Mavis

Episode 28: The True Pen Addict

November 19th, 2018  |  1 hr 36 mins

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Brad Dowdy, The Pen Addict, joins us as our very first guest on Mavis to talk all about the world of stationery! After catching up with who Brad is and what Brad does, we talk Jetstreams and “standard pens”, getting in to fountain pens, productivity in paper and overall talk about a bunch of great pens, pencils and paper!

Episode 26: Potentially Incriminating

September 11th, 2018  |  1 hr 32 mins

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Andrew has taken the simple approach to his desk as the corner-extension arrives soon, oh and we have Mavis stickers! Julian has a new Surface Go device and found his iPhone to be helpful for staying in touch with work-things. Lastly, we discuss designing software with a colour-filter active, Andrew rages at Teams and the upcoming Apple & Surface events!

Episode 24: It’s MacRumoured

July 4th, 2018  |  1 hr 4 mins

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Andrew experiences High Sierra’s & Mojave’s Window Server bugs and Microsoft’s Andromeda device was featured on The Verge & Mac Rumours. Jules’ currently performing his summer review in which he has made some interesting changes to his devices! We also discuss how the Read Later problem is not solved yet.

Episode 23: Revitalised

June 20th, 2018  |  1 hr 30 mins

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We now know Siri Shortcuts is better than Workflow! Jordan has a new phone, Andrews is scratched to hell. After Andrews Theme of the Year wasn’t going so well, and had to be adjusted, he’s turned it around and made some changes, including a migration to OmniFocus and major changes in “The System”.

Episode 22: Sausages Across My Watch

June 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 17 mins

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Microsoft buys GitHub and appoints Xamarin CEO. Moving swiftly past tvOS, we discuss the changes in iOS12, watchOS 5 and macOS that matter to us and Jules and Jordan discuss WSLtty and terminal emulators in Windows.

Episode 20: Star Trek Special

May 9th, 2018  |  1 hr 10 mins

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Following the finale of Star Trek Discovery, Jordan & Julian talk Star Trek. All of Star Trek.

Warning: Discovery spoilers!

Episode 19: Help Me Lift the iPad off the Table

March 14th, 2018  |  1 hr 37 mins

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Andrew receives his ErgoDox EZ and can no longer compute. Julian takes the iPhone onboard as a device in his life, but has a few more itches to scratch alongside a realisation. Julian also got a Surface Book 2, we discuss how Windows power management, the USB-C life and new iPads with Face ID. Finally, a chat about our favourite podcasts and when we listen to them, with a public announcement and a special after show clip.

Episode 18: Me, My Burger, My Shielding System

February 28th, 2018  |  1 hr 25 mins

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The HomePod causes marks yet Andrew still considers one. Did Jordan create workflow yet? Apple’s emoji decision is causing issues not just on Apple platforms, Jordan eats chips with a fork and unhappiness with a Field Notes addition. In a bold move, Julian tries an iPhone for the first time and gives iOS a big review, from a Windows Phone users point of view.

Episode 17: Lazy in a Good Way

February 14th, 2018  |  1 hr 25 mins

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What colour is a Klingon’s blood? Andrew’s Turn Touch arrives, Jordan is using MindNode and Andrew is trying to be aware using Trello. Jordan finally takes the plunge on an Amazon Echo Dot, and the HomePod goes in to preorder!

Episode 16: Unreasonably Unreasonable

January 31st, 2018  |  1 hr 17 mins

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Follow up with Surface Phone and Windows on ARM, ergonomic keyboards and the Surface Ergonomic keyboards leading on to productive desk setups and Andrew’s new 13” MacBook Pro. Nintendo’s Labo cardboard awesomeness and Microsofts failings with buggy applications.