Apple did it. They finally did it. They’ve also been doing it for sometime but only know is anyone paying attention because they used the acronym. Lidia and Paul react to the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). What they’re excited about, what they’re perhaps somewhat skeptical of (spoiler: it’s all the creative stuff).

It’s then Paul’s turn to indulge in a pet topic of “why do we get what we think technology will be” or is there too much influence taken from science fiction in technology advances?

There’s another edition of AI therapy… and a diversion into the topic of a transgressive musical.

• https://www.theverge.com/24171190/apple-wwdc-2024-biggest-announcements
• iPad crush ad
• AvenueQ
• Le Voyage dans la Lune
• San Bernadino
• Baudrillard

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The episode in which we sort of react to and review Demofest with a promise to come back with a deeper dive once they’ve both actually had an opportunity to review the content(!).

They share stories of attempting to bend the will of hotel room technology. Whether or not it’s overkill to bring your own router when travelling and how to be a nightmare customer for a streaming service.

What is the future of Presales? What should it be called (and what’s wrong with some of the current favourites), the dangers of existing in a bubble, a reality check on whether or not the tech sales revolution is here, or coming, or may be about to happen…

And finally there is this week's edition of “AI Therapy” in which Paul’s Simpsons knowledge fails him, we talk about why AI has so far failed to live up to what we might have hoped and our hopes and dreams for WWDC and beyond

This also features a Wandering Tech Podcast first… a Lidia rant.

Time stamps

0:22 - How to hack a hotel room

12:10 - Demofest review

23:10 - More Demofest, and the future of Presales

52:59 - AI Therapy

• Demofest
• Scarlat Johnasson controversy with AI
• Microsoft co Pilot computers

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In an unashamedly nerdy outset to episode 11, Paul & Lidia discuss why QWERTY is not the way and how having “adult money” makes present buying difficult. They then reminisce about past roles and server rooms in summertime, rose-tinted glasses on previous roles, the ups and downs of working in IT and networking, why we are in Presales (spoiler: money!), productivity and neurodivergence and whether Paul has found an actual good use of AI??

Then, Demofest! If you’re listening on release day then Demofest 2024 starts TODAY - we share our own experiences of presenting, the first time Paul met Lidia when she had been begging people to close the door, why sometimes even the best-laid plans get thrown out in favour of what feels right and some recommendations for Demofest. And finally, why approaching conferences should be like music festivals.

• Keychron K4
• iqunix
• Sense cup
• Coffee Carafe
• IoW hovercraft
• Motion
• ToDoIst
• Zapier
• Demofest

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