Surprise - It's Not a Toaster

In this episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the portrait vs. landscape video battle for our screens, share a favorite daily online game see if AI is up to the task of educating children about God. .  Annoyance: portrait vs. landscape videos Tip: NYT Connections Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on LinkedIn Mar...

In this episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the challenges of managing an online community, share an auto-fill tool and test how AI does at writing Ed’s bio.  Annoyance: online community management Tip: Text Blaze Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on LinkedIn Martech.health

In this episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the challenges of password management, a tool that makes it easier, and if generative AI has self-awareness.  Annoyance: password management Tip: Textpipe Pro Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on LinkedIn Martech.health

In this Switcheroo episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss influencers and virtue-signallers, the Arc browser, and what are the most influential movies.  Annoyance: Influencers and virtue signallers Tip: Arc browser Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on LinkedIn Martech.health

In this episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the overhype of AI products, why mini-PCs are important, and what open GenAI platforms think is the most annoying thing online.  Annoyance: AI-enabled products Tip: Best Mini-PC of 2023 Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on LinkedIn Martech.health

In this episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss out of control AV tech, a great website auditing tool, and challenge Generative AI’s ethical morality.  Annoyance: out of control AV tech / UI (HDMI ARC, USB Naming, etc) Tip: Screaming Frog Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on LinkedIn Martech.health

In this episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the importance of double opting-in (and why Ed has a "Bad Bennett" list), the ultimate adblocking software, and ponder if Open GenAI solutions can actually create unique novels. Annoyance: the lack of double opt-ins with emails Tip: Pihole Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris...

In the second episode of "Surprise - It's No a Toaster," hosts Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the futility of online ratings, why it's better to turn to UGC for product information, and the favorite music albums (according to OpenAI). Annoyance: Tip: YouTube or Reddit Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on LinkedIn Martech.health

In the inaugural episode of "Surprise - It's Not a Toaster," hosts Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer discuss the enshitification of the web, share a tool to help universally manage bookmarks, and use GenAI to trace the internet's problems back to common household appliances. Annoyance: Enshitification of the web Tip: Start.me Follow us online at:  Touchpoint.health Ed Bennett on LinkedIn Chris Boyer on L...

Coming soon: discover the realm where digital expertise meets candid conversations on "Surprise - It’s Not a Toaster" - a weekly podcast led by healthcare digital experts Ed Bennett and co-host Chris Boyer. Together, they venture into the fabric of online experiences, dissecting annoyances and irritations about navigating the modern online world.  In each episode, Ed will unveil contemporary tools...