Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast

Tom Anderson & Jeff Battersby

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.

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Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast

Episodes (96)

Mon Aug 17th Ditching the Phone for Field Notes (and a Tiny E-Reader)
Mon Aug 3rd Samsung Galaxy Fold8 Hands-On and Apple's New Upgrade Program
Jul 20th Is Siri Finally Fixed? We Put Apple’s New Siri AI to the Test

Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast

Aug 17, 2026
49¼ minutes
34 MB

What do you actually do with a stack of pocket notebooks once you own more than you'll ever fill? Tom's been figuring that out for six months, and it turned into an actual system: a custom monthly and weekly planner, daily notes, and a pocket journal that's his new daily carry wallet. Jeff's carried notebooks for decades and joins in with his own habits, plus a magnetic pocket e-reader that's small enough to attach to the back of your iPhone. In this episode: Tom's Field Notes habit, $120 a year and three quarterly drops in...

Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast

Ditching the Phone for Field Notes (and a Tiny E-Reader)

Tom Anderson & Jeff Battersby

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