Managing Your Home Tech

A special edition to Home Tech that was recorded after show 128 (http://theAverageGuy.tv/ht128), Jim (@jcollison) stayed live with Andrew Morris (@unrealshots), John Zajdler (@Dieharder), John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) to talk about the newly released HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 Ultra Micro Tower Server G1610T.  Since we didn't know this would become a podcast, there is no intro to the show. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Surface RT, now starting at $349 at Microsoft Store Listen Mobile: Amazon Link for the Server: http://amzn.com/B00E9EJRG6 Newegg Link for the Server: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859108028 Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS4UM+B 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier and USB 3.0 JBOD - http://amzn.com/B006MB9B3S Intel Xeon E3-1220 Processor 3.1 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155 by Intel - http://amzn.com/B004O3DFEM Intel Xeon E3-1265LV2 2.50 GHz Processor - Socket H2 LGA-1155 by Intel - http://amzn.com/B0085SFZQ8 HP P410/256 Smart Array Controlle by HP - http://amzn.com/B001S2PZ5O http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5923-first-thoughts-on-ms-g8/ http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/forum/67-hp-microserver/ http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5639-proliant-microserver-gen8-links/?p=62204 http://cidesign.com/products/istoragepro/ Click on any of the Photos to enlarge: 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 by Andrew Morris (@unrealshots), Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM), Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman) for Home Tech episode #128 What is the status of the modern hard drive?  We will cover what we own, how we fix them, SSD v Spinners, WD Reds v Greens, do faster drives matter, where we buy them, tools to work with them and how they are constructed. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: [5:30 John Z talks about his gear] Western Digital 3TB Green Drives - http://amzn.com/B004RORMF6 Western Digital Enterprise RE4-GP 2TB SATA 3 Gb/s 3.5" 64MB IntelliPower Internal Hard Drive - OEM/Bare by Western Digital - http://amzn.com/B002B7EIVC Sans Digital 4 Bay SATA to USB 3.0 JBOD USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure - Black - http://amzn.com/B005JW6VXY [12:30 John S talks about his gear] Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB SATA II 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Internal Desktop Hard Drive - http://amzn.com/B001UE8LRE WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD20EARX - http://amzn.com/B004VFJ9MK Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB SATA III 64 MB Cache Bare/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD30EZRX - http://amzn.com/B004RORMF6 WD Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD30EFRX - http://amzn.com/B008JJLW4M Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Internal Desktop Hard Drive - WD2002FAEX - http://amzn.com/B004CSIG1G Seagate Barracuda 3 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 7200 RPM 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST3000DM001  - http://amzn.com/B005T3GRLY http://homeservershow.com/storage-spaces-performance-in-windows-server-2012-essentials-on-a-hp-n40l-proliant-microserver.html Cheap source for older and white label hard drives - http://www.goharddrive.com Samsung Electronics 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch 256 GB SATA 6GB/s Solid State Drive MZ-7PD256BW - http://amzn.com/B009NB8WRU Home Server Show Forums - http://homeservershow.com/forums [24:59 Roundtable discussion on hard drive tools] Built in tools for Windows 7 and 8 - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/formatting-disks-and-drives-frequently-asked-questions Stable Bit Drive Scanner - http://stablebit.com/scanner ATTO - http://www.attotech.com/disk-benchmark/ Crystal Sisk Mark - http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskMark/index-e.html HD Tune - http://www.hdtune.com/ Windows Health Report -  http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/performing-a-system-health-report/fc457bfa-98e4-41f1-a62b-15ec7220e6a4 [32:10 Andrew talks about hard drive use in the enterprise] [35:40 the future of hard drives and storage] HighPoint 8-Port PCI-Express 2.0 x8 SAS/SATA 6Gb/s non-RAID Controller Components Rocket 2720SGL - http://amzn.com/B007EM7N98 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface) Drobo 5N 5-Bay NAS Storage Array, Gigabit Ethernet (DRDS4A21) - http://amzn.com/B00AMAJGOO Crucial m4 256GB mSATA Internal Solid State Drive CT256M4SSD3 -  http://amzn.com/B0085J17UA Samsung Chromebook (Wi-Fi, 11.6-Inch) by Samsung - http://amzn.com/B009LL9VDG http://myharddrivedied.com/ John's Educational Links - http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5190-microserver-hardware-links/ [58:31 Updates] Are you actually reading these show notes?  Send me and email podcast@theAverageGuy.tv Try the Amazon Link: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Home Server Show Meetup : http://hss2013.eventbrite.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.

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Nathaniel Lindley (@thanlindley) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) for Home Tech episode #127 What is the status of the modern hard drive?  We will cover what we own, how we fix them, SSD v Spinners, WD Reds v Greens, do faster drives matter, where we buy them, tools to work with them and how they are constructed. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Surface RT, now starting at $349 at Microsoft Store Listen Mobile: Instructions for installing SSDs: http://thedocsworld.net/ssd-setup-and-optimizing/ Drive reliability studies; http://www.ghisys.co...IDEMAAudits.pdf http://static.google...sk_failures.pdf http://static.usenix...r/schroeder.pdf Camelegg.com price tracking: WD 2TB Black http://camelegg.com/product/N82E16822136792 WD RED 3TB http://camelegg.com/product/N82E16822236344 Deals http://news.cnet.com/cheapskate/ http://www.neweggflash.com/ http://www.woot.com/ http://1saleaday.com/main/ http://www.dailysteals.com/ http://www.icemonkey.com/ http://laalo.com/index.php http://www.dealfisher.com/ http://bensoutlet.com/t/features/deal-of-the-day 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), Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM), Renny Phipps(@rennyphipps) and  Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.com for Home Tech episode #126 What is the status of the modern hard drive?  We will cover what we own, how we fix them, SSD v Spinners, WD Reds v Greens, do faster drives matter, where we buy them, tools to work with them and how they are constructed.  Make sure you catch the outtake at the end of the show. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Surface RT, now starting at $349 at Microsoft Store Listen Mobile:   http://thedocsworld.net/ssd-setup-and-optimizing/ 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) for Home Tech episode #125. As a follow up episode to show #112 Christian talks about the world of financing college.  He covers Financial Aid, Scholarships, Loans and Internships in detail.  He then gives us an update on his work at NASA and then some thoughts on Big Data. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Surface RT, now starting at $349 at Microsoft Store Listen Mobile: Financial Aid FAFSA -  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ CSS Profile - http://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile List of colleges and universities by endowment - http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-endowment-rankings/ Scholarships - Here are a few examples of sites that help with scholarships and grants Texas -  http://www.everychanceeverytexan.org/funding/aid/faidalpha.php California - http://www.calgrants.org/ Ohio - https://www.ohiohighered.org/sgs Nebraska - http://nebraska.edu/current-and-prospective-students/scholarships-and-financial-aid.html http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/scholarships Jim mentioned is local community college - http://www.mccneb.edu/fa/scholarships.asp Loans What are your loan options - http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans#what-types-of-federal-student-loans-are-available As an alternative to the University system, Christian recommends taking a hard look at Community College.   Home Server Show / Surface Geeks / The Average Guy Meetup http://hss2013.eventbrite.com/ New Drobo Owners Google+ Site - https://plus.google.com/communities/116785145923433150501 Interview on Dave Jackson’s School of Podcasting http://schoolofpodcasting.com/364   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), Paul Baran (@Tinkererguy) from http://Tinkertry.com and Michael Martis (@MikeMartis) from http://www.racecarmike.com/ for Home Tech episode #124 We recorded an update on Mike Howard's condition that I tagged onto the end of the podcast.  Thanks Mike for sharing with us! Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Buy Online, Pick Up in Your Local Best Buy Store-Same-Day Pickup Guarantee. Listen Mobile: What is new with Windows 8.1? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dn140266.aspx http://www.pcworld.com/article/2043091/deep-inside-windows-8-1s-hidden-new-features.html Windows 8.1 Preview runs fine on ESXi 5.1 Update 1 Build 1065491 TinkerTry.com/esxi51u1-runs-windows81preview We looked around the Modern UI, and noticed it does stay running on multiple-monitor configurations, even when doing desktop apps on a second monitor!  Skip-domain join still works, for backing up (to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials), described here: Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview The Essentials Experience TinkerTry.com/windows-server-2012-r2-essentials-preview-the-essentials-experience For juggling VMs on a workstation, here’s a nice comparison between VMware Workstation and the Windows 8 Hyper-V role Snapshot on VirtualBox http://www.howtogeek.com/150258/how-to-save-time-by-using-snapshots-in-virtualbox/ This is a way to install Windows 8.1 on my laptop (bare-metal), non-destructively, avoiding my C: drive entirely by going external  TinkerTry.com/esatap Where I have a write-up of the procedure, and a walk-through video. Here’s a shorter more generic version. After making sure I have a complete backup, take care to: Shut down your laptop (or desktop) that has eSATAp Hook up an external drive and insert Windows 8.1 install media Power up, enter BIOS, configure so that the eSATA temporary drive shows as first boot device Install Windows 8.1 onto that C: drive Play around with Windows 8.1 Shutdown Remove cable and drive Power up, enter BIOS, configure so that the original internal C: drive is first in the boot device list Reboot, and you’re right back to where you were before horsing around with Windows 8.1 Jim’s cheap laptop pick: ASUS VivoBook X202E-DH31T-SL 11.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop ( Silver ) http://amzn.com/B00AEEC2BM Mike's review of the vivo book guys http://www.racecarmike.com/windows-8asus-vivobook-q200/ 50” 4K TV/Monitor for $1399  http://amzn.com/B00BXF7I9M http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Home-Solutions/4K-TV-Resource-Page/pcmcat300700050011.c?id=pcmcat300700050011 http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/SEIKI-SE50UY04-50-4K-3840x2160-TV-Unboxing-and-Preview TinkerTry.com/mydesk 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: https://twitter.com/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWizBM 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 long time Home Sever Show host and Microsoft Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and Paul Baran (@Tinkererguy) from http://Tinkertry.com for Home Tech episode #123. Buy a ASUS 23" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor for Only $160.99 at Geeks.com! Best Deals Every Nanosecond! Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: The release final of the StableBit Scanner version 2.4 is now available for download http://blog.covecube.com/2013/06/stablebit-scanner-2-4-release-final/ Drive Bender for WHS2011, SBS Essentials 2011 and Server 2012 Essentials has had an update. Version 1.9.1.0 has the following change: Bug fix: Some folders shared by Windows are not visible at boot http://www.drivebender.com/drive-bender-downloads-sn electrongoo, the company behind add-in’s such as Archive Manager, ISO Mounter, Snoop De Dupe, Integrity Checker and Time Traveler for WHS have today announced the release of Personal Online Backup Host (OBH) software http://www.mswhs.com/2013/06/personal-online-backup-host-obh-software-released/ http://www.mswhs.com/2013/06/personal-online-backup-host-obh-part-2/ http://www.mswhs.com/2013/06/personal-online-backup-host-obh-part-2-2/ http://owncloud.org/ http://theaverageguy.tv/cloudstorage New Affiliate Relationship for Home Tech. Check out Geeks.com (click the link below) and support the podcast.   HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/proliant-servers/product-detail.html?oid=5379860 Paul Covers one of his new super guides: TinkerTry.com/superguide-windows-server-2012-essentials and getting into first-hand experiences with Windows Server 2012 Essentials, which will be rolled into the above Superguide, in the coming months.and also touch upon the recent UR2 (Update Rollup 2) TinkerTry.com/update-rollup-2-windows-server-2012-essentials/ and the famous DNS issue TinkerTry.com/ws2012e-dns-fix http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5641-remote-ws2012e-client-pcs-that-skipped-domain-join-during-install-cant-surf-after-update-rollup-2-heres-the-fix/ Here’s the recent Google+ stuff from me, basically you can trace my steps across the web as far as what I’ve been find out out there recently (much having to do with home servers, backups, and VMware/Hyper-V): https://plus.google.com/u/0/108099269416006256371/plusones David Fabritius, Microsoft Product Marketing Manager videos, great stuff in this Coffee Coaching series http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL54CB7426C049EAD8 We speculated about the upcoming R2 release for a bit TinkerTry.com/windows-server-2012-r2-essentials-preview-the-essentials-experience/ Home Server Show / Surface Geeks / The Average Guy Meetup http://hss2013.eventbrite.com/ New Drobo Owners Google+ Site - https://plus.google.com/communities/116785145923433150501 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: https://twitter.com/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWizBM 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 VGo’s cofounder and COO Tom Ryden for Home Tech episode #122. In show 117, we spoke about the VGo Telepresence robot.  Christian was using one of these devices back in the spring to remote into NASA for his work there.  Tom was good enough to join us to join us for a 45 minute interview. Listen LIVE every Thursday night at http://TheAverageGuy.tv/live @ 6pP/8pC/9pE Listen Mobile: Get more info on VGo at http://www.vgocom.com/ (including all the social links) See the VGo is action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcSjR6Cxl3k Christian also spent some time at the IBM – Federal Watson Event in Washington DC - http://www-304.ibm.com/industries/publicsector/us/en/rep/!!/xmlid=197406 IBM Press Release: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/40335.wss What is VGo? - http://www.vgocom.com/company   VGo Communications, Inc. develops and markets robotic telepresence solutions for healthcare, education and the workplace. The company was founded in 2007 by experienced successful veterans of visual communications and robotics industries. Based in Nashua, NH, VGo leveraged the recent trends of widespread wireless high speed networks, lower specialized component costs and the universal acceptance of video as a communications medium to invent a new class of solution that is friendly, simple, secure and affordable. VGo delivered their first solution in 2011. With VGo, an individual’s presence is established in a distant location such that they can interact and perform their job in ways not previously possible. Now you can see, hear, be seen, be heard and move around – just as if they were there - all with a great user experience and at an affordable price. In healthcare, doctors and nurses are using VGo to extend their reach to monitor and consult with patients in the hospital, skilled nursing facility and in the home. Family members are also using VGo to visit loved ones when they can’t be there in person. Patient satisfaction and the standard of care are increased while re-admissions are decreased. In education, home and hospital bound students are using VGo to go to school just as if they were there in person. They go from class to class and hang out with their friends between classes. The school doesn’t have to provide any assistance and it’s less expensive than providing an in-home tutor. In business, remote and disabled workers are using VGo to go into the office and “be” with the team. Travelling managers are using VGo to check in and busy executives can establish their presence in remote offices more frequently without travelling. 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: https://twitter.com/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWizBM 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 Faucher (PcDocsWorld) and Michael Martis (@MikeMartis) for Show 121!  The third podcast in the series on Virtualization, we have the guys from the BYOB Podcast. You can find Mike Faucher at http://thedocsworld.net/ You can find Michael Martis at http://www.racecarmike.com/ Join us for the how live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Don’t forget the Home Server Show / Surface Geeks / The Average Guy Meetup in Indy on September 21st?http://hss2013.eventbrite.com/ Listen Mobile: 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: https://twitter.com/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWizBM 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 jpeg2RAW.com and Jay Moore for Home Tech episode #120.  Mike started the conversation off with some discussion around Citrix’s ZenServer after having trouble installing ESXi.  Jay Covers his work with ESXi and both home and at work. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Don’t forget the Home Server Show / Surface Geeks / The Average Guy Meetup in Indy on September 21st?http://hss2013.eventbrite.com/ Listen Mobile: Join the Average Guy Facebook Group and you can win!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ We are at 165 members right now, when we hit 250, everyone in the group gets entered into a drawing for $100 gift card from Amazon for active members.  Tell your tech friends to join us there and they could win too! Xenserver - Overview - http://www.citrix.com/products/xenserver/overview.html Xenserver Editions - http://www.citrix.com/products/xenserver/features/editions.html Comparision of Xen vs Xenserver - http://virtualization.findthebest.com/compare/7-35/Citrix-XenServer-Free-Edition-vs-Xen-Hypervisor http://www.slideshare.net/nunoqueirosalves/xen-server-61-customer-presentation     Disk2vhd - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx Jay’s lab setup Two Lenovo Desktops 7483AG2 Dual core 3Ghz 5GB and 16GB of memory USB thumb drives for install Open Filer Box - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openfiler HP N40l Dual 1.5 GHZ Turion 8 GB RAM Hard drives 1 250GB – OS and such 1 1TB – Lun1 1 1TB – Lun2 1 2TB – Lun3 The domain controller 1vCPU/1GB RAM Virtual Center 2vCPU/2GB RAM Virtual Side running in VMWorkstation v 8 on my desktop Virtual Center 2vCPU/2GB RAM ESX 2vCPU/3GB RAM iSCSI Virtual Appliance 150GB into 5 30GB drives. 256MB RAM I was reading this about VT http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/cs-030729.htm 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: https://twitter.com/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWizBM 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), Kyle Wilcox (@kylejwx) and Paul Baran (@Tinkererguy) for Home Tech episode #119.  We want to welcome Kyle to his very first Home Tech appearance! In the first of a 3 part Series on Virtualization, we will cover some of the VM setups of guys from our community.  Not necessarily a how to but more of a show and tell, we hope to cover all things Virtualization for the Average Tech Guy. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Paul Braren, blogger at TinkerTry.com @tinkererguy I talked a bit about running a virtualization lab in one’s home 24x7, for both practical (daily family pc backups using a Windows Server 2012 Essentials VM) and professional (certification/self-training) reasons. My focus was on VMware vSphere 5.1, with it’s ESXi Hypervisor, there’s a lot you can do, even with free version: TinkerTry.com/free-vmware-vcenter-server-appliance-5-1-download-install-configure I'll also touch upon why some folks might want to run Hyper-V nested inside ESXi 5.1 TinkerTry.com/esxi-5-1-can-run-hyper-v-server-2012 TinkerTry.com/superguide-vmware-vsphere/ Finally, I’ll mention VMware Player as a free alternative to the popular Oracle VirtualBox, since most folks don’t really need full VMware Workstation: TinkerTry.com/freevmwareplayercancreatevms TinkerTry.com/vmware-workstation-9-released-august-23-2012-fine-free-version-called-vmware-player-5-0 Here’s the variety of links we chatted about, most of which can be found in this category view: TinkerTry.com/category/virtualization/esxi/ TinkerTry.com/converterstandalone5vmwithworkstation7 TinkerTry.com/vmware-converter-for-drive-resizing TinkerTry.com/vmwareconverterspeedup TinkerTry.com/freevmwareplayercancreatevms TinkerTry.com/vmware-workstation-9-released-august-23-2012-fine-free-version-called-vmware-player-5-0 TinkerTry.com/maczilla http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/overview.html TinkerTry.com/esxi-5-1-download TinkerTry.com/esxi-5-1-sort-of-supports-usb-3-0 TinkerTry.com/raidabuse-mediasonic Kyle asked about speed, my answer was in the above article about the $180 Mediasonic HFR2-SU3S2, mentioning that RAID5/USB 3.0 speed was about 175MB/sec reads and 125MB/sec writes, quite respectable and affordable, with one eSATA cable or one USB 3.0 cable attachment.  RAID5 is built into the unit itself, push button ease of configuration, can regain access to array by installing in second unit or even using software to mount them individually attached to SATA ports on a mobo, for example.  Attach to motherboard with the long cable eSATA to SATA cable mentioned here: TinkerTry.com/psod-by-esata I should probably do a SuperGuide on the Mediasonic: TinkerTry.com/superguides Even this cheap RAID enclosure’s health can be monitored from within VMware ESXi 5.1: TinkerTry.com/esxi-5-1-can-run-lsi-megaraid-in-a-vm TinkerTry.com/lsi92xx-health-under-esxi-51 YouTube video that walks through the entire ESXi 5.1 datacenter at home process, soup to nuts: http://youtu.be/QPtStneewys Finally, the SeeEye2Eye device that allows me to actually look at my webcam, where I see the person I’m talking to superimposed over the lense. Share this Amazon shortcut http://fave.co/10LFMbk or visit the full article (that’ll be updated over time) at: TinkerTry.com/see-eye-2-eye Kyle Wilcox, @kylejwx -One of my favorite virtualization  use cases has been putting a VMware VMDK virtual hard disk file on my 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive.  I have installed Windows 7 Pro.  I can plug this into any computer that is running VMware Player, and get to my virtualized desktop.  My inspiration for this was that all the computers at my college campus had VMware Player installed.  I could just take the USB flash drive around to any computer on campus and pull up my personal desktop,

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM), and Andrew Morris (@unrealshots) was joined this week by long time Home Sever Show host and Microsoft Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) for Home Tech episode #118.  John spent some time talking all things Windows Home Server, the Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile:   We started off with the continuation of a discussion around John’s WS Sentinel DX4000.  He reference a blog by Troy Walker over at http://blugged.wordpress.com/category/wd-dx4000/ WD 4TB WD Sentinel DX4000 Small Business Network File Storage Server iSCSI NAS http://amzn.com/B005INAKGI or fully loaded at http://amzn.com/B0096YOQTM Mike Craven and the WHS Addin WSEremote2012 http://www.mswhs.com/2013/05/add-in-wse-remoteapp-2012-v1-55-555-555/ http://www.mswhs.com/2013/05/add-in-wse-office-2012-v-1-55-555-555/ http://www.mswhs.com/2013/05/add-in-wse-quicken-2012-v1-55-555-555/ http://www.mswhs.com/2013/05/ad-in-wse-quickbooks-2012-v1-55-555-555/ http://owncloud.org/ http://theaverageguy.tv/cloudstorage http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp http://www.plexapp.com/ On the HP N36, N40 and N54, that front HP light is a health indicator.  It changes color based on the system health.  Can it be hacked? http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5490-hp-logo-light/ BYOB 121 - http://homeservershow.com/byob-episode-121.html http://homeservershow.com/performance-comparison-of-an-modified-hp-ex-487-and-the-hp-proliant-n40l-microserver-the-hp-proliant-n54l-g7-microserver.html http://homeservershow.com/performance-comparison-of-rumored-hp-proliant-g8-microserver-cpus-g630t-g530t.html Jim has a new laptop!  Bought it at the end of the show last week.  http://amzn.com/B00AEEC2BM Rich’s Random Podcast Generator 22 - http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/05/23/choosing-a-laptop-for-rich-windows-8-intel-haswell-iris-graphics-hd-5200-lga-1150-socket-on-die-voltage-regulator-asus-vivobook-ultrabooks-rrpg022/ Join the Average Guy Facebook Group and you can win!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ We are at 138 members right now, when we hit 250, everyone in the group gets entered into a drawing for $100 gift card from Amazon for active members.  Tell your tech friends to join us there and they could win too!  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: https://twitter.com/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWizBM 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), Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.com and Eddie Ramirez (@pceddienc) for Show 117. This show is part three of three in a series where we look at Laptops.  You can catch the first two at http://theaverageguy.tv/ht114 and http://theaverageguy.tv/ht115. Mike Howard joined me last week as we talked his Google+ Hangoutasaurus on show 116 - http://theaverageguy.tv/ht116 We also have a very popular topic on the VGo robotic telepresence solution for healthcare, education and the workplace.  Christian uses this device at NASA when he is working from home.  Go to minute 56 of either the audio or video to watch.  http://www.vgocom.com/company Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Join the Average Guy Facebook Group and you can win! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ When we hit 250, everyone in the group gets entered into a drawing for $100 gift card from Amazon for active members.  Tell your tech friends to join us there and they could win too! Listen Mobile:     The show starts with Mike Howard talking about his experience with the Microsoft Surface RT, Surface Pro and the Lenovo Yoga. Mike talks about some of the Bags he has used and recommends Incipio - http://amzn.com/B009YEHFLU VanGoddy - http://amzn.com/B008VEDGGC Nixon - http://amzn.com/B00C10T2EC Samsonite - http://amzn.com/B0000A2QBX Laptop Security Symantic Endpoint Protection Iron Key http://theAverageGuy.tv/cloudstorage https://www.leapmotion.com/ http://www.vgocom.com/ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/researchernews/rn_InternJohnson.html 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: https://twitter.com/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWizBM 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 jpeg2RAW.com for Show 116.  Mike recently spent sometime working on his podcasting studio at home and created what he now calls a Hangoutasaurus for his weekly shows on photography.  Using 5 PCs, a mixer and a mic, Mike is able to broadcast and record his podcast in a very unique way.  You will be surprised to hear how he did it.  Have a listen. Jim was also able to spend time at the Cali Lewis / Drobo meet up in Omaha recently.  He recorded several interviews from that event and they have been added to the end of this podcast.  I think you will enjoy them. Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile:     Join the Average Guy Facebook Group and you can win!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ We are at 138 members right now, when we hit 250, everyone in the group gets entered into a drawing for $100 gift card from Amazon for active members.  Tell your tech friends to join us there and they could win too!  .  If you are listening to the audio, here is a pic from Mike’s Studio. 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), John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman), Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) and Paul Braren (@tinkererguy) for Show 115.  This show is part two of three where we look at the good, the bad an...