikiPedia

1. 00:00:04: Introductions
2. 00:07:14: Our First Handhelds
3. 00:18:32: The Pen Computing Era
4. 00:32:42: Palm
5. 00:40:04: Cybiko
6. 00:44:15: Windows CE & PocketPC
7. 00:52:21: The Appeal of Handhelds
8. 00:58:28: The Demise of Standalone Handhelds
9. 01:06:55: What Do We Miss?
10. 01:19:59: First Dumb & Smartphones
11. 01:32:18: Wrapping Up

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