**The Importance of Honest Reviews**

As someone who has reviewed various devices over the years, including phones and cars, I've learned that honesty is key when it comes to earning trust with one's audience. When reviewing a product, it's essential to be professional and not feel obligated to give a positive review simply because you're trying to build a reputation or curry favor with the manufacturer's public relations team. Instead, I always strive to provide an honest assessment of the product, even if it means saying something negative.

This approach has its benefits, but it also comes with some risks. For instance, not all manufacturers will appreciate my candor, and it may damage our relationship over time. However, I believe that honesty is essential for maintaining journalistic integrity and building trust with one's audience. If I don't have a good relationship with my audience, then what do I really have to offer? It's a philosophy that has served me well in the past, even if it hasn't always been popular with manufacturers.

**Driving the Ford Focus Electric**

Recently, I had the chance to drive the Ford Focus Electric for several weeks. This 100% electric car is an absolute blast to drive, and I've thoroughly enjoyed my time behind the wheel. One of the first things that struck me was how quiet it is - there's virtually no noise coming from the engine or exhaust system. This has a profound effect on driving, as I find myself being much more careful about how hard I press my accelerator and brake pedals.

Another feature that's really impressed me is regenerative braking. When I drive a regular internal combustion car, I often find myself trying to "regen" the brakes by taking my foot off the accelerator or pressing harder on the brakes than usual. However, it's only when I've driven an electric car for a while that I realize how much fun this feature is. It's like having an extra gear that lets me slow down smoothly and efficiently.

The Ford Focus Electric also has a range of about 76 miles, which is more than enough for my daily driving needs. While it's not the longest-range electric car on the market, its real-world range anxiety is virtually nonexistent. I've been able to drive for hours without needing to recharge, and when I do need to plug in, it's a breeze.

The Ford mobile app is another feature that's really impressed me. It lets me check my battery level, find nearby charging stations, and even interact with my car remotely. It's a great way to alleviate some of the anxiety that comes with driving an electric car, especially when you're far from home or running low on charge.

**The Galaxy Note 2: A Worthy Successor?**

When it comes to the Galaxy Note 2, I'm in my mind totally awesome. This phone is a worthy successor to one of my favorite phones of the past few years - the original Galaxy Note. At 5.5 inches, it's still plenty big and impressive, with a high-resolution display and a powerful quad-core processor that makes it feel like a rocket under the hood.

One of the things that really stands out about this phone is its battery life. With a 3100mAh hour capacity, I've found myself being able to use it for several days without needing to recharge. This is especially important if you're someone who likes to be on the go and can't always find time to plug in.

I'm also really impressed with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean that's running under the hood. It's smooth, fast, and responsive - exactly what I need from a phone. And while some people may have been disappointed by Ice Cream Sandwich not being available on this device, I think it's clear that Samsung is committed to keeping their phones up-to-date with the latest operating system.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis episode of techno Buffalo is brought to you by the incredibly quiet torque machine otherwise known as a Ford Focus Electric so up this week we're going to talk about new IMAX when they might be coming we're going to talk about the Galaxy Note 2 the deuce the sequel to the original fablet we're going talk about what it takes to become a YouTube partner and how to actually make a little bit of money from your videos and we're going to talk about which phone might be right for you this is as the Buffalo let's get started the first question comes from at potato King 69 John do you think there'll be a new range of IMAX near Christmas time truthfully I thought we were going to have new IMAX a few months ago so yes absolutely by the time the holiday shopping season comes around I can guarantee you we will have new IMAX it might not look different but the internals will be upgraded weard rumors about an IMAX with a rent of display we've heard rumors of thinner IMAX ditching the optical drive we've heard all kinds of crazy things maybe IMAX going all touch which I wouldn't take to the bank but we'll definitely have new iMacs before the holiday shopping season iMac are generally one of Apple's bestselling desktops they don't really even look at the Mac Pro anymore and they'd be foolish to leave that pretty much stagnant for the better part of a year so yes absolutely if you want to get a new iMac withit a couple months I would expect though that we'll see an update sometime in October sort of people get into that November uh shopping season hopefully that helped answer you iMac needing question user at km asks at John for Lakers should I buy a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S3 or should I wait until the next Nexus comes out I know I'm going to root and install Cyanogen MOD 10 on either that's a good question if you asked me that yesterday I would have said Galaxy Nex is for sure uh you don't need to root you got Jelly Bean on there it's an absolutely awesome powerful Speedy phone but something happened yesterday I was staring at a Galaxy S3 sitting on my desk and I was sad that it still had Ice Cream Sandwich on it and it couldn't take advantage of all the Jelly Bean action out there but I decided to jump into the world of rooting and custom roms and that's exactly what I did with what's my new daily driver the Galaxy S3 so I'm running an asoft ROM it's a modified version of cyanine mod 10 I absolutely love it I thought that the Galaxy Nexus was Blazing fast this guy blows it away I'm not sure if it's a combination of the hardware of the Galaxy S3 or what's been rooted for the RW maybe it's eliminated some of the fat it's absolutely outstanding so I've had a really hard time not recommending going for the Galaxy S3 rooting it putting on your custom ROM and getting the experience that you want from your phone it is one of the nice thing about Android you can customize and do whatever you want to it so if you need to pick one and you want to pick one right now go for the Galaxy S3 if you're a bit more price conscious though you can pick up an unlocked Galaxy Nexus for about 350 bucks I don't have to sign a new to your contract so it might also be a great option for you to look into as well at elex onuka asks John for Lakers what is the minimum amount of viewers Subs before you can contact PR companies so I wish that there was a magic number I wish I could say you know soon as you've got 15,000 subscribers you can start contacting or soon as your website's getting X number of views you can start contacting uh they really isn't a set number anymore I've talked about this in regards to YouTube Partnerships in the past but now YouTube has sort of opened the partnership program up to everybody but folks think that getting Hardware is the best way to sort of make money in the tech World cuz you have products to actually show and a lot of ways that's true the best thing I can say and what I did when I started out was I look at a company that I wanted to perhaps work with and i' find the press release they put out at the bottom you can search for company X press release on Google and you can find it go to the bottom and generally there's a contact form there's a press person a media outreach that you can contact and I can't stress this enough think very clearly and succinctly about what you're writing make sure it's clear professional and spell checked don't write it on your iPhone with spelling errors and words misplaced uh make sure you read it very very carefully be sure that you provide value as well if they're going to send you a product they expect to get a wide audience to see it now never ever in a million years ever sell a review don't feel like you're obligated to give a positive feedback on a product just because someone sent it to you but you have to be able to quantify them sending a product they have a boss have to report to they're going to say hey why you send you know ex person a device if they don't have a big audience so if you review a phone for example and your video gets 5,000 views tell the pr person hey video got 5,000 views just want to let you know quantify it for them uh and you start to build a reputation and for every maybe 15 people out to say no to you one might say yes I can tell you that before someone finally said yes to me um seems like high school all over again uh I had about 10 that would say no so a few things be professional never feel obligated to give a positive review if you want to have journalistic integrity you want your audience to trust you you have to always be honest about a product and I've done that in the past and it's hurt PR relationships because I haven't liked the product but I like the pr people uh but I have to be honest so I recommend you guys take that route as well uh otherwise if you don't have trust in your audience then you really have nothing all right so let's take a minute from talking about tech to talk about cars I've been driving a Ford Focus Electric for the better part of fre weeks right now this car is 100% electric there is not a drop a gas this thing takes and it's been beyond awesome and I've absolutely loved driving the Ford Focus Electric 0 to 30 times they're crazy fast I am creepy quiet driving out the car makes really no noise it's changed the way I drive regenerative braking is awesome I found myself when I drive regular internal combustion cars now trying to regen brake you have to drive an electric car to experience what it's like it's got a range of about 76 Mi I've had zero range anxiety doing everyday driving in fact the farthest I've gone has been 40 Mi I've still had 30 in reserve I plug it in at night and it's got some cool LED lights to GL around it and it's been pretty awesome to drive one of the coolest things though about the Ford Focus Electric is my Ford mobile app it helps you sort of alleviate some of the anxiety you have with driv the electric car it tell you how much charge you have left it give you a map but charging stations just giv you a way to interact with your car you've never really had before and it's a lot of fun definitely give it a shot and go to your Ford dealer and try a new Focus Electric I think you're going to really like it user at Bradley was here asks at John 4 Lakers what are your impressions of the Galaxy Note 2 do you feel like to worthy successor as your daily driver the Galaxy Note 2 is in my mind totally awesome I loved the original 5.3 in Galaxy Note probably one of my favorite phones of the past few years this guy keeps the same size but gets bigger it's now 5.5 in of phone hotness it's got a 280X 720 pixel resolution the 6.9 aspect ratio got a quad core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz this thing is screaming fast and a 3100 Milah hour battery all packed and running Android 4.1 jellan totally a worthy successor I cannot wait to try this phone cannot wait cannot wait cannot wait it is going to be in my pocket I can't wait for people to look at me funny thinking I'm hold a tablet up to my head I am excited about it it's powerful it's fast it's running the newest operating system I give Samsung credit for getting Jelly Bean on this thing and not dripping with Ice Cream Sandwich yes yes yes Galaxy Note new hotness wait for it if you love the original Galaxy Note I think it's going to be a really really worthwhile upgrade Todd Hazelton our head of mobile had a chance to check it out at IFA he came away really impressed thank you guys for watching another episode of as to Buffalo I'll be sure to check us out at technobuffalo.com for ladies and greatest Tech Tech news I'm John rer see you in the next video whoa whoa whoa hold on there it's John Q here from TechnoBuffalo with a really quick message for you folks out there you guys like TechnoBuffalo right of course you do well we need your help we'd really appreciate if you can take some time to fill out a quick Anonymous survey letting us know a little bit more about you guys are viewers just go to reversion 3.com TechnoBuffalo survey take a few moments to fill out a few questions you know it we'd really appreciate it and uh and just like how I appreciate you watching this little end clip of this video of me holding up this really heavy camera my arms just really hurting so really appreciate it guys thanks again latest oh my Godthis episode of techno Buffalo is brought to you by the incredibly quiet torque machine otherwise known as a Ford Focus Electric so up this week we're going to talk about new IMAX when they might be coming we're going to talk about the Galaxy Note 2 the deuce the sequel to the original fablet we're going talk about what it takes to become a YouTube partner and how to actually make a little bit of money from your videos and we're going to talk about which phone might be right for you this is as the Buffalo let's get started the first question comes from at potato King 69 John do you think there'll be a new range of IMAX near Christmas time truthfully I thought we were going to have new IMAX a few months ago so yes absolutely by the time the holiday shopping season comes around I can guarantee you we will have new IMAX it might not look different but the internals will be upgraded weard rumors about an IMAX with a rent of display we've heard rumors of thinner IMAX ditching the optical drive we've heard all kinds of crazy things maybe IMAX going all touch which I wouldn't take to the bank but we'll definitely have new iMacs before the holiday shopping season iMac are generally one of Apple's bestselling desktops they don't really even look at the Mac Pro anymore and they'd be foolish to leave that pretty much stagnant for the better part of a year so yes absolutely if you want to get a new iMac withit a couple months I would expect though that we'll see an update sometime in October sort of people get into that November uh shopping season hopefully that helped answer you iMac needing question user at km asks at John for Lakers should I buy a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S3 or should I wait until the next Nexus comes out I know I'm going to root and install Cyanogen MOD 10 on either that's a good question if you asked me that yesterday I would have said Galaxy Nex is for sure uh you don't need to root you got Jelly Bean on there it's an absolutely awesome powerful Speedy phone but something happened yesterday I was staring at a Galaxy S3 sitting on my desk and I was sad that it still had Ice Cream Sandwich on it and it couldn't take advantage of all the Jelly Bean action out there but I decided to jump into the world of rooting and custom roms and that's exactly what I did with what's my new daily driver the Galaxy S3 so I'm running an asoft ROM it's a modified version of cyanine mod 10 I absolutely love it I thought that the Galaxy Nexus was Blazing fast this guy blows it away I'm not sure if it's a combination of the hardware of the Galaxy S3 or what's been rooted for the RW maybe it's eliminated some of the fat it's absolutely outstanding so I've had a really hard time not recommending going for the Galaxy S3 rooting it putting on your custom ROM and getting the experience that you want from your phone it is one of the nice thing about Android you can customize and do whatever you want to it so if you need to pick one and you want to pick one right now go for the Galaxy S3 if you're a bit more price conscious though you can pick up an unlocked Galaxy Nexus for about 350 bucks I don't have to sign a new to your contract so it might also be a great option for you to look into as well at elex onuka asks John for Lakers what is the minimum amount of viewers Subs before you can contact PR companies so I wish that there was a magic number I wish I could say you know soon as you've got 15,000 subscribers you can start contacting or soon as your website's getting X number of views you can start contacting uh they really isn't a set number anymore I've talked about this in regards to YouTube Partnerships in the past but now YouTube has sort of opened the partnership program up to everybody but folks think that getting Hardware is the best way to sort of make money in the tech World cuz you have products to actually show and a lot of ways that's true the best thing I can say and what I did when I started out was I look at a company that I wanted to perhaps work with and i' find the press release they put out at the bottom you can search for company X press release on Google and you can find it go to the bottom and generally there's a contact form there's a press person a media outreach that you can contact and I can't stress this enough think very clearly and succinctly about what you're writing make sure it's clear professional and spell checked don't write it on your iPhone with spelling errors and words misplaced uh make sure you read it very very carefully be sure that you provide value as well if they're going to send you a product they expect to get a wide audience to see it now never ever in a million years ever sell a review don't feel like you're obligated to give a positive feedback on a product just because someone sent it to you but you have to be able to quantify them sending a product they have a boss have to report to they're going to say hey why you send you know ex person a device if they don't have a big audience so if you review a phone for example and your video gets 5,000 views tell the pr person hey video got 5,000 views just want to let you know quantify it for them uh and you start to build a reputation and for every maybe 15 people out to say no to you one might say yes I can tell you that before someone finally said yes to me um seems like high school all over again uh I had about 10 that would say no so a few things be professional never feel obligated to give a positive review if you want to have journalistic integrity you want your audience to trust you you have to always be honest about a product and I've done that in the past and it's hurt PR relationships because I haven't liked the product but I like the pr people uh but I have to be honest so I recommend you guys take that route as well uh otherwise if you don't have trust in your audience then you really have nothing all right so let's take a minute from talking about tech to talk about cars I've been driving a Ford Focus Electric for the better part of fre weeks right now this car is 100% electric there is not a drop a gas this thing takes and it's been beyond awesome and I've absolutely loved driving the Ford Focus Electric 0 to 30 times they're crazy fast I am creepy quiet driving out the car makes really no noise it's changed the way I drive regenerative braking is awesome I found myself when I drive regular internal combustion cars now trying to regen brake you have to drive an electric car to experience what it's like it's got a range of about 76 Mi I've had zero range anxiety doing everyday driving in fact the farthest I've gone has been 40 Mi I've still had 30 in reserve I plug it in at night and it's got some cool LED lights to GL around it and it's been pretty awesome to drive one of the coolest things though about the Ford Focus Electric is my Ford mobile app it helps you sort of alleviate some of the anxiety you have with driv the electric car it tell you how much charge you have left it give you a map but charging stations just giv you a way to interact with your car you've never really had before and it's a lot of fun definitely give it a shot and go to your Ford dealer and try a new Focus Electric I think you're going to really like it user at Bradley was here asks at John 4 Lakers what are your impressions of the Galaxy Note 2 do you feel like to worthy successor as your daily driver the Galaxy Note 2 is in my mind totally awesome I loved the original 5.3 in Galaxy Note probably one of my favorite phones of the past few years this guy keeps the same size but gets bigger it's now 5.5 in of phone hotness it's got a 280X 720 pixel resolution the 6.9 aspect ratio got a quad core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz this thing is screaming fast and a 3100 Milah hour battery all packed and running Android 4.1 jellan totally a worthy successor I cannot wait to try this phone cannot wait cannot wait cannot wait it is going to be in my pocket I can't wait for people to look at me funny thinking I'm hold a tablet up to my head I am excited about it it's powerful it's fast it's running the newest operating system I give Samsung credit for getting Jelly Bean on this thing and not dripping with Ice Cream Sandwich yes yes yes Galaxy Note new hotness wait for it if you love the original Galaxy Note I think it's going to be a really really worthwhile upgrade Todd Hazelton our head of mobile had a chance to check it out at IFA he came away really impressed thank you guys for watching another episode of as to Buffalo I'll be sure to check us out at technobuffalo.com for ladies and greatest Tech Tech news I'm John rer see you in the next video whoa whoa whoa hold on there it's John Q here from TechnoBuffalo with a really quick message for you folks out there you guys like TechnoBuffalo right of course you do well we need your help we'd really appreciate if you can take some time to fill out a quick Anonymous survey letting us know a little bit more about you guys are viewers just go to reversion 3.com TechnoBuffalo survey take a few moments to fill out a few questions you know it we'd really appreciate it and uh and just like how I appreciate you watching this little end clip of this video of me holding up this really heavy camera my arms just really hurting so really appreciate it guys thanks again latest oh my God\n"