The Minus Sixteen Podcast
A fortnightly podcast with myself David & co-host Alex. We chat about the latest in tech talking about Apple, Samsung and anything else that takes our fancy! We also cover the business of YouTube - pulling back the curtains and letting you know what it’s really like to be a content creator on YouTube, Medium and more. We’d love you to get involved so please feel free to leave messages in the chat or DM us on Twitter... You’ll find me on Twitter @Dtalkingtech and Alex @AlexGTech1
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Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
On this episode of Minus Sixteen, I am joined content creator, Mark Ellis. We talk about starting his channel, future dreams and ambitions, and also his writing. We pull back the layers to find out what has made Mark the huge success he, and his brand are.
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Check out his website https://markellisreviews.com
Eight or Sixteen Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6O9Gl55bbgtm7Eq49UEjgH?si=2859d9f479754a4d
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Eye update
02:10 Mark growing up
03:35 Start of working life
09:30 Mark the writer
11:00 Starting the channel
15:25 Initial plans for the channel
17:20 Costs of starting a channel
21:00 The channel taking off
24:30 Plans behind the channel
29:00 The move to the new studio
31:30 Mark’s workflow
35:30 The future of the brand & sponsored videos
39:30 The state of tech YouTube
45:00 The creative process
51:00 Mark the family man
57:00 Tech-Tober, scheduling, and the rest of the year
60:00 Out of the comfort zone
62:00 Creators working together
65:00 Mark’s suggestions for getting started
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
This time on Minus Sixteen we have podcaster, and app developer, Casey Liss joining us. We find out what it takes to develop an app, and also talk about the hugely successful podcast - Accidental Tech Podcast.
You can send any donations to support the Children's cancer charity St Jude here: https://stjude.org/relay
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Check out his website https://www.caseyliss.com/
Accidental Tech Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468
Links to apps and podcasts
Forecast - https://overcast.fm/forecast
CGP Grey - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w and you can find his video explaining the Uk here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10
https://relay.fm/
https://relay.fm/analogue
https://atp.fm/
https://neutral.fm/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/22/vignette-is-a-handy-new-app-that-keeps-your-ios-contact-photos-up-to-date/
https://www.caseyliss.com/peek-a-view
https://www.caseyliss.com/2022/3/3/maskeraid
00:00 Intro
01:30 Casey as a kid
04:00 Casey & his degree - was it useful?
06:30 Life as a commercial iOS app developer
11:30 How an app starts life
15:30 MaskerAid app in development
18:00 Beta testing
21:00 Making a living as an app developer
23:20 Casey as a podcaster
24:50:When the ATP podcast got started
31:30 The history of the ATP podcast
48:00 Meeting podcast ‘voices’
49:50 How the ATP podcast is produced
60:00 St Jude Children’s Cancer Charity
69:30 Casey relaxing
72:00 Wrapping up
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Rico is back on this episode of Minus Sixteen, and this time around we are talking about the state of the music business. Rico is in the perfect position to tell us what it really like to release an album and how the streaming culture has changed the music industry forever!
Checkout Rico's Seeds project here https://open.spotify.com/album/2RRVNJ5jUJdwjRUmfzoOo3?si=q_Iqxe44Sl2Qo37DtxvRpg
Follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/Lasperanza_Soul
00:00 Intro
02:00 Completing an album
05:00 A record companies involvement
11:00 Nearing release
15:00 Royalties and how they work
25:00 Streaming - the good and bad
32:00 Streaming revenue versus physical sales
41:00 Post release blues
43:20 Getting on a Spotify playlist
45:40 YouTube and music
49:00 How streaming revenue is set
53:30 Is music viable?
61:00 Wrapping up
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Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Just a few days before Apple's long awaited iPhone release, Hartley once again joins me to discuss Far Out. In this episode, we cover it all...
01:30 the invite
02:45 MacRumors & how they report the event
07:15 iPhone 14
20:15 Apple Watch 8
29:30 AirPod Pro II
33:15 Stage Manager
40:00 Looking at future events
47:40 AR/VR Headset
56:45 CarPlay
Check out Hartley and the MacRumours podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-macrumors-show/id1602394741
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Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Renders genius Ian Zelbo joins me on this episode. We chat over how he started in Blender, designing Jon Prosser's new FPT set, working day-to-day with Jon & Luke and his plans for the future. This one is not to be missed!
00:00 Intro
01:30 Ian and art and getting started
02:50 Blender & 3D
07:10 Career plans
09:10 Starting to work for Jon
12:50 How the process works
15:00 Luke & the Mac Studio
17:55 The Pixel Watch & MacBook Air with Jon
20:00 What’s coming in Tech-tember
22:15 Mac Pro
26:00 Uni/work balance
27:25 The FPT set design
31:50 Having to work on PC
33:30 Following online trends
36:15 What its like when it goes wrong
37:10 AR/VR Headset
39:45 Apple’s take on the leaks
44:20 THE S22 Ultra
46:25 iOS 16 beta
49:00 Final Cut v Premiere
53:00 Wrapping up
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Check out his latest work on his website - Zelbo.nyc
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Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
On this episode of Minus Sixteen, we are joined by journalist Sami Fathi. Hear his opinions on iPads new Stage Manager app, the M2 Macs and his current Mac line-up.
00:00 Intro’s
06:45 Journalism & MacRumors
12:00 Getting in to Apple
13:00 The Keynote Events
16:30 Apple & MacRumors
17:00 M2 MacBook Air
31:00 Sami’s current kit
34:00 Sami & beta’s
36:30 iOS 16
38:30 iPads &Stage Manager
45:30 Apple Watch
50:00 iPhone 14
55:00 Lock Screen
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Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Screen analyst, Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), joins me on the podcast this time.
Not only do we talk about iPhone 14 & a15, iPads, MacBook Air, displays and Apple Watch Pro...but also Ironman too!
01:10 Ironman
03:38 Education & business
11:35 CarPlay
12:30 Ross on Twitter
14:40 How DSCC works
18:00 NDA’s
19:30 iPhone 14
20:45 Cost of living effect
20:20 Foldables
29:00 ProMotion
30:30 New Studio Display
32:05 Apple Watch, Garmin & Strava
35:00 Apple Watch Pro
36:00 OLEDs
40:00 China & Lockdowns and the iPhone 14
43:20 iPad 14”
45:45 iPhone 15 schedule
47:15 Under panel tech
49:20 15” MacBook Air
51:00 What gear Ross uses
52:00 A day in the life
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Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
MacRumors editor, Dan Barbera joins me on the podcast this time.
I talk to Dan about his background, work as an editor on MacRumors and his workflow in editing his videos. We also chat Mac Pro, iPhone 14 and hear his thoughts on the new Stage Manager iOS feature too.
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