Not To Be Technical

A plethora of new product releases and features are hitting Spotify, like audiobooks, music videos, Netflix show integration, lyrics and video podcasts. We dive in, but first... 

• Nafis & Charlie recou…

The guys are finally all back together, just in time for Thanksgiving. We go through some trending tech and some interesting stats for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, but first

• Charlie is back from vac…

In the first episode without Charlie, hosts Gary & Nafis touch on how to prepare for Black Friday with resources to use for tracking deals. Some of the websites recommended are Slickdeals, Kinja Deal…

This episode dives into Virtual Fitting Rooms. What they are, how they work, Virtual Realty (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) use cases, benefits for both retailers and consumers, our first jobs as tee…

Facebook's name change to Meta and the concept of a metaverse are discussed in-depth. We discuss why they changed the name, Mark Zuckerberg remaining the lizardman face of the brand, what a metaverse…

The guys get into essential purchases for setting up your home office in our 20th (22nd recorded) episode. We'll touch on footrests for short people like Nafis, monitor arms, standing desks, cable ma…

Apple had another event and this time they announced new MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets (we feel this is a worthy upgrade), 3rd generation AirPods, updated Apple Music plans (including …

A listener asked how to tell if a photo is photoshopped, so we share some simple tips, tricks and free tools online to check on a photo. We also dive into how to spot a fake profile, reverse image se…

Our first named guest, Steve Assoé (@stevecheldy), joins us (19:45) to go over NFTs for beginners. NFTs (non-fungible tokens) can be anything digital (such as art, graphic design, drawings or literal…

Charlie, Nafis & Gary dive into the essential devices needed to start a smart home. There's also a bunch of new Amazon products, like Astro, their home robot and other odd smart home devices to discu…

We go into the new features you can leverage today in iOS 15 like Focus Mode, Shared With You, Safari's refresh, app-specific gestures, Safari extensions, copy and pasting text from a photo, SharePla…

Apple announced their new hardware this week during a special event and we dive in on our 16th recorded episode. We recap the new iPad, iPad Mini, Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13 (with all the machin…

We're going over some of the best platforms/apps to find contractors, handymen, plumbers, electricians, landscapers, etc. Specifically, Thumbtack, Angi and TaskRabbit. But first... 

• Anonymous Listener…

We're back and discussing a great new Spotify feature, Blends, as well as some other tips & tricks like group sessions, Gary Mann's Mixtape, Shazam integration, search modifiers and crossfades. But f…

We're sharing some Gmail lifehacks, tips and tricks a lot of people might not know. But first, 

• The podcast celebrates a big milestone
• Nafis reveals he is crushing hard right now 
• Gary gives his Harry P…

The guys share an easy way to effectively get into budget tracking using Mint and a pre-made Excel Template on their 12th recorded episode. But first,

• Nafis never works out legs
• Cycling class memories
• G…

The guys go into Reddit, how they use it and some favorite subreddits of theirs. But first, 

• Anonymous Listener #1 is back and not pleased about Gary
• Nafis' kickball Injury
• They recount the Olympics and…

Gary takes over the main topic today, Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin for beginners. But first, 

• A recount Charlie's 30th birthday party at a karaoke bar
• Dua Lipa's original version of Levitating is the onl…

Today's episode is a "half episode" with no tech topics, but the guys recount some of  Nafis & Charlie's trip to Costa Rica, which includes: 

• Gary shares a 30 second recap of his trip to Charleston
• How…

On this episode, the guys go into ways to save money or get cashback for free while shopping (online and in-store) with Rakuten and Honey. But first, 

• Charlie shares his former fear of sweating at hot…