When Apple announced new M2-based Macs, a new HomePod, and the launch of Advanced Data Protection with little more than a press release and video on their site, we were caught a little off guard. Whilst we’re not a news show, per se, we wanted

Charging Status: January 2023

Jan 28th, 2023 1h 11m

Happy New Year, everyone! We’re back, a little bit later than planned, with a bunch of EV and charging news that popped up since we last spoke to you in December.Over our Christmas break, we had a bit of a behind-the-scenes chat about how w

Ollie, Space Karen, and an API

Jan 23rd, 2023 1h 12m

The last week or so has seen some extraordinary rubbish behaviour from Twitter regarding their API for third-party clients, like Twitterrific and Tweetbots. Users found themselves unable to access their timelines via anything but the official a

Steam Life on Deck

Jan 16th, 2023 1h 2m

For those of us who grew up with Game Boys and Game Gears, maybe even an Atari Lynx, the concept of full desktop gaming in a portable form factor has been on our wishlist for a very long time. So, the question we discuss with Noah from Steam De

Something, Something, Blockchain

Jan 9th, 2023 1h 27m

The idea of a non-taxed, non-regulated, digital currency can sound incredibly appealing for many uses, but are cryptocurrencies all they’re cracked up to be and should we be advocating their use? That’s what we discuss with the published resear

What’s New With SquadCast

Jan 2nd, 2023 1h 10m

As many of you know, we use SquadCast to record every episode of Crossed Wires, and indeed Charging Status. It’s been such a genuine pleasure to build a relationship, mostly thanks to Jae’s existing connection, with the team at SquadCast.In

A Discussion of Macintosh

Dec 26th, 2022 1h 39m

With the Macintosh having such a long history, and Apple doing so much over the platform’s life I wanted to get a panel together to discuss all things Mac collecting and our thoughts on past and present.I’m really pleased to be joined by re

The Theatre of Social Media

Dec 19th, 2022 1h 20m

Content Warning: This episode talks about the potential harm of social media in quite some detail, and whilst no details are discussed, we do make mention of people ending their lives as a result of social media. In future, we will endeavour to

The Gaming News Cycle

Dec 12th, 2022 1h 4m

Over the last few years, I’ve become much more of what could be considered a ‘Gamer’, being a Mac user somewhat excluded me from modern gaming and I’d play much more casual games on my iPhone and iPad. After picking up a Nintendo Switch, I star

Charging Status: December 2022

Dec 7th, 2022 1h

We have quite a fully-packed show for you this month, with a lot of new vehicles being announced or having more details revealed about them. We also have a bit of a chat about the London ULEV zone expansion, as well as cyclists and eScooters (w

Green Bubbles

Dec 5th, 2022 1h 10m

Over the last ten years or so, we've seen a huge growth in the number of messaging platforms. With Google recently putting massive pressure on Apple to adopt the RCS standard, I wanted to have a discussion about the security and privacy of the

Cloud Backup & Storage

Nov 28th, 2022 1h 33m

There's a very common saying within the IT support space, that there are two types of users; those who have lost data and those who are going to. The only way to stop data loss is to make sure you have a robust backup strategy. Because backup i

Solar Powered

Nov 21st, 2022 53m 1s

As energy costs are at an all-time high, many people are looking for ways to cut costs and become more self-sufficient. When it comes to solar power, there are effectively two ways to do this, a whole-home solar setup that requires a reasonably

Mastodon – Into the Fediverse

Nov 14th, 2022 1h 8m

When I first joined Twitter, I remember the excitement and intrigue over this new platform, using great third-party apps and having intelligent conversations with people. Sadly, those days look like they have already, or are soon going to be, g

All About Podcasts

Nov 7th, 2022 47m 45s

Yes, this is a podcast episode of a podcast with two podcasters talking about podcasting, say that as quickly as you can and you may win a prize!*You’ll have heard Arielle’s name pop up on many episodes of this show, as she’s been such an i

Charging Status: November 2022

Nov 4th, 2022 54m 35s

There’s been a lot of EV and charging news since we last recorded, so we run through all the latest UK focussed news and try to add our thoughts to the stories. Also, Alex gives his thoughts on the Mini Electric based on his 48-hour test drive

Charging Status: November 2022

Nov 4th, 2022 54m 35s

Digital Identity

Oct 31st, 2022 45m 54s

When you ask most people about email, they probably show a genuine lack of interest, it’s not new and it’s not fancy. But, email still plays a hugely important part in our daily lives, and even more so in business.We talk with Helen about t

Music on the Amiga

Oct 24th, 2022 49m 20s

As many of you know, the Amiga A600 was my childhood computer, so when I saw Ravi doing a DJ set in ‘The Cave’ with Neil a few years back, I was mesmerised. I’m not musical, but music technology has always been an interest. So it was genuinely

Floating Hippy Villages

Oct 17th, 2022 57m 48s

Amanda Sloan is a friend I’ve known for years, actually longer than I’ve known James; I’ve known both for a long time. Amanda and I first met when I replied to her tweet about a hippy village floating on the water. I once met her and her partne

Sleep With Us

Oct 10th, 2022 50m 30s

It’s my first time hosting a podcast since my 19 months hiatus from my former show. I had a great time returning to podcasting, and I believe James wasn’t too disappointed in my skills. Our guest was someone I was going to interview on my previ

Charging Status: October 2022

Oct 5th, 2022 51m 5s

Alex and I sat down to kick off our new show, focusing on the electric vehicle and charging news for the UK.This is a show where we really want to hear from you, so do leave your comments below, email us at [email protected] o

Action Packed Retro

Oct 3rd, 2022 44m 20s

One of the things that frustrate me the most about my eyesight issues, along with a few other problems, is that I can’t tinker with hardware as much as I’d like to. So, when I discovered Action Retro on YouTube, I admit I became hooked on Sean’

Can Hip Hop Save the World?

Sep 26th, 2022 52m 40s

I’ll be the first to admit my music taste doesn’t usually extend to Hip Hop, beyond some very cheesy 90s Christian tracks. Still, when Manny reached out via the fantastic SquadPod community, I knew we had to chat about how technology and Hip Ho

Insert Coin to Continue

Sep 20th, 2022 59m 25s

A lot of my memories of being younger revolve around summer holidays to the seaside, where there was always a reasonably well stocked arcade not far away. I’d spend a lot of my summer spending money on various games, which at the time were so e