Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
Apple makes incredible products. The tips and insights that actually help are harder to find. Basic AF cuts through the hype cycles and gets straight to what matters for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch users. Plus, app recommendations, gear reviews, AI tools, and the everyday tech that actually shows up in your life. Every other Monday, Tom Anderson and Jeff Battersby bring 25+ years of real-world Apple experience to practical, insightful conversations for people like you.
Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
Airing of Grievances
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In this episode:
- We’re doing a giveaway
- Dreary Siri
- Multi-display disappointments
- System Settings
- AirPlay anomalies
- MacBook keyboard shine
Links from the show:
- Report Details Turmoil Behind Apple's AI Efforts, 'Siri X,' and Headset Voice Controls
- Connect one or more external displays with your Mac
- Customize your Mac with System Settings
- Use AirPlay to stream audio
- How to clean your Apple products
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Contact Us
- Drop us a line at feedback@basicafshow.com
- You’ll find Jeff at @reyespoint on Threads and reyespoint.bsky.social on Bluesky
- Find Tom at @tomanderson on Threads
- Join Tom’s newsletter, Apple Talk, for more Apple coverage and tips & tricks.
- Tom has a new YouTube channel
- Show artwork by the great Randall Martin Design
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Intro Music: Psychokinetics - The Chosen
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