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Auditing the Small Biz Services & Tools I Use to Manage my Business Jan 20, 2021

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See all of this week's mentioned videos http://lon.tv/ww336 - Two weeks ago we audited the streaming services I subscribed to for personal use, today we're taking a look at things I use for the business! Subscribe for more! http://lon.tv/s

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 - Intro

01:25 - Gsuite / Google Workspace / Google Apps

04:22 - Vmix

05:16 - Zapier

05:55 - Buffer

07:53 - Freedcamp

10:51 - Zapier vs. IFTTT Pro ?

12:33 - Shadow Streaming Server

13:08 - Donorbox Patreon Alternative

14:38 - Email Blasts / Email Marketing

18:40 - Amazon AWS

20:29 - Square Payroll

21:31 - MediaTemple Web Hosting

23:09 - Cubecart for the Lon.TV Store

24:03 - Paypal Shipping

24:33 - Local PO Box

25:01 - Yourls URL Shortener

26:29 - Supporter Thank You's & Conclusion

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YouTube Premium Explained - Is it Good for Viewers AND Creators? Jan 13, 2021

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Last week we looked at all of the subscription services I use and a lot of you wrote in about YouTube premium! So this week we take a look at the YouTube subscription option. See all of this week's mentioned content: http://lon.tv/ww335 and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - YouTube Premium for Viewers

01:14 - Membership Price

02:12 - Premium Features - No ads, movies, downloads, YouTube Kids, etc

05:09 - YouTube Premium for Creators

07:29 - How Revenue Sharing Works

08:46 - Is it good for creators?

13:37 - Supporter Thank Yous

14:24 - Helping The Channel

14:42 - My Other Channels

15:21 - Conclusion

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Should I Keep Paying for Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Gamepass, etc? Jan 06, 2021

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Buy a FireTV Stick 4k - http://lon.tv/wvl37 (compensated affiliate link) See all of this week's mentioned videos: http://lon.tv/ww334 - This week I review and step through all of the subscription services I'm currently paying for and determine which ones I keep and subscribe ! http://lon.tv/s

See my cable TV hardware overview here: http://lon.tv/dvr2017

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - Netflix

01:24 - YouTube Premium

03:02 - Disney+

03:53 - Amazon Prime

07:31 - Comcast Xfinity TV & Internet

11:28 - Apple TV+

12:37 - iTunes Match

15:01 - Gaming Services Audit

15:03 - Xbox Gamepass

16:33 - Nintendo Switch Family Plan

17:38 - Apple Arcade

18:17 - Cloud Storage & Services Audit

18:22 - iCloud

20:35 - Amazon AWS

21:05 - Google One

22:46 - Shadow PC

25:22 - Audit Savings

26:37 - Supporter Thank Yous

27:15 - Helping The Channel

27:27 - My Other Channels

28:10 - Conclusion

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My 2021 Tech Predictions! Biotech, ARM PCs, Self Driving Cars, and More Dec 30, 2020

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See all of this week's mentioned videos: http://lon.tv/ww333 - This week we look at my tech predictions for 2021! We'll check back in a year and see how I did. What do you think the year has in store for us? Let me know in the comments. VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - BioTech: T-Cell Testing at Scale 07:15 - Self Diving Cars 09:03 - ARM Mostly on the Mac for 2021 12:09 - Satellite Broadband 14:36 - Virtual Reality 18:54 - Supporter Thank Yous 19:39 - Helping The Channel 19:51 - My Other Channels 20:32 - Conclusion Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip! http://lon.tv/support or contribute via Venmo! lon@lon.tv Follow me on Facebook! http://facebook.com/lonreviewstech Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/lonseidman Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast! http://lon.tv/itunes http://lon.tv/stitcher or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Interview with Bob from RetroRGB ! Maximizing Retro Game Consoles on Modern HDMI TVs Dec 22, 2020

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See all of this week's content: http://lon.tv/ww332 - Bob from RetroRGB comes on the show to talk about how to get your old video game consoles working on your modern HDMI HD television. We also look at emulation and FPGAs as alternatives. See Bob's interview of me: http://lon.tv/9p73z and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Interview Intro 02:37 - What is RetroRGB? 05:41 - Emulation vs. FPGA vs. Original Hardware 10:44 - Good vs. Bad Video Scalers 16:17 - Best TVs for Retro Gaming 18:50 - RGB - Why is it better? 24:24 - CRT Televisions 25:05 - RF vs Composite vs RGB 30:24 - Hardware FPGAs - MiSTer, etc 36:54 - Retro Games and their Influence on Modern Games 37:52 - Nintendo 64 HDTV Suggestions 39:17 - Saturn & Playstation on Modern TVs 40:15 - Playstation 2 & Dreamcast on Modern TVs 41:26 - Xbox & Gamecube on Modern TVs 43:43 - Optical Drive Emulators 46:04 - Interview Conclusion 47:11 - Supporter Thank yous Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip! http://lon.tv/support or contribute via Venmo! lon@lon.tv Follow me on Facebook! http://facebook.com/lonreviewstech Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/lonseidman Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast! http://lon.tv/itunes http://lon.tv/stitcher or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

The Ethics of "Early Access Journalism" - Cyberpunk, Nvidia vs. Hardware Unboxed, and Apple Dec 16, 2020

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See mentioned videos & my past week content here: http://lon.tv/ww331 - Two big stories in the tech world this week centered around the same issue: the ethical perils of receiving products early from brands through a practice I call "early access journalism." Subscribe for more! http://lon.tv/s

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 - Intro

00:36 - Nvidia vs Hardware Unboxed

03:52 - Why I Never Sign Influencer Agreements

06:11 - Apple and Early Access Journalism

12:05 - Cyberpunk 2077 Scandal

17:37 - Updating My Disclosures

18:24 - Supporter Thank Yous

18:55 - Helping The Channel

19:12 - My Other Channels

19:56 - Conclusion

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Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers!

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Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store

Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures

Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup

Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip!

http://lon.tv/support

or contribute via Venmo!

lon@lon.tv

Follow me on Facebook!

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Follow me on Twitter!

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Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast!

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We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

FCC Kills CableCard & The HDHomerun Prime 6 is a Casualty Dec 10, 2020

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Buy an HDHomerun Prime 3 on Amazon - http://lon.tv/primedeal - This week we have some sad news that SiliconDust has discontinued the Prime 6 project. But the Prime 3 is now available for sale again at a discount! We'll look at some of the circumstances that led to the cancellation including the FCC's decision to rescind the CableCard mandate. See this week's mentioned content: http://lon.tv/ww330 and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s

See how I'm using the HDHomerun Prime here: http://lon.tv/dvr2017

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 - Intro

00:23 - CableCards Explained

02:40 - FCC CableCard Ruling

04:27 - My HDHomerun Prime

07:03 - HDHomerun Prime 6 Discontinued

11:42 - HDHomerun Prime 3 Available Again

12:56 - Cable Streaming Alternatives

14:30 - Supporter Thank Yous

15:21 - Helping The Channel

15:50 - Week In Review

18:20 - Coming Up This Week

19:19 - My Other Channels

20:53 - Conclusion

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See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras

Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers!

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Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store

Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures

Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup

Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip!

http://lon.tv/support

or contribute via Venmo!

lon@lon.tv

Follow me on Facebook!

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Follow me on Twitter!

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Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast!

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We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

My 2020 Tech Products of the Year! Dec 02, 2020

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Buy one on Amazon: http://lon.tv/buy2020 (compensated affiliate link) - 2020 is almost over! Here's a list of the top products I've reviewed this year. See all of the individual reviews here: http://lon.tv/bestof2020 and all of this week's mentioned videos: http://lon.tv/ww329 and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Criteria 01:00 - Best Computers 05:25 - Gaming 08:32 - Networking 11:48 - Smartphones 13:16 - Video Production 15:03 - Drone 17:06 - Supporter Thank Yous 17:48 - Helping the Channel 18:22 - Week in Review 19:52 - Coming Up This Week 20:32 - My Other Channels 21:43 - Conclusion Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip! http://lon.tv/support or contribute via Venmo! lon@lon.tv Follow me on Facebook! http://facebook.com/lonreviewstech Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/lonseidman Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast! http://lon.tv/itunes http://lon.tv/stitcher or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Comcast's Data Cap Goes Nationwide - Is Zero Rating Next? Nov 23, 2020

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See all of this week's mentioned content: http://lon.tv/ww328 - This week Comcast quietly rolled out their 1.2 TB data cap from select markets to the rest of the country. It takes effect on January 1 with overage charges to begin in March. Is Zero Rating next? Subscribe for more! http://lon.tv/s

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 - Intro

00:14 - Data Caps Explained

02:26 - Bandwidth Allocation by Activity

06:29 - Tracking Your Comcast Data Usage

08:03 - Comcast Strikes Back - Against Cord Cutters / Broadcasters

10:59 - Prediction: Zero Rating is next

11:50 - Net Neutrality & Zero Rating

17:20 - How Have You Dealt With Data Cap?

17:44 - Supporter Thank You's

19:13 - Week in Review

20:35 - Coming Up This Week

21:32 - My Other Channels

23:53 - Conclusion

Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email

See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras

Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers!

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Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store

Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures

Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup

Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip!

http://lon.tv/support

or contribute via Venmo!

lon@lon.tv

Follow me on Facebook!

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Follow me on Twitter!

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Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast!

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http://lon.tv/stitcher

or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Starlink Beta Tester Interview ... Using Starlink! Nov 21, 2020

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Find Josh's channel here: http://lon.tv/joshstarlink - On this week's episode we interview with Josh Greisen, an early beta tester of the @SpaceX Starlink satellite internet service! See this week's mentioned videos : http://lon.tv/ww326 and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s

See more Starlink videos: http://lon.tv/starlink

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 Intro

00:28 - Starlink Beta News and Geographic Availability

02:57 - Interview Begins

06:14 - Service Reliability

07:35 - Beta Invitation Process

08:58 - Starlink Hardware

13:24 - Location restrictions?

15:11 - Starlink App & Stats

16:55 - Weather and service reliability

17:56 - Speed Tests

20:30 - What Josh can do now with his faster Internet speeds

25:44 - Josh's YouTube channel

27:40 - Data Caps?

28:09 - Interview: Conclusion

32:10 - Coming Up This Week

33:02 - My Other Channels

34:23 - Conclusion

Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email

See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras

Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers!

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Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store

Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures

Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup

Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip!

http://lon.tv/support

or contribute via Venmo!

lon@lon.tv

Follow me on Facebook!

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Follow me on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/lonseidman

Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast!

http://lon.tv/itunes

http://lon.tv/stitcher

or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

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