Episodes

  • S2 - E3. CS Ed Week | App Camp | MacStadium Case Study | Apple’s 2023 Events

    S2 - E3. CS Ed Week | App Camp | MacStadium Case Study | Apple’s 2023 Events
    Dec 20 2023

    In this episode, you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School. 


    Timestamps:

    00:44 Computer Science Education Week

    05:24 2023 Summer App Camp

    11:20 MacStadium Case study

    18:45 Apple’s September “Wonderlust” Event

    37:14 Apple’s October “Scary Fast” Event


    Something Cool:

    44:34 Apple + RCS?

    50:16 Personal Voice Ad

    52:14 AI Pin by Humane


    We hope you enjoy our episode!


    Links:

    Computer Science Education Week:

    https://www.csedweek.org


    2023 App Camp, MacStadium case study and future plans for Swift App School

    https://www.macstadium.com/customers/swift-app-school


    Apple’s September “Wonderlust” Event

    Apple Event - September 12


    Apple’s October “Scary Fast” Event

    Apple Event - October 30


    Something Cool:

    Apple’s surprising iMessage Move - RCS Coming?

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2023/11/17/apple-announces-surprise-new-iphone-move-starting-2024/?sh=1f7b2865c5eb


    Apple’s new personal voice ad:

    Personal Voice on iPhone | The Lost Voice | Apple


    AI Pin by Humane

    https://hu.ma.ne/aipin


    Music provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    56 mins
  • S2 - E2. WWDC 2023 Recap | New Macs | New Operating Systems and Features | Apple Vision Pro!

    S2 - E2. WWDC 2023 Recap | New Macs | New Operating Systems and Features | Apple Vision Pro!
    Jun 12 2023

    In this episode, you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School. 


    Timestamps:

    02:05 New Mac Hardware

    10:12 iOS 17

    17:34 iPad OS 17

    19:29 macOS Sonoma

    23:58 Audio, tvOS and HomeKit

    26:52 watchOS 10

    33:36 Apple Vision Pro!  


    We hope you enjoy our episode!


    Links:

    WWDC 2023:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYkq9Rgoj8E

    New Mac Hardware:

    https://www.apple.com/mac/


    Apple Vision Pro

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9qSaGXFyg


    Music provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    51 mins
  • Season 2 Begins! What's New With Swift App School | Advancements With AI and ChatGPT | Apple In The News | Something Cool!

    Season 2 Begins! What's New With Swift App School | Advancements With AI and ChatGPT | Apple In The News | Something Cool!
    Mar 19 2023
    In this episode, you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School.  Timestamps: 01:19 Holidays 07:19 What’s New With Swift App School  18:06 Major Advancements Of AI & ChatGPT Discussion Apple In The News: 54:06 Apple Releases New Computers!   59:55 Apple Store Changes & New Classical Music App 01:03:56 Something Cool!  We hope you enjoy our episode! Links: Atomic Habits Book: Shout out to MacStadium 2023 Summer App Camp  Hatch Innovation Hub Artificial Intelligence  https://venturebeat.com/ai/from-dall-e-2-to-chatgpt-covering-ais-wild-year-the-ai-beat/ DALL-E 2: https://openai.com/product/dall-e-2 ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt MidJourney: https://www.midjourney.com Stable Diffusion AI: https://stability.ai/blog/stable-diffusion-public-release The power of ChatGPT: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-on-track-to-surpass-100-million-users-faster-than-tiktok-or-instagram-ubs-214423357.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=HTWfA7KFzoA With ChatGPT and Microsoft support, is Google in trouble? https://openai.com/blog/openai-and-microsoft-extend-partnership https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/9/23546144/microsoft-openai-word-powerpoint-outlook-gpt-integration-rumor https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/15/google-vs-chatgpt-what-happened-when-i-swapped-services-for-a-day.html https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/chatgpt-caused-code-red-at-google-report-says/ https://www.businessinsider.com/bing-chatgpt-google-faces-first-real-competition-in-20-years-2023-1 https://www.firstpost.com/world/chatgpt-can-destroy-google-search-in-two-years-says-gmail-creator-12070222.html https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/4/23538552/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-search-google-competition Competition Responses to ChatGPT: https://blog.google/technology/ai/bard-google-ai-search-updates/ https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-working-on-ai-personas-for-instagram-messenger-and-whatsapp-223316961.html ChatGPT and the Job Industry: https://www.datanami.com/2021/08/09/we-need-to-prepare-for-tomorrows-ai-job-impacts-now/ https://www.the-sun.com/tech/7211994/lose-job-ai-chatgpt-work-hour-seconds/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/tech/chatgpt-real-estate/index.html https://www.inc.com/eric-holtzclaw/ive-been-using-chatgpt-for-my-business-for-a-month-its-already-saved-me-40-hours-7500.html ChatGPT in Education: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3816348-what-is-chatgpt-ai-technology-sends-schools-scrambling-to-preserve-learning/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/10/universities-to-return-to-pen-and-paper-exams-after-students-caught-using-ai-to-write-essays https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-is-coming-for-classrooms-dont-panic/ https://www.businessinsider.com/education-experts-teachers-generative-ai-chatgpt-classroom-2023-1 https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/02/07/reinventing-search-with-a-new-ai-powered-microsoft-bing-and-edge-your-copilot-for-the-web/ Products and Apps Mentioned: Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 AirPods Pro  New Mac Minis with M2 and M2 Pro Chips New MacBook Pros with M2 Pro / Max Chips App Store Pricing Changes New Apple Music Classical App Apple Music SingMusic provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S1-E13. First Impressions From Apple's Latest Releases | Apple's Design Chief Leaving? | Will Apple Remove "Hey" Keyword To Wake Siri? | Something Cool!

    S1-E13. First Impressions From Apple's Latest Releases | Apple's Design Chief Leaving? | Will Apple Remove "Hey" Keyword To Wake Siri? | Something Cool!
    Nov 24 2022
    In this episode, you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School. Timestamps: First impressions from Apple's latest releases: 01:50 iPhone 14 and related news 16:02 New iPads - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 26:18 macOS Ventura 36:51 Apple Watch Ultra 39:00 Air Pods Pro Apple In The News: 41:00 Apple's Design Chief Is Leaving? 46:01 Will Apple remove the "Hey" keyword to wake Siri? Something Really Cool! 48:32 Center Stage feature We hope you enjoy our episode! Links: iPhone 14 / iPhone 14 Pro https://www.apple.com/iphone/ 2022 iPad / iPad Pro https://www.apple.com/ipad/ macOS Ventura https://www.apple.com/macos/ventura/ Apple Watch Ultra https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-ultra/ Air Pods Pro https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/ Evans Hankey (Industrial Design Leaving Apple https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/21/23416334/apple-evans-hankey-industrial-design-leaving Will Apple remove the "Hey" keyword to wake Siri? https://gizmodo.com/apple-hey-siri-wake-trigger-change-google-amazon-alexa-1849753396 Something Cool - Center Stage https://youtu.be/S-4Bph5fuuU Music provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    51 mins
  • S1-E12. Recap of Apple’s Far Out Event!

    S1-E12. Recap of Apple’s Far Out Event!
    Sep 14 2022
    In this episode you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School. Timestamps: 00:26 New iPhone 14 Lineup 43:39 New Apple Watch Series 57:29 Air Pods Pro 2 01:03:48 Something cool! We hope you enjoy our episode! Links: Apple’s Far Out Event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6zXguiqxM iPhone 14 / iPhone 14 Pro https://www.apple.com/iphone/ Apple Watch https://www.apple.com/watch/ Air Pods Pro https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/ Something Cool - Our New Videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDtdbFnltDM Music provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • S1-E11. 2022 App Camp Recap and USA Taking Computer Science Seriously!

    S1-E11. 2022 App Camp Recap and USA Taking Computer Science Seriously!
    Aug 7 2022
    In this episode you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School. Timestamps: 01:24 Shout Outs 03:35 Recap of 2022 App Camp 29:02 Computer Science Is Being Taken Seriously! 40:34 Something cool We hope you enjoy our episode! Links: K-12 Computer Science Creating A Case For Full-Time Status In Schools https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodberger/2022/05/26/k-12-computer-science-creating-a-case-for-full-time-status-in-schools/?sh=4423dd7133e9 CEOs for Computer Science https://www.ceosforcs.com US Governors Vow To Boost Computer Science Education at School After Business Push https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-07-15/u-s-governors-vow-to-boost-computer-science-education-at-schools-after-business-push Something Cool - Snapchat CEO pays off an entire graduation class debt https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-15/snapchat-co-founder-pays-off-college-debt-of-new-graduates-at-l-a-art-and-design-school Shout Outs: Podcast listener: JSR984 Keynon Lake (MDMT) https://mydaddytaughtmethat.org Boys & Girls Club of Hendersonville https://bgchendersonco.org OpenDoors of Asheville https://opendoorsasheville.org Young Eisner Scholars (YES) https://www.yesscholars.org Daniel Steinberg https://dimsumthinking.com Paul Hudson (Hacking With Swift) https://www.hackingwithswift.com Special thanks to: Clara Long Robbie Henry Matthew Addie Music provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    45 mins
  • S1-E10. Recap of Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference

    S1-E10. Recap of Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference
    Jun 21 2022
    In this episode, you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School. Timestamps: 01:30 iOS 16 16:15 CarPlay, Apple Maps, and HomeKit 25:57 Watch OS 9 32:28 New M2 Processor, MacBook Air, and 13” MacBook Pro 40:44 Mac OS Ventura, Stage Manager, PassKeys and Metal 3 52:56 iPad OS 16 57:34 Something Cool - New Developer APIs We hope you enjoy our episode! Links: Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5D55G7Ejs8 Something Cool - New Developer APIs - Platforms State Of The Union https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pmD8KZzWJA Music provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • S1-E9. Teens Earning More Money Than Adults | Swift Playgrounds for iPad | 45 Years Ago Apple Kickstarted The PC Industry | Something cool!

    S1-E9. Teens Earning More Money Than Adults | Swift Playgrounds for iPad | 45 Years Ago Apple Kickstarted The PC Industry | Something cool!
    May 19 2022

    In this episode, you hear from Charles Long and Bob Williams, Co-Founders of Swift App School. 

    Timestamps: 01:44 Teens Earning More Than Teachers and Parents 

    08:25 New Playgrounds App On iPad 

    15:24 45 Years Ago Apple Kickstarted The Personal Computer Industry 

    24:47 Something Cool - Sal Khan’s Schoolhouse.world 

    We hope you enjoy our episode! 


    Links: 

    Israeli hi-tech teens who earn more than their teachers and parents 

    https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/hjz0spps9 

    Swift Playgrounds: 

    https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/17/swift-playgrounds-4-1/ 

    JohnDav YouTube Channel: 

    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHRoLra9E24ryfDGxNwBmyBn_sa33VBU 

    45 Years Ago, Apple Kickstarted the Personal Computer Industry 

    https://www.pcmag.com/news/45-years-ago-apple-kickstarted-the-personal-computer-industry 

    Something Cool - Sal Khan’s plan to educate the world 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9i5i1Xnemw https://schoolhouse.world 


    Music provided by "https://ncs.io/aperture"
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    29 mins