In this episode, we chat about the recent spate of creators giving honest reviews and the effects that have on the companies behind the products. We chat about the art of making honest product review videos and the benefits of staying in lane for your channel.

Then we look at the benefits of wearables - smart watches & rings and what the Garmin Epix Pro has been like.

Let Loose, the next Apple event has been confirmed so we chat that over and what to expect from the iPad event and finally a little update on AirPods Max.

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Alex’s Garmin Video: https://youtu.be/k0MpNqgXoYY?si=Ey0C5nV-3eTT87Br

David’s MacBook Air Video: https://youtu.be/LNfnu7RvJI4

David’s AirPods Max Story: https://medium.com/macoclock/airpods-max-nearly-perfect-2c500a41ae89

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

The Peter McKinnon video: https://youtu.be/96y9UvUX-DQ?si=iB2zuUE0430LK_-O

The MKBHD video: https://youtu.be/tn-MGyr-6dk?si=vrJfKkaaXPS_SoK3

00:00 Intro

00:25 Life in the 100 Club!

02:10 The admin side of running the channel

04:15 How much a Super Thanks really matters

06:45 The content bandwagon

08:15 Staying in lane - playing the algorithm game

11:55 The art of making review videos genuine

16:00 Taking the weekend off…

17:10 Our thoughts on giving bad reviews

21:25 MKBHD and clickbait…

26:00 Let Loose announced & what to expect

34:20 When will the iPads be in store & content planning around it

37:10 The Garmin Pro - what’s it like

42:30 The outstanding battery life on the Garmin watches

44:20 The trade-offs

46:35 The benefits of wearing smartwatches

51:45 AirPods Max thoughts

58:35 Let Loose clashing with our next podcast

On the actual day - the very hour we sat down to record the podcast Alex joined the 100,000 YouTube subscribers club so obviously we talked about that on the podcast - how could we not? We talked about the 4 year journey what he’s learned and what advice he would pass on to you if you are starting on YouTube today.

We chat over the Sony Xperia 1V, Final Cut Pro plugins - oh and that mess with Dbrand this week on Twitter.

The art of YouTube shorts was in our line of vision and also are community posts beneficial?

Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

02:00 Alex passing 100,000 subs - how does it feel?

05:20 The Sony Xperia 1 V thoughts

13:00 It’s quiet out here for us Apple boys…!

15:15 iPads - they can’t come soon enough 🙏🏻

20:20 David and his Final Cut Pro yarns…

22:15 LOG and Final Cut Pro

23:45 Using MotionVFX plugins

26:20 Alex on his four-year journey to 100K - genuine advice

32:50 Learning the craft of YouTube

33:45 Getting used to working with brands - new skills

36:20 Getting used to being on camera

38:00 Being a perfectionist and the creator's community

41:35 Dbrand issues - why on earth??

49:45 Alex recalls being in hot water…

52:00 The benefits of shorts on YouTube

54:00 The benefits of posting on YouTube’s community page

56:12 The final story about THAT paid-for-views video…

59:00 Don’t forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts…

This time around we chat about the pros and cons of Final Cut Pro versus Premiere Pro and just how good is the the new M3 15-inch MacBook Air?

Still no iPads and possibly now not until May or even WWDC - and what can we expect from WWDC this year?

Lastly the dark side of YouTube and what it feels like to buy subs.

Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻

Alex’s tweet

https://x.com/AlexGTech1/status/1773463096608055444?s=20

Blog - Apple vs. The World

https://medium.com/macoclock/apple-vs-the-world-b68084eeadfb

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Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

04:00 - Does 120Hz refresh rate REALLY matter?

06:05 Alex’ workflow

07:30 David switching to Final Cut Pro

11:15 Multicam in FCP

14:45 Why can’t we have captions in FCP?

16:50 FCP on iPad

25:14 iPad specs…8 GB or 16 GB?

27:35 No iPads until May - a content nightmare!

30:00 Could Apple wait until WWDC for iPad?

32:45 Buying subs & views on YouTube - the real story

42:31 The danger if brands start trusting these stats

46:40 Will this eventually lead to invalid strikes?

52:07 Chossing engagement, demographics or views

54:50 Apple vs. The World

60:05 Apple using Google Gemini…thoughts

66:00 Samsung S23 Ultra - max smartphone?