Managing Your Home Tech

Jim (@jcollison) has guests Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) for show 144 of the Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network.  With the first half of the show, after opening with an update on Malwarebytes and a coming review of the Magicstick, Kevin covers all things Tablets as you might be shopping for one at this Christmas time. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: [4:38 Malwarebytes Response and a MagicStick Review] A note of response from Malwarebytes in HSS fourms: http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/6531-malwarebytes-important-information/ Contacted by http://powerocksmedia.com/ to review a Magicstick 2800mAh.  Dropped that in the FB group and Christopher Brown offered to review.  Might want to monitor the group.  Link below. [11:55 How to Shop for a Tablet] Kevin's Gear Surface RT - http://amzn.com/B009XNBFJK / http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Microsoft-Surface-RT_id7181 Motorola XYboard 8.2 - http://amzn.com/B00BTJ21XU / http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-DROID-XYBOARD-8.2_id6687 Dell Venue 8 Pro - http://amzn.com/B00FEE7B1I / http://www.dell.com/us/p/dell-venue-8-pro/pd?oc=fncwv8p01h&model_id=dell-venue-8-pro Ematics EGP008 - http://amzn.com/B00BH8TYKG / http://www.ematic.us/tablets/8-hd-dual-core-egp008 Tablets to test: HP Slate 8 Pro - http://www.phonearena.com/phones/HP-Slate-8-Pro_id8151 Yoga tablet 8 & 10 - http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/yoga-tablet/ Nokia 2520 - http://www.nokia.com/global/products/tablet/lumia2520/ Toshiba Encore - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/toshiba-encore [32:43 A Discussion on Portable Keyboards] Logitech 920-003390 Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0 Plus by Logitech  http://amzn.com/B0054L8N7M Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard (UR-00001)  by Microsoft  http://amzn.com/B008OEHPKM [39:45 Tablet Ecosystems] [47:48 Rich's Purchases] iStar - BPN-DE230SS-BLACK  3-bay trayless HDD cage | 6Gb/s http://amzn.com/B004IMKTUW SilenX EFX-08-12 80mm Effizio Quiet Case Fan  http://amzn.com/B005ZF64FK ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155  http://amzn.com/B007KTY4A6 Samsumg 840 Pro - 256 GB  http://amzn.com/B009NB8WRU [57:11 Rich's Network Infrastructure] https://www.dropbox.com/s/umm7zzwt5pwnevh/home%20network.vsdx https://www.dreamspark.com/ [1:06:50 Issues with Google Hangouts] Google Talk Plugin woes Latest ver. 4.9.1.16010 with a 1603 error Run Revo Uninstaller in advanced mode to scan for registry vestiges Run HiJackthis to remove BHO’s Run CCleaner to further clean up the registry Run Microsoft Fixit for uninstall issues Download and run msi from google   Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) has guests Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM), Renny Phipps(@rennyphipps) and Nathaniel Lindley (@thanlindley) for Home Tech 143. During the show we did a review of the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage 500 GB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive STBF500101 Black by Seagate (http://amzn.com/B004Z0S7K6), a discussion of CryptoLocker, Malwarebytes, Crashplan, LastPass and the Adobe breach of password hints and moving your cloud storage without hurting your bandwidth caps with Mover.io. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: [5:00 Video Review of the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage] Review: http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/11/08/your-movie-library-on-the-go-a-first-look-at-the-seagate-goflex-satellite-wireless-hard-drive-review/ On Amazon: http://amzn.com/B004Z0S7K6 [25:45 Christian's Corner] Good overview of CryptoLocker virus from Bleeping computer  http://goo.gl/KxUvvY Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro 2013 by Malwarebytes Corporation  Link: http://amzn.com/B00AY016T0 Worry Free cloud backup:  http://crashplan.com [40:05 Some Back Up Methods from the Roundtable] [43:35 LastPass Version 3] https://lastpass.com/ Adobe breach http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/11/04/anatomy-of-a-password-disaster-adobes-giant-sized-cryptographic-blunder/ https://lastpass.com/adobe/ [1:09:00 Mover.io - Moving your files on the Cloud] http://mover.io/ [1:15:40 Updates and Announcements] Black Friday Deals:  http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/11/08/black-friday-deals-2013/ The Average Guy on Spreaker.com: http://www.spreaker.com/user/theaverageguy   Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Amish Gangar, a co-worker from Gallup. We took a first look at the new Apple iPad Air.  Amish takes some time to walk through the new specs of the new Air as well as a new hands on demo. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: SPECS AT A GLANCE: APPLE IPAD AIR SCREEN 2048×1536 9.7-inch (264 PPI) touchscreen OS iOS 7 CPU 1.4GHz Apple A7 RAM 1GB DDR3 GPU "Apple A7 GPU" (likely an Imagination Technologies 6-series variant) STORAGE 16, 32, 64, or 128GB NAND flash NETWORKING 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 CAMERA 5MP rear camera, 1.2MP front camera PORTS Lightning connector, headphone jack SIZE 9.4" × 6.6" × 0.29" (240 × 169.5 × 7.5 mm) WEIGHT 1 pound (469 g) Wi-Fi, 1.05 pounds (478 g) with cellular BATTERY 8827 mAh STARTING PRICE $499 OTHER PERKS Charger, Lightning cable Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) from the NASA Bus!  We talked about the New Surface 2, Outlook.com now has IMAP, using your gmail account as your primary account for Microsoft, Jim looks at using Office Web Apps with SkyDrive and removing Office 2013 completely, The new Dell Venue 7 and 8. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Microsoft - Surface 2 with 32GB - Magnesium by Microsoft http://amzn.com/B00FF6J532 Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard (UR-00001) by Microsoft http://amzn.com/B008OEHPKM https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Ematic EGP008 Review: http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/10/27/ematic-egp008-8-android-tablet-for-125-glass-half-full-or-half-empty/ How to use Microsoft to host your domain email: http://www.labnol.org/internet/setup-outlook-on-custom-domain/24699/ Microsoft Home Use Program:  http://www.microsofthup.com/hupus/chooser.aspx?culture=en-US http://www.dell.com/us/p/dell-venue-8-pro/pd Press Release – FAA to Allow Airlines to Expand Use of Personal Electronics http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=15254 http://www.mediacentermaster.com/ Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Microsoft Tech Evangelist David Washington (@dwcares) and Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) for Home Tech 140.  David joins the show for the first 30 minutes to talk about the new Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro, some chat about the new Keyboards, a discussion about pixels on the new Lumia 920 and we catch up with Christian after missing him for 2 weeks. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile:   [2:04 Microsoft Tech Evangelist David Washington talks Surface 2] Microsoft Surface (32GB with Black Touch Cover) by Microsoft  http://amzn.com/B009XE0K7W Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet (128 GB Memory, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8 Pro) by Microsoft  http://amzn.com/B00BE5T2TA [17:50 The Life of a Microsoft Technical Evangelist] [20:25 David Shows off his Lumia 920] [28:38 The backlit features of the new Surface Keyboards] [32:38 Where is Gary tonight?] [38:52 The New ACES Dorms at UMD] http://www.aces.umd.edu/ [42:34 Christians Update] [1:15:41 Outtake] Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Microsoft MVP Michael Crump (@mbcrump) for Home Tech #139.  In this episode we meet Michael Crump, MVP for Microsoft and a mobile phone enthusiast.  We cover an easy way to start Windows Phone 8 development and wrap it up with a discussion about Windows Phone 8 GDR3.  Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Special Guest: Michael Crump - @mbcrump - http://michaelcrump.net www.telerik.com   @telerik http://pluralsight.com/courses/beyond-basics-windows-phone8 http://michaelcrump.net/hdc13-live-interview-with-michael-crump-on-windows-phone-8-and-more [22:26 Firefox OS Phone and others] http://michaelcrump.net/hdc13-live-interview-with-michael-crump-on-windows-phone-8-and-more http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/MVP/David%20McCabe-4025301 [33:25 Windows Phone App Development Made Easy] http://apps.windowsstore.com/default.htm http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/preview-for-developers/178ac8a1-6519-4a0b-960c-038393741e96 http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-products https://dev.windowsphone.com/en-us/join Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon   Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com and Kyle Wilcox (@kylejwx) for show 138 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk the Tronsmart MK908 that was a purchase from the Tech Scholarship Fund here at theAverageGuy.tv.  Previous written reviews of the Transmart MK908 can be found here and here. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile:   Click on a Time Stamp to jump to that spot in the video Tech Scholarship fund is sponsored by you when you use http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon [4:25 Video Review of the Tronsmart MK908] Tronsmart MK908 Google Android 4.1 Mini PC TV Box RK3188 Quad Core 2G/8G BT Black by Tronsmart http://amzn.com/B00CGYAGL6 [24:00 JBL Micro Speaker] JBL Micro II Ultra-Portable Multimedia Speaker (Black) by JBL - http://amzn.com/B0096T7TQE http://www.freaktab.com/forumdisplay.php?136-Tronsmart-T428-MK908-etc http://www.youtube.com/somecooltech1 [32:43 Adding a bluetooth keyboard] Microsoft PL2 Wedge Mobile Bluetooth Keyboard (U6R-00002) by Microsoft - http://amzn.com/B0099SMFWA [40:35 Email from Ben - A Listener - Running XBMC on a Raspberry PI] Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) and Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) for show 137 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk about a listener email, Windows to Go, Christian's ACES program at University of Maryland, a question from a listener on Classic Shell and even some StrengthsFinder talk from Jim and Christian.  Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Click on a Time Stamp to jump to that spot in the video Tech Scholarship fund is sponsored by you when you use http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon [8:55 Listener Email on Drobo] www.drobo.com / http://www.drobo.com/support/drobocare/ [15:25 Update on Windows to Go] http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/devices/windowstogo.aspx John's Drive: 32GB DataTraveler Workspace [DTWS/32GB] - by Kingston  http://amzn.com/B00C9KBDJ6 [27:32 Christian gives an update from University of Maryland] http://christian-johnson.net/2013/10/05/aces-launch-event/ http://www.aces.umd.edu/ http://www.aces.umd.edu/content/umd-launches-aces-nations-first-cybersecurity-honors-program [38:39 Google+ Q & A Question about Classic Shell] http://www.classicshell.net/ [46:05 Christian Covers the redesign of the Johnson Server Farm] [57:37 ACES uses the Gallup StrengthsFinder] http://gallupstrengthsfinder.com See Jim on Called to Coach: http://coaching.gallup.com [1:01:17 Gaming covered on the Home Tech Podcast? Other future topics] http://theAverageGuy.tv/music for the Home Tech Preshow The NEST review with Mike Howard is now on YouTube and now is open to 3rd party developers - http://www.wegotserved.com/2013/09/26/nest-opens-learning-thermostat-third-party-developers/ Synology 712+ is now at the Collison House - Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS712+ (Black) by Synology http://amzn.com/B005W17OXS Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com, Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) and Home Server Show and Surface Geeks host David McCabe (@homeservershow)  for show 136 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk about all things #meetup2013 with the host of the conference and couple guys who were there. Great deals on Laptops and Netbooks at the Microsoft Store! Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: All the Meetup Links: Post at the Home Server Show: http://homeservershow.com/meetup-2013-wrap.html A deck of all the photos from Mike Howard: http://homeservershow.com/meetup2013.html From the discussion around Recrded TV HD: http://www.recordedtvhd.com/ A post from Paul Braren: http://www.tinkertry.com/meetup2013/ A deck of all photos throughout the day: https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=938bfca792d16220&id=938BFCA792D16220%215427&authkey=!ABqr07gaIqk6gMA     Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM), Andrew Morris(@unrealshots), Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) and Greg Welch (@welchwerks) for show 135 of Home Tech.  With a large cast of hosts and Kevin coming in from Denver, we have a lengthy conversation around the idea of being "too plugged in" with all our digital devices and are we doing enough to promote STEM here in the United States.  We spend a few minutes covering the New Nokia Lumia 520, the video review from Mike Howard from http://jpeg2raw.com of the NEST Thermostat, an update of IFA 2013, a review of the Leap Motion device and an update on the HP Proliant Microserver G8. Great deals on Laptops and Netbooks at the Microsoft Store! Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: The new experiment with Grooveshark.com for the preshow - http://theAverageGuy.tv/music [7:46 Overview of the Nokia Lumia 520] Nokia Lumia 520 GoPhone (AT&T) by Nokia  http://amzn.com/B00E45043A [12:54 NEST Thermostat Review / Tronsmart MK908 ] http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/09/08/home-tech-special-live-review-of-a-nest-thermostat/ http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/09/11/desktop-replacements-the-android-mini-pc-option-with-a-tronsmart-mk908/ [15:38 IFA Update] [18:50 Is the Internet Causing Us All to be Anti-Social?] [42:37 Leap Motion Review] https://www.leapmotion.com/ Leap Motion Controller, Gesture Motion Control for PC or MAC by Leap Motion http://amzn.com/B00E3CP9UM [51:30 MicroServer G8 update] HP ProLiant 712318-001 Ultra Micro Tower Server - 1 x Intel Pentium G2020T 2.50 GHz by HP http://amzn.com/B00DDXS936 [1:00:54 Kevin's Deals] SOLD OUT ON NEWEGG - Amazon: Crucial m4 128GB 2.5-Inch (9.5mm) SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive CT128M4SSD2 by Crucial  Link: http://amzn.com/B004W2JKZI [Final Updates 1:04:56] Still time to join us for the meetup in Indy on Sep 21 – http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5296-hss-meetup-2013-sept-21st-indy/ Tech Scholarship Fund - http://theAverageGuy.tv/Amazon We are now on iHeartRadio - http://www.iheart.com/talk/show/Home-Tech/ Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) and Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.com.  Christian is back in school at the University of Maryland and we had a chance to catch up with him.  We covered our new pre-show music channel using Grooveshark, some issues that Christians has been having with his host provider and theaverageguy.tv, his use of Cloudflare for the issues and Mike and Jim discuss the use of phSense to protect our home networks.  Jim wraps it up with some discussion around the new Nokia Lumia 520 that he purchased on Amazon (http://amzn.com/B00E45043A) for $99 off contract on AT&T. Great deals on Laptops and Netbooks at the Microsoft Store! Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Check out Home Tech Radio on @iHeartRadio Click on a Time Stamp to jump to that spot in the video [3:57 Grooveshark Explored] The new location for preshow music for Home Tech: http://theAverageGuy.tv/music (hosted by Grooveshark) [9:00 Christian's Corner] http://www.umd.edu/ [14:55 Subsonic and Home Media] http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp [35:52 Cloudflare] https://www.cloudflare.com/ [56:55 Honey Pots for the Average Guy] [1:00:00 phSense] http://www.pfsense.org/ [1:10:33 Backing Up Remotely - Again] [1:14:12 Christian's Bios Mod] http://www.bios-mods.com/ [1:18:13 Updates] Jim's new Nokia Lumia 520 from Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00E45043A WD Red 2 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD20EFRX by Western Digital: http://amzn.com/B008JJLZ7G http://heartlanddc.com/live Still time to join us for the meetup in Indy on Sep 21 - http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5296-hss-meetup-2013-sept-21st-indy/ Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Paul Baran (@Tinkererguy) from http://Tinkertry.com and Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) for Home Tech episode #133.  We spent the majority of the show talking about how John is using Windows To Go on a 32GB Data Traveler Workspace drive from Kingston.  We get an update from Paul on the new release from VMware ESXi 5.5 just announced at VMWorld 2013.  MozyPro--secure online backup for businesses Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Click on a Time Stamp to jump to that spot in the video [2:37 Windows To Go] John's Drive - http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/bootable#DTWS The Drive on Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00C9KBDJ6 Windows To Go at Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/devices/windowstogo.aspx Some info from Tech Net:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/jj737992.aspx Windows To Go FAQ: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/windows-to-go-faqs [37:53 Remote Back up to WHS / Windows Server 2012 Essentials - Revisited] From Show 132: http://youtu.be/F1BSA1m-QrM?t=35m54s [46:01 Creating the USB Key for Client Restore - No Longer Needed in R2] [49:00 Media Collector] http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2011/09/20/guide-add-media-collector-aggregation-functionality-to-windows-home-server-2011/ [57:35 What's New with VMware ESXi 5.5] TinkerTry “first look at ESXi 5.5″ event instead, LIVE Aug 29 2013 7pm-8pm EDT best new features for home labbers are >2TB drive support, >32GB RAM support, and SSD caching, all add up to big improvements for the average home labber. Now that vCenter is required for pretty much all the good stuff, I’ll be creating videos that show exactly how to set it all up, the whole shebang in under 60 minutes or so, stay tuned to TinkerTry.com Meanwhile, read more here: TinkerTry.com/vmware-vsphere-5-5-announced-with-general-availability-likely-the-week-of-september-9-2013/ TinkerTry.com/vmware-esxi-5-5-free-hypervisor-breaks-past-32gb-restrictions/ [1:07:43 Listening to Your Podcasts on the Go] Mowing: When using the sit down mower (no humans or animals or kids around), use headphones with a bluetooth attachment for ~$75, see TinkerTry.com/protect-hearing-listening-podcasts-affordably Driving: When on longer drives, I've got a playlist queued up, listening through my Bluetooth car kit added to my 2006 Civic Hybrid, using the steering while forward/rewind buttons to skip 30 seconds, or go back 10 seconds. Got the phone charging in a cradle, and using a NEO adapter that makes the iPhone’s iPod functions work through the lightning cable, and the factory stereo sees the iPod as a CD changer (yea, it’s complicated, but it works): TinkerTry.com/apple-lightning-30-pin-adapter-cable-compatibility Jim's audio set up in his Honda Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal USB Micro  - http://amzn.com/B0042B9U8Q Ziotek ZT1311550 7.5-Inch USB 2.0 Type A Male to Type B Mini 5-Pin USB Cable - http://amzn.com/B004PB846W Since the smartphone in 2009, I've been using various iOS apps for playback, settling on Pocket Casts more recently: www.shiftyjelly.com/ios/pocketcasts www.shiftyjelly.com/android/pocketcasts because it lets me use the steering wheel control to skip ahead 30 seconds in podcasts, and go back 10 seconds (Stitcher doesn’t) At my desk: TinkerTry.com/very-handy-iphone-5-charging-cradle-thats-bumper-case-compatible/ keeps it charged, and allows easy one hand operation, and good sound through Lightning cable attachment to local radio with iPod compatibility Showering: When in the shower, got the Jawbone JAMBOX Wireless Bluetooth Speaker going nearby, keeps the iPhone in another room away from the humidity, nice and loud so I can actually hear what's said, no need to find outlet, since a charge lasts about a month. - http://amzn.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Andrew Morris(@unrealshots), Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) and Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.com for Home Tech episode #132.  We are back to old school with 132 as we left the show notes open to any tech topic the guys wanted to cover.  We chatted about being banned by YouTube.com, the return of Yahoo, Christian's new site, connecting to a Windows Server 2012 Essentials Remotely, Email management with Outlook, Haswell based HTPC and NEST Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Click on a Time Stamp to jump to that spot in the video [3:24 Banned On YouTube] [21:07 Chromecast Update] [21:43 Is Yahoo Back?] Yahoo seems to be on their way back?  http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57599752-93/yahoos-courting-of-couric-casts-mayer-as-a-media-mogul/ [31:33 Christian's Corner] Christian's new site: http://christian-johnson.net/ [35:54 Connecting to WS 2012 Essentials Remotely] [38:17 A Discussion About Email Management] [54:12 Mike Howard's New Thermal Leak Detector] Black & Decker TLD100 Thermal Leak Detector by Black & Decker - http://amzn.com/B001LMTW2S [56:06 Christian's New Haswell HTPC] Christian's HTPC Build: ASUS Maximus V FORMULA LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Extended ATX DDR3 2800 PCIe 3.0 HDMI SupremeFX IV Audio Motherboard by Asus - http://amzn.com/B008CJ1KAA Intel Core i5-4570S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 2.9 GHZ 6MB Cache- BX80646I54570Sby Intel - http://amzn.com/B00CO8T9VW [1:00:07 Are you moving to Windows 8.1?] Start8 -  http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/ [1:07:45 NEST Thermostats] One month of living with the Nest  http://www.nest.com/ [1:13:39 Updates] Icy Dock MB153SP-B DAS Array - they call it the Fat Cage - http://amzn.com/B009HIMZ3G The tech scholarship fund is working!  Thanks for supporting http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Financial Tech Podcast - http://theaverageguy.tv/category/tagpodcasts/financialtechpodcast/ Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Andrew Morris(@unrealshots) and Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.com for Home Tech episode #131 So if you are new to podcasts you might be wondering what is the best way to listen to them, you have found the right podcast.  Yes, you are listening to a podcast to learn how to listen to a podcast!  Listen live, listen via your computer, listen on your mobile device or even a few more we mention on the show.  Send your questions or comments to podcast@theAverageGuy.tv Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Yurbuds Ironman Inspire Duro Performance Fit Sport Earphones with Cloth Cords, Red/Black - http://amzn.com/B00413XA3G Listen Mobile: Itunes - http://itunes.com BeyondPod - http://www.beyondpod.mobi/android/ In the Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.beyondpod Pocket Cast - http://www.shiftyjelly.com/android/pocketcasts In the Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts&hl=en Doggcatcher  - http://www.doggcatcher.com/ http://www.podcasts.com/ http://www.techpodcasts.com/ http://www.howtogeek.com/117297/the-best-websites-for-listening-to-podcasts-and-learning-how-to-create-your-own/ http://amzn.com/B009HIMZ3G Icy Dock MB153SP-B DAS Array - they call it the fat cage Mike's purchase on the outtake: Black & Decker TLD100 Thermal Leak Detector by Black & Decker - http://amzn.com/B001LMTW2S   Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) and Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) for Home Tech episode #130 With John Zajdler on the show, you know we are going to talk some about Home Servers!  We also catch up with Christian and here about his new plans for the fall as well as some big announcement from Jim.  It’s a jam packed show, so let’s get started! Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: What's New and a LIVE First Look at Windows 8.1 Preview, Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview with Hyper-V - HT124 http://theaverageguy.tv/th124 BYOB 128 http://homeservershow.com/byob-episode-128.html John Z’s Review Unit: 32GB DataTraveler Workspace [DTWS/32GB] - by Kingston - http://amzn.com/B00C9KBDJ6 Reviews sponsored by your use of our Amazon link: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon [7:02 Christian’s Announcement] Christian is the headliner in a ComputerWorld article!  - Businesses adopting robots for new tasks http://shar.es/yJRTt [12:44 General Announcements] DrivePop.com sponsors the Average Guy Network at the 2013 Meetup  http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/08/07/drivepop-sponsors-the-2013-home-server-show-meetup-in-indy/ Rides to the meet up - get signed up at the homeservershow.com/forums – If you need or can give a ride fromf the airport on Friday / Sunday -  http://sdrv.ms/1cnBY9K Big thanks to Phil Churchill from MSWHS.com for covering Home Tech! – http://mswhs.com Good to hear from Chris Chamlee from the Friendly Computer Center, LLC (http://friendlycc.com/) in west Texas - he reads the show notes – Do you?  Let me know: podcast@theAverageGuy.tv [16:08 Home Server Discussion] The Office Maven has released all new versions of their Windows Server Solutions add-ins for use with Microsoft’s Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter (with WSEE) server operating systems - http://www.mswhs.com/2013/07/office-maven-updates-add-ins-for-windows-server-2012-r2-essentials/ 19:40 – John called Jim, Dave TechHead have an article on the HP ProLiant MicroServer G8 where they take a look at the CPU, the disks and controller, the memory and networking capabilities as well as all the other hardware features in HP’s newest MicroServer. - http://techhead.co/hp-proliant-microserver-g8a-decent-home-lab-server/ Windows IT Pro have a review of the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 and the HP PS1810-8G Switch. http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2012/review-hp-proliant-microserver-gen8-and-hp-ps1810-8g-switch A first look at the HP Gen 8 Microserver – http://theAverageGuy.tv/129 The Bio Mode discussion for the N40L -  http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3397-modified-bios-for-microserver-n40l-enables-hidden-features/ The Gen 8 on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859108028 The beta build of StableBit Scanner for WHS2011, SBS 2011 Essentials, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials and WS2012 Essentials has had an update.  Version 2.5.0.2940 /2941 - http://stablebit.com/scanner WHS 2011 Media Collector addin in development at WGS. - http://forum.wegotserved.com/index.php/topic/28517-whs-2011-media-collector/ Subsonic - http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp UR3 for Server 2012 Essentials available at Connect.  https://connect.microsoft.com/SBS/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=50654 Microsoft Server and Could Platform - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/evaluate/trial-software.aspx   Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview: Your cloud on-ramp is under construction - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/windows-server-2012-r2-preview-your-cloud-on-ramp-is-under-construction/3/ [51:55 Christian talks about his tech that he used this summer] [1:05:10 Show wrap and Announcements] DrivePop.