The Tech Five Show
By JB & Lib
The Tech Five ShowNov 05, 2020
The Tech Five Show #12 - Subscriptions
The Tech Five Show - Subscriptions
Jb and Lib talk about online subscriptions and trying to do an adit ever 6 months to a year. They also talk about what subscriptions they are giving up for 2021.
5 Quick Hits
1. Why are we talking about subscriptions?
2. How are we tracking our subscriptions?
3. Entertainment apps and what we are dropping and why
4. Are we adding any new subscriptions?
5. Ways to help remember what subscriptions you have.
Total Show Time: 16:48
The Tech Five Show #11 - 2020 App Reviews
TFS- S1 E11 - App Review 2020
We review our favorite top 3 apps from this past year.
Our 5 Quick Hits, it's a little different this show
Jb’s #1 - Calm App
Libs #1 - Yi Home
Jb’s #2 Feedly and Pocket Ap
Lib’s #2 Flipboard
Side app “Apple News App”
Jb’s #3 The Weather Channel (Future Episode, all about weather)
Side App - Radar Scope for more inept weather data
Libs #3 the Score
Side App: The Athletic
Thanks for listening
Total Podcast Run Time: 14: 30
The Tech Five Show #10 - AirPods Max and Note Taking
TFS - S1 E10 - AirPods Max and Note Taking
We talk about the new Apple AirPod Max headphones and note taking apps.
5 Quick Hits
1. Apple AirPods Max, do they cost too much?
2. Other headphones, Racon, Sony, Bose…
3. Do you journal? We talk about note taking and journal apps
4. Remarkable E-ink tablet
4. “Paper” Screen protector
5. We talk about apps like GoodNotes and Notability
Total Podcast Run Time: 13:30
The Tech Five Show #9 - Tech Update
We talk about JB’s iPhone 12 Pro MAX that arrived as well as Streaming TV and Home Automation.
5 Quick Hits
1. iPhone 12 Pro MAX arrived
2. Streaming TV and more price increases
3. Home Automation
4. Home security and bundling options
5. JB is speechless for final thoughts…….shocking
Total Podcast Run Time: 17 Minutes
The Tech Five Show #8 - Mr. Return
TFS - S1 E8 - Mr. Return
We talk about JB’s iPhone 12 Pro, Pixel 5 and coin a new nickname for him.
5 Quick Hits
1. iPhone 12 Magsafe Clear Case - JB’s not a fan for $50
2. Returning the iPhone 12?
3. Picking up a Pixel 5 and returning it two days later or keeping it?
4. TVision Update
5. We tease a future in-depth review of TVision
Thanks for listening!
The Tech Five Show #7 - TVision
Today we talk about TVision from T-Mobile, a new streaming TV service. Has cord cutting become the new cable with all the add-ons?
5 Quick Hits:
1. What is TVision
2. What do you get per package
3. TVision dongle
4. Have add-ons for Cord-Cutting become just like Cable TV?
5. No Weather Channel on TVision……Will the Weather Channel survive?
The Tech Five Show #6 - iPhone 12 Pro Review
In this quick episode we talk about JB’s new iPhone 12 Pro and his thoughts on what he likes and dislikes. Will he keep the iPhone 12 Pro or return it?
Quick Hits:
1. JB reviews his new toy - The iPhone 12 Pro
2. Transferring to the new phone and Apple Watch hiccups
3. Getting old and the screen resolution
4. Form factor of the iPhone 12 Pro
5. Upgraded iPhone 12 Pro Cameras
Tech Five Show #5 - Tech Month
The Tech Five Show - S1 E5 - Tech Month
October was full of tech releases and product deals. We talk about just a few of them in this episode we call Tech Month. A few highlights….sausage fingers and skinny jeans?
5 Quick Hits:
1. Apple iPhone 12
2. Google Pixel 5
3. Cromecast with Google Tv.
4. Amazon Prime day
5. Longest Show yet - 20 min.
The Tech Five Show #4 - Who Are We
Tech Five Show - Show 4 - Who Are We
This show we talk about how we met and why we started a podcast......plus a little more about us.
5 Quick Hits:
1. Who we are
2. How we met
3. Disco?
4. Why we are making a podcast
5. This show is under 5 min......
Thanks for listening and we'll catch you on the next one.
The Tech Five Show #3 - Music Streaming Services
Tech Five Show - Show 3 - Music Streaming Services
We dive into the different streaming music services available and even touch on Apple’s new bundle service Apple One.
5 Quick Hits
1. Apple One
2. Spotify
3. Apple Fitness Plus vs Peloton
4. XM Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora
5. Soundiiz.com - Transfer your playlists between music services
Thanks for listening
The Tech Five Show #2 - Cord Cutting in 2020
Show 2 - Cord Cutting
Is it worth cutting cable in 2020? JB and Lib talk about their experiences cutting the cord and what is the differences between streaming tv vs cable tv. The bigger question is, are they still streaming or did they jump back to cable?
5 Quick Hits:
1. Cable vs Streaming - Do you have data caps with your internet provider?
2. Waiting for apps to load for streaming vs cable being ready to go.
3. Pricing of streaming with add on features (money money money)
4. Other services for streaming TV and who is it for
5. Channel guides and user experiences
Thanks for listening!
The Tech Five Show #1 - New Cell Phones - mid Sept 2020
5 Quick Hits
1. Galaxy Note 20 5G and the S-Pen - $1300
2. Microsoft Surface Duo and First Gen Mistakes- $1500
3. Galaxy Z Fold and Flip 2
4. LG Wing Event and the good and bad - Around $2000?
5. Cell Phone prices and carrying around
BOUNS: Google Event coming up
Show 1 comes in at under 15 Minutes. 13:20