Not To Be Technical

Not To Be Technical LLC.

An approachable, comedic take on trending tech news and lifestyle topics. Join us for some fun, laughs, and learn about relevant technology. Hosted by Charlie, Nafis & sometimes Gary /// Follow on Instagram @nottobetechnical

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44: We're Elite & Now Hiring
May 19 2022
44: We're Elite & Now Hiring
There have been massive tech layouts in recent months and we dive into the reasoning why, but first... Nafis still feels hypnotized and finally gives Charlie his respect. (1:25)Follow-Ups: Charlie has officially won the Yelp Elite competition and shares what it is like to be Elite. Nafis claims he is in a new competition with another person.  (3:15)Marketing Updates:We out here with podcast stickers. Reach out on Instagram if you want some. (9:34)Real billboards with our faces can be seen during rush hour on the Turnpike in South Florida.  (10:07)We are actually looking to hire someone for social media creative and will throw down some MAJOR money. Charlie also has an opportunity for anyone in the digital marketing industry to work with Nafis. (12:12)The guys recount their experience with a freelancer they hired to make podcast art, which was disgusting.  (13:25)Trending Tech:Uber Eats is launching its autonomous fleet of delivery vehicles and drones for a limited test in California.  (17:48)Elon Musk is threatening to call off the deal with Twitter due to a disagreement on the number of fake accounts or bots on the platform.  (24:14)We discuss mass tech job layoffs and why this is happening. (28:43)YouTube's new "Most Replayed" feature they stole from a popular website. (35:12)Peloton's Rower is being teased at their annual "Homecoming" event. (39:44) Nafis' Weak Book Recommendation: The Future is Faster Than You Think-----------------------------------   Support The Podcast:InstagramTwitterApple PodcastsSpotify
43: Mother's Day Gift Guide & Actual Hypnosis
May 4 2022
43: Mother's Day Gift Guide & Actual Hypnosis
Mother's Day is here and we have an extensive, last-minute gift guide, but first... Nafis recounts getting hypnotized on stage by a comedian/hypnotist named Flip Orley and the lasting effects of it. (2:07) Follow-Ups:Our Yelp Elite competition is heating up and one of us has been nominated and recommended to Fort Lauderdale's Yelp Elite Chapter. (9:40)Marketing Team Updates:Stickers are here - reach out on Instagram if you want some! (14:30)Facebook killed its own podcast platform after less than a year.  (16:35)We are on a whole ass billboard in Fort Lauderdale.  (19:51)Trending Tech:CNN+ was killed only 23 days after launch.  (21:47)Paramount Plus subscribers have grown to nearly 40 million. (24:21)Netflix is cracking down on account sharing and will charge a fee soon. (30:22)With the rising use of smartphones among tweens, we share some data and recount our experiences. (34:00)Mother's Day Gift Guide (43:08):Air Fryers or Coffee Bean GrindersHot Tip: get a gift for mom, not for the household. Home Meal Food Kits: HelloFresh, BlueApron, GreenChef, or GobbleHouse Cleaning - Use Thumbtack.A MasterClass subscriptionRecently - turns photos into a magazine.Spa Sets, Oil Diffusers, Air Purifiers, or Eye Massagers."Save for a Rainy Day" gifts: Amazon Alexa Devices, iPads, AirTags, Apple Watches, or Kindles.Tri-Fold Lighted MirrorAn actual experience and spending time with Mom! Don't sleep on Groupon for ideas.-----------------------------------   Support The Podcast:InstagramTwitterApple PodcastsSpotify
34: MoviePass Returns, Chasity Belts & Private IG Story Likes
Feb 17 2022
34: MoviePass Returns, Chasity Belts & Private IG Story Likes
The $10 a month subscription failure from 2019, MoviePass, is back, but with a different business model. We go over exactly what went down when they failed, how and why they are coming back and our recommendations for movie theatre subscriptions. But first, here's the breakdown: Nafis feels relieved this week, until he recounts the worst pizza he ever had.  (1:56)"Force ranking" our top 3 national chain pizza brands.  (5:53)Follow-Ups:Results from our NFT investment poll and if Charlie or Nafis has the better set of NFTs.  (7:55)An update to last episode's story on Peloton's new CEO, Barry McCarthy, and rumors of them being sold to Apple, Nike or another large company.  (10:14)Trending Tech:Instagram is getting Private Story Likes that don't trigger a DM and Nafis shares his preferred way of sliding into DMs as a strapping, young man. (14:18)Meta (Facebook) has decided to make a massive change and rename their "News Feed" to just "Feed". We also discuss the early days of Facebook and cleaning up old posts on your wall.  (18:32)Meaty Topic (25:31): The once dead and heavily meme'd service, MoviePass, is now coming back. We go over the history of MoviePass and why it originally shut down in 2019 after offering a free ticket to the movies once a day for $10 a month.  How CEO Stacy Spikes was fired originally and now has bought back the brand. The changes with the new "MoviePass", including their facial detection software to make sure you watch their ads by tracking your eyes.  Other options for movie theatre subscriptions that we recommend:AMC Stubs A-List - $19.95 to $23.95 a month depending on your state, Up to 3x Movie Tickets a Week (39:10)Regal Unlimited™ Movie Subscription Pass - $18 to $23.50 a month depending on your state, Unlimited Movie Tickets (46:03)-----------------------------------   Support The Podcast:InstagramTwitterApple PodcastsSpotify
33: Kind of Tech-Focused Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Feb 9 2022
33: Kind of Tech-Focused Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
It's the most romantic time of the year, and we have Valentine's Day gift ideas to share. Some are tech based, some are just lame and some are just damn good ideas.  Here's the breakdown: Nafis is ready for a drink, and would decline $500,000 being gifted to him in exchange to never drink alcohol or consume any illegal substances ever again. (2:20)Poll Follow-ups: (7:45)Did you know why prescriptions are abbreviated or symbolized as "RX"? All poll results are being posted on Twitter now.Trending TechApple's "Tap to Pay" feature which allows a customer and a business to tap their devices together for a sale. Charlie also shares insight into being a Tesla Asshole. (11:28)Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines announced they will merge in a $6.6 billion dollar deal that, if approved, would make the fifth-largest (and shittiest) US airline. (17:08)Peloton replaced CEO John Foley with former Spotify and Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy, while also firing 2,800 employees. They also decided to give the employees that were let go a free year's worth of membership. Also, there's rumors that Amazon, Nike or Apple may buy them.  (26:42)Main TopicThoughts on giving cards, how they pick gifts and how to pick gifts for guys. (37:10)Gifts we don't recommend for Valentine's Day. (44:56)Our Valentine's Day Gift Recommendations with a Tech focus:Setting the mood with Phillips Hue Lightstrips, Massage Guns & Oil Diffusers (51:32)Oculus Quest 2 (54:48)Nintendo Switch (56:20)It Takes Two (game for PC, Xbox or PlayStation) (58:00)Digital Photo Frame with Slideshow of Photos  (59:39)A framed GIF from Infinite Objects (1:03:05)Lovebox Note Messenger (1:04:33)Lego Bouquet of Flowers (1:08:40)PSA: Do NOT get the Heart Shaped Pizza from Papa John's. It was literally the worst pizza we ever had. -----------------------------------   Support The Podcast:InstagramTwitterApple PodcastsSpotify
32: The Mount Rushmore of Pet Peeves
Jan 27 2022
32: The Mount Rushmore of Pet Peeves
Everyone is back and we're building The Mount Rushmore of Pet Peeves on this episode. We also go over Cryptocurrency's latest dips, Facebook's new supercomputer, the new king of Spotify, Peloton's issues and more. Here's the breakdown. Gary's actually back (1:07)Nafis has been anxious and busy , and also, ruining plans with the guys (3:35)Poll Follow Ups: (6:40)ASUS Pronunciation - Asuss or Asoos (6:55)NFT Poll coming soon (8:45)Gary shares why he thinks Cryptocurrency and Stocks are down right now, including very informed opinions on Russia & Ukraine from Charlie (10:00)Meta (Facebook) has the world's most powerful supercomputer, cleverly named AI Research SuperCluster, to rule the metaverse rolling out this year. Gary is worried, but wants a servant robot that becomes a step-stool for him to lay his feet and coffee on  (15:38)The Weeknd is now the most-streamed artist on Spotify with 85+ million monthly listener million monthly listeners, he is now the new King, taking the crown from Justin Bieber (22:07)Amazon acquired rights to the podcast “My Favorite Murder” in an attempt to compete with Spotify for podcasting (24:52)7-Eleven now offers a "7Now Gold Pass, a $5.95-per-month subscription that gives free delivery of shit from their stores (30:07)Peloton’s has had a lot of issues this year, leading to a loss of $40 Billion in their valuation over the past year (34:48)The Mount Rushmore of Pet Peeves begins (41:31)-----------------------------------   Support The Podcast:Instagram - Follow UsTwitter - Follow UsApple Podcasts - Listen,  Subscribe and RateSpotify - Listen & Follow
31: Innovative, New Products from CES 2022 & COVID ED
Jan 20 2022
31: Innovative, New Products from CES 2022 & COVID ED
CES 2022 (Consumer Electronics Show) happened this month and we share the most innovative, new products  coming this year, as well as a very serious COVID related condition, Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard and Netflix raising prices. Here's the breakdown: Nafis is feeling better post-COVID and the guys discuss an emerging health condition called "COVID-Dick" (2:40)We get into some trending tech and Leonardo DiCaprio's very specific dating habits (8:45)Microsoft acquired video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion amid a workplace culture scandal (10:12)Gaming moving towards subscription models and why this acquisition is huge for PC/Xbox Games Pass (14:18)Netflix is raising prices again by $1.50 for North American customers, which equates to $1.35B in new annual revenue in the US alone (18:59)We dive into our main topic, the best products coming out this year announced at CES 2022. (23:05)ZenBook 17 Fold OLED - a laptop which sports a foldable OLED display and can be used as a tablet, big-screen laptop or mini clamshell (24:10)Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 -  a 17.3-inch ultra wide main display laptop with a 21:10 aspect ratio — a first for laptops — it also sports an 8-inch secondary touchscreen display  that lives on the keyboard (29:48)Clmbr - a at-home rock-climbing machine with a small footprint (34:00)Google/Android Fast Pair and Audio Switching -  similar to Apple’s ecosystem seamlessly connecting iPads, Macs, iPhones, and AirPods with each other. Google’s trying to bring that same technology yo Android, Windows, and Chromebooks. (38:05)Archer AXE200 Omni - a Wi-Fi 6e router with 4 robotic, nerdy antennas powered by motors that point towards the devices connected to it as they move around your home (43:00)The large amount of EV Trucks being announced and the hype around it (48:05)Razer Zephyr Pro - a smart mask with a steampunk-inspired design, active air filtration system and RGB lighting. (51:50)PlayStation VR2 - Sony's next virtual reality headset with a display resolution of 2,000 x 2,040 for each eye, a 110-degree field of view, 4K HDR capabilities and frame rates of up to 120Hz. (55:45)Noveto N1 invisible headphones -  a new concept where the device uses “smart beam” tech to send you audio that only you can hear, without the need for any headphones. (59:55)-----------------------------------   Support The Podcast:Instagram - Follow UsTwitter - Follow UsApple Podcasts - Listen,  Subscribe and RateSpotify - Listen & Follow
30: The Truth Behind iMessage vs Android Texting & Nafis Gets Scammed Buying NFTs
Jan 12 2022
30: The Truth Behind iMessage vs Android Texting & Nafis Gets Scammed Buying NFTs
We're diving into Apple iMessage vs Android texting. The technology behind each, the powerful social implications to not using iMessage and why Apple is blocking a unified solution for their own gain. We also go over Nafis getting scammed while buying a NFT, GameStop getting into NFTs and crypto, Nike's insane lawsuit against Lululemon, and the same company now owning Grand Theft Auto and Farmville. Here's the rundown: The guys go over how buying an NFT at its creation (minting) works, while Nafis shares how he lost $600 by failing for a phishing scam while trying to mint a fake version of a NFT (03:52)Poll follow ups: Were you ever jealous envious of other kids in school who got attention from having a broken limb and a cast? (16:10)Are you concerned with 5G's potential effect on your health? (17:28)GameStop is making big moves getting into NFTs, cryptocurrency and making sure their stock is primed for the Mother of All Squeezes (MOAS) (24:03)Nike's ridiculous set of lawsuits against Lululemon's Mirror Home Gym based on their sports tech patents from 1983 (28:10)Take-Two Interactive (makers of Grand Theft Auto) agreed to buy Zynga (makers of FarmVille, Words With Friends) in a record breaking $12.7 billion deal and Nafis reminisces on his extensive Farmville days and claims middle aged women love Candy Crush (35:25)Differences of the technology used to power iMessage and Android text messaging (42:18)Apple's strategic "Walled Garden" business practice (47:18)Epic Games' lawsuit that led to internal documents leaking proving Apple's known blocking of a unified cross-platform texting system  (50:19)Data on the adoption rate of iPhones from teens/young adults from 2015 to now and the psychology behind the pressure applied by social norms (54:49)Facebook's research proved that Game Pigeon was/is HUGE for younger users flocking to Apple phones at a high rate (57:47)Apple's seamless phone setup process & messaging app vs Android's rocky process & insane amount of texting app options (01:01:32)If we think Apple is in the wrong for purposely closing off iMessage (01:09:28)Support The Podcast:Instagram - Follow UsTwitter - Follow UsApple Podcasts - Listen,  Subscribe and RateSpotify - Listen & Follow
29: Exposing Your Data in NTBT Wrapped 2021 & Is Charlie Misogynistic?
Jan 6 2022
29: Exposing Your Data in NTBT Wrapped 2021 & Is Charlie Misogynistic?
It's a new year and the boys are back sharing their own version of a "2021 Wrapped". We expose data we have about YOU: our listeners' most downloaded episodes, used devices, apps, even favorite music. We also have some demographic information like gender, location and age brackets. A recap of Social Media data, too. But first,For the first time this year, we find out how the hell Nafis is, as he and Charlie share their experiences with COVID over the holidays (1:42)Our show format is explained, in case you forgot (10:07)Following-up on 5G cellular service rollouts destroying the airline industry (13:11)In November, 4.5 million US workers quit their jobs which continued to drive "The Great Resignation" (15:25)Supply Chain Issues have gone as far as making Ikea raise their prices by 9% (20:43)Apple becoming the 1st company with a $3T valuation  (23:36)People using Apple AirTags more and more to track others unsolicited (25:30)Nafis and Charlie share separate stories of retail store employees stealing a wallet with an AirTag on it and an ex girlfriend's purse while they are shopping at a store where a protest against Michael Vick was happening outside (30:34)Charlie is asked on the spot if he is misogynistic from a random text (42:05) & (47:34)Tesla's had a record-setting amount of car deliveries for sixth straight quarter in Q4 2021 and delivered 936k+ electric vehicles in 2021 (43:31)We share our Not To Be Technical 2021 Wrapped Stats & more  (51:28)Support The Podcast:Instagram - Follow UsTwitter - Follow UsApple Podcasts - Listen,  Subscribe and RateSpotify - Listen & Follow