Mavis - Episodes Tagged with “Microsoft”

Episode 39: I Gave It to You Because It Was Crap

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0100

An evening-made episode of Mavis in which we discuss Jordans new Surface Book and the pains of his old one, Electron apps and their issues, Jony Ive leaving Apple and modern day computing.

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Episode 27: The Pages Scrape on the Quilt

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 05:00:00 +0000

After a break, we have some catching up to do! We discuss Apple’s September event, Surface’s October event and the new MacBook Air’s, Mac Mini’s and the long awaited iPad Pro’s from Apple’s October Event! Andrew has new devices, Jordan has been doing more reading and wants a Kindle, wrapping up with Jules and Andrew catch up on what our 2019 planners will be!

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Episode 26: Potentially Incriminating

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:30:00 +0100

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!

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Episode 22: Sausages Across My Watch

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0100

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.

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Episode 21: Organise My Lists, and Life

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 23 May 2018 05:00:00 +0100

Back in to the swing of things, we catch up on our Theme for the Year’s, and how it’s affecting our productivity, routines and life overall. Julian goes all in on iPhone and loves his new Apple Watch.

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Episode 18: Me, My Burger, My Shielding System

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000

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.

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Episode 17: Lazy in a Good Way

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000

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!

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Episode 16: Unreasonably Unreasonable

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000

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.

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Episode 14: The Reverse Hump

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000

It’s Andrew’s turn to be ill! Will the next generation of MacBooks have Face ID? Scanning documents and going paperless with the Doxie. Shredding techniques included. Jordan has a new wallet. Julian has a new keyboard. Rounding out the first 2018 episode with our “Themes for the Year”.

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Episode 11: Guys, Embrace the Notch

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000

We’re back and kicking off the episode with follow up, batteries during travel and a discussion of US plugs and why Andrew doesn’t get along with them. Andrew gets an iPhone X and falls in love. Jules’ thoughts on the Surface Mobile. What is it? How will it fit in to the world? Closing with talks about the Apple tax, would you pay it? We would.

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Episode 9: The Functionality? Stupid.

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:00:00 +0100

New Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPhone 8 and iPhone X. Issues with iOS 11 GM. Jordans new Baron Fig notebook set. Finishing up with some stories on how we got in to software engineering.

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Episode 7: The Notch

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 05:00:00 +0100

Julian fixes his Lumia 950 XL in a “smart” way. The iPhone 8 finally gets it’s discussion, back to Touch ID nightmares and more importantly, how will The Notch turn out?! Ending the show with a good old chat about gaming histories, feeling nostalgic and getting stupidly close to relapsing our addictions with games.

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Episode 6: Money Plus Sunset Deluxe

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 05:00:00 +0100

Recapping the Lemsip & hot drink discussion following Andrews brief illness, before moving on to follow up with the use of tabs, Jordans new Sharbo LT3 and the new Campfire Field Notes. Andrew then discusses his new iMac, the setup process and how he’s finding the trackpad. Finishing up with some casual talk about personal financial management, modern banking and how AI’s could help with management and investments.

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Episode 5: It’s Not a Problem If You like It

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 05:00:00 +0100

Why wouldn’t someone clean out their tabs, and why would you use a handful of browsers at once?! Jordan and Julian try to explain. Andrew gets a new machine, but finds himself in a predicament. Slack vs Teams, why both and how do they compare?

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Episode 4: Emojay

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0100

After clearing up some stationery follow up, including a revised review on the Kuru Toga Advance from Jordan, the guys discuss Windows Phones, Julian considering a temporary iPhone and a heated discussion on iPhone’s and Samsung Phones vs their release cycles.

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Episode 3: Package Full of Mess

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0100

Messy fountain pens, a Bing notebook, a review on the Kuru Toga Advance pencil and a discussion on how the hosts stay productive day in and day out.

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Episode 1: I Hope I Won’t Be Dead in 5 Years

Andrew Hathaway, Julian Kay and Jordan Appleson — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0100

Starting with why Jules says “bing it” and doesn’t like Google, it doesn’t take long for the guys to discuss device authentication and Essential phone. Swiftly moving on to where the big-5 tech companies get their revenue from, and where it could go in the future.

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