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254: AirTag Development

May 17th, 2021  |  41 mins 10 secs

airtag, android, apple, eddystone, ibeacon, ios, xamarin

Apple AirTags are here, and Frank is ready to do some programming with them... but can he? What are Apple's mysterious APIs that should work with this wonderful device do?

531: How AI Saved Our Lost Podcast Recording

September 7th, 2026  |  37 mins 54 secs

In Episode 531 James and Frank recount a near‑disastrous data loss when local recordings died seven minutes in, forcing them to rely on Zencastr's cloud-recovery button and a hopeful rescue email. They walk through the panic and the clever fix—using GitHub Copilot CLI/Baby Luna, FFmpeg and AI-assisted workflows to rebuild a muxed video, repair audio‑video drift, and underscore lessons about testing restores and trusting backups.

495: 2025 Wrapped - The Official Year of AI Development

December 29th, 2025  |  1 hr 24 mins

James and Frank unwrap 2025 as the Year of AI Development, covering new models, the rise of agents, and editor integrations like Copilot in VS Code that changed how developers write and maintain code. You’ll hear practical takeaways—how next-edit, local models, RAG/vectorization and app‑on‑demand sped prototyping, slashed maintenance time, and why the hosts think the AI boom has legs into 2026 despite looming uncertainty.

451: Mac mini dongles & AI?!?!

February 24th, 2025  |  36 mins 51 secs

AI, USB dongles, more AI, and more dongles? What is even going on this episode?

441: AI Driven Development

December 16th, 2024  |  31 mins 19 secs

Start with AI first is James' new plan for just about everything he does. We discuss some wins we have had recently with infusing AI into our workstream.

409: Let's Discuss AI Devices

May 6th, 2024  |  1 hr 2 mins

The Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin are here! Is this the future of AI devices? We discuss what we really think and what we really want.

402: AI Made Easy with Smart Components for ASP.NET Core Web Apps

March 18th, 2024  |  32 mins 30 secs

AI is here for your Blazor, MVC, and Razor pages apps with Smart Components and is super simple. Use a control and AI is infused and ready to go!

364: What is an AI Developer?

June 26th, 2023  |  36 mins 41 secs

AI is all around us and everyone is talking about it. As a developer, what do we actually need to know to start developing for and with AI? Are we data scientists? Are we prompt engineers? Or are we just consumers of APIs? We discuss in this week's pod.

Microsoft Engineer Scott Seiber on Early AI with Microsoft Bob's Rover and Our AI Future

April 22nd, 2025  |  11 mins 42 secs

Scott helped revolutionize how Microsoft software operates on Mac, bridging the Windows-Mac divide long before cross-platform excellence was the norm. He also contributed significantly to Microsoft Bob, a daring initiative designed to bring a human touch to computing by creating an engaging, accessible interface. Join me as we explore the fascinating stories behind these pivotal contributions!

532: HydraFusion: Multi-Model Orchestration Changes Everything

September 14th, 2026  |  42 mins 38 secs

Discover how multi-model orchestration is revolutionizing AI development. James and Frank explore strategic use of reasoning levels with smaller

models—achieving 90-95% cost savings without sacrificing quality—and introduce Hydrofusion, GitHub's game-changing runtime that intelligently routes tasks across models. Learn how to build enterprise-grade features asynchronously while slashing your AI token bills.