Episode 13: Finding Contractors, Nafis' Big Weekend & Apple News

09/09/21 • 67 min

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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 #1 meets Nafis for the first time in person
Nafis brags about Charlie's new Tesla
Charlie shares how the delivery day went
Poll results since the last episode are shared
Gary commits to watching the Twilight for the listeners
Apple reverting their monitoring of iCloud photos for potential abuse of children
Apple's upcoming event on September 14th (with expected iPhone 13 & Apple Watch Series 7 Releases)
New, expected Apple Watch health features (Temperature and Blood Pressure)
Steve Jobs is no longer with us
People are upset that when you report WhatsApp messages, Facebook moderators review the chat
Nafis shares one of his pranks where he reports random people he knows on social media for no reason
Vaping is now behind Nafis
Snitches & Flying Wolves
Australia potentially becoming a surveillance state due to new bills in their parliament
Twitter's OnlyFans-esque "Super Follows" subscription option
LinkedIn is noping out of their stories feature and rolling out "Office Hours"
Anonymous privacy settings on LinkedIn are a must
Gary hates LinkedIn except for when free Starbucks giftcards
Anonymous Listener doesn't like Landscapers and more

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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 #1 meets Nafis for the first time in person
Nafis brags about Charlie's new Tesla
Charlie shares how the delivery day went
Poll results since the last episode are shared
Gary commits to watching the Twilight for the listeners
Apple reverting their monitoring of iCloud photos for potential abuse of children
Apple's upcoming event on September 14th (with expected iPhone 13 & Apple Watch Series 7 Releases)
New, expected Apple Watch health features (Temperature and Blood Pressure)
Steve Jobs is no longer with us
People are upset that when you report WhatsApp messages, Facebook moderators review the chat
Nafis shares one of his pranks where he reports random people he knows on social media for no reason
Vaping is now behind Nafis
Snitches & Flying Wolves
Australia potentially becoming a surveillance state due to new bills in their parliament
Twitter's OnlyFans-esque "Super Follows" subscription option
LinkedIn is noping out of their stories feature and rolling out "Office Hours"
Anonymous privacy settings on LinkedIn are a must
Gary hates LinkedIn except for when free Starbucks giftcards
Anonymous Listener doesn't like Landscapers and more

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12: Spotify Blends & Various Machinations

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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 first,

Dates at Dave & Busters (arcade/restaurant)
Revealing Dunkin vs Starbucks Iced Coffee Poll Results
Gary finally shares his Pottermore (Wizarding World) sorting hat results
OnlyFans reversal of the explicit content ban
Windows 11's Updated Release Date of October 5th
Charlie's cat, Axel, meows (13:15)
Strava's safety feature being pushed to everyone
Location Sharing on iOS
Charlie's open relationship with his Peloton and CycleBar
Headspace and Ginger joining forces to become a Meditation/Therapy PowerApp
Uber Eats is catfishing as Postmates
Why Instagram is forcing users to put their birthday in the app
Gary reveals he never lied about his age as a teen on the internet when signing up for accounts on websites
Charlie comes clean about his Harry Potter secret
Charlie also reveals he was forced to read Twilight in high school
Gary's love of making more work on the podcast for Charlie
And more

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14: The New iPhone 13, iPads, Apple Watch Series 7 & The King of The Wharf

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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 machinations), Fitness+ and everyone's favorite show, Ted Lasso. But first,

Nafis & Gary recount the first time they met in great detail and how Charlie was an asshole that evening
Trending tech starts at (23:00) if you're lame and don't care about that story
TikTok users consuming 24 hours of content per month (which is now more than YouTube)
LinkedIn gets with the times and pushes out dark mode
Nafis claims he is a Dark Mode Nazi
Gary threatens to post explicit content on LinkedIn
How content posted may clash with dark mode and creative might need to change
Twitter launching "Communities" (which is their version of Facebook Groups)
Charlie's "shit sandwich" approach when presenting and more

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