The Tech Five Show

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 

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

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

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

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!

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? 

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 

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. 

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.

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