Managing Your Home Tech

Jim and Andrew are joined this week by Chris Lux for Show 88 of The Home Tech Podcast. The guys get the show started with some Fitness Tech talk by covering the benefits of using LiveStrong.com for fitness and nutrition tracking.  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: Chris recently picked up a Nokia Lumia 900 from Craig’s List. Knowing that he might want to upgrade to the new Lumia 920 in early 2013, purchasing it outright just made sense.  Jim also talks about some promotional material for the Lumia 920 launch.  We tested the Gorilla Glass later in the show. The guys also cover Windows 8 and Office 2013 for the rest of the show.  If you have made it this far in the notes, check out the YouTube Video above.  Post show starts at 1:33:00.  Some interesting antics.  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 and Andrew are joined this week by Gordon Schmidt for Show 87 of The Home Tech Podcast. The guys kick off the show talking about using Windows 8 with multiple monitors, replacing failed hardware components, and upgrading laptops to Windows 7 or Windows 8 from Windows Vista to improve the user experience. The guys talk about some listener feedback, regarding Skype finally showing up in Windows Update, and some of the frustrations with online shopping. Gordon talks about the Internet service If This Then That, which lets you build “recipes” to perform actions based on triggers coming from a large number of Internet services such as Twitter and GMail.  An example of a recipe is If you Star an article in Google Reader, tweet the details of the article on Twitter. The guys talk a little about Yammer, which is an enterprise social networking service recently acquired by Microsoft, which is similar to Facebook, but isolated to the enterprise user. Gordon shares his thoughts regarding how the Microsoft Touch Mouse works within Windows 8 when tweaked for optimal usage with the Mouse and Keyboard Center. Andrew and Jim talk about the latest spoof running around the Internet about how Samsung may have paid Apple the $1 billion fine recently rules against Samsung, with 30 trucks filled with 5-cent coins…. Hit the link for a laugh! Jim talks about another breach of Apple ID security, where it is claied that over 1 million iPhone and iPad identification numbers (UDID) have been posted on the Internet.  To check if your device UDID has been posted on the Internet, check the link at The Next Web. Jim talks about The Average Guy’s Windows 8 Survival Guide and the upcoming The Average Guy’s Guide to Cloud Storage.  If you find a service or feature that you would like to see added to either guide, send Jim an email at podcast@theaverageguy.tv The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

Jim, Andrew and Christian are joined this week by John Stutsman for Show 86 of The Home Tech Podcast.   Make sure you watch the YouTube recording of the show for some special bonus content!  Christian talks about how he hooked up his USB monitor to his Raspberry Pi.  Only on YouTube. [3:20] We start with a discussion around Windows XP still being used in the wild.  With the end of life for XP looming on April 8, 2014, users are going to have to make some kind of decision how they are going to upgrade. We also has some discussion around the different web browsers today. [14:01] Jim is also seeing a rash of virus issues on Windows Vista PCs. Different browser issues are discussed as well. He has been using Hiren’s Boot CD a bunch now to boot into Windows XP mini and running Malwarebytes to scan the drive.  This discussion led into a bunch of chat around the different web browsers. [29:11] Jim is moving Sarah’s Laptop to Windows 8 this weekend.  Follow the conversation in the Facebook group and follow Jim’s Windows 8 Survival Guide here.  Jim is installing a Mushkin Chronos 120GB SSD in her laptop that will not only increase the speed but make the laptop more durable. [40:50] Christian’s Deal of the Week:  Vizio E370VT 37" Class Edge Lit Razor LED HDTV - 1080p, 1920 x 1080, 60Hz, 100000:1 Dynamic, 8 ms, HDMI, USB, Energy Star (click here).  We also spend some time talking about SSD prices.  Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F240GBGT-BK 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 4KB Random Write: Up to 85,000 IOPS Max Sequential Read: Up to 555MB/s Max Sequential Write: Up to 525MB/s Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F240GB3A-NB 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Notebook Upgrade Kit 4KB Random Write: Up to 85,000 IOPS Max Sequential Read: Up to 550 MB/s Max Sequential Write: Up to 520 MB/ TheSSD Drive that Jim is Recommend: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) [56:44] Some discussion around Drobo and the Drobo Mini.  We refer to the Paul Braren Video.  The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_9MjrPtOr0 [1:01]  Jim is looking for some advice on how to podcast in a room setting during the Home Server Show meet up on October 20th.  If you can help, podcast@theaverageguy.tv [1:05] End of the Audio Show – We talk about the Home Server Show Meet up and Christian Robo Commuting to NASA for work.  Kind of like this: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443517104577575454164490344.html [1:11] Bonus Raspberry Pi Content (YouTube Feature Only) The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

Jim, Andrew and Christian are joined this week by Nathaniel Lindley and Bryan Auer for Show 85 of The Home Tech Podcast. Nathaniel talks about how Mat Honan from Wired was hacked through social engineering security flaws in Apple and Amazons’ password reset mechanisms.     Some interesting reading is available at: How Mat Honan was hacked and How not to become Mat Honan.  The guys talk about the measures they take to ensure their passwords are secure, and that not too many accounts are linked and using the same passwords.  Arstechnica have a good article about password strength.  The guys talk a bit about password repositories such as 1password, LastPass, Roboform or hardware solutions such as Yubikey.  Mat Honan’s situation also brings home the importance of regular backups using cloud services or products such as Windows Home Server. The guys talk about the Release to Market (RTM) of Windows 8, which was released in the last week.  If you don’t have a TechNet or MSDN account you can download the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation as a 90 day trial.  The guys talk some more about their experiences with Windows 8 thus far, and what they do and don’t like about it. Christian talks about his RaspberryPi plans, as his unit has now been confirmed to be on its way to him, which will incorporate the Deal of the Week, being a DoubleSight USB monitor to build a remotely controllable robot.  Bryan talks about his development plans to integrate the RaspberryPi into his home irrigation system The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

Jim is joined in this special by John Zajdler and Chris Barns of the Digital Media Zone and host of thEndUsr Podcast. Chris and John spend some time talking about their experience with the new Raspberry Pi in this hour long podcast.    Raspberry Pi Specs: Broadcom SOC 700 MHz ARM11 with a Broadcom GPU RAM: 256MB HDMI, Composite Out, 100 megabit Ethernet, SD cardslot Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and RISC OS SSH using username:pi and password:raspberry (Use PuTTY) What is the Raspberry Pi and where did it come from? Original alpha used ATmega644 (8 bit RISC) and was intended to get children into programming. Now uses ARM11 family (32 bit RISC) Why use the Raspberry Pi? Raspberry Pi goals; Interesting. (1080p) Programmable. Languages, Python, Debian... Robust. Easy and convenient to carry around. Cheap. Inexpensive. Applications of the Raspberry Pi Advantages of Using the Pi’s GPIO LAMPi – The Raspberry Pi LAMP Server Project via RaspberryPi.org Webmin Guide via RaspberryPi.org Wii Controller + Raspberry Pi + Python = Awesome!! via BrianHensley.net John’s Next Project: Tutorial: Drive a 16×2 LCD with the Raspberry Pi #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi via Adafruit One wire support on GPIO #4 when loaded Realtek RTL8188CUS wifi support Details: Updated to Hexxeh firmware 4 Gig SD image (will not fit in 2 G cards!) I2C and hardware SPI support I2C/SPI modules initialized on boot sshd on boot ssh keygen on first boot runs avahi daemon (Bonjour client) and is called raspberrypi.local Issues with the Raspberry Pi Power Supply Need to have > 700mA of current over microUSB, which is not guaranteed with all cables Demo Video: Best Power Supply for the Raspberry Pi Ensure that voltage between TP1 & TP2 is greater than 4.7 to run properly None so far for Chris, although Chris has low power consumption Hardware Hacking and Arduino Easy developement using Arduino IDE base on Processing Written in C/C++ using the Arduino Library Prototype board for the ATMega328 Arduino Powered Smart Fan Controller via Barnesian Where to purchase? RS Allied Electronics Element 14 Newark Resources Adafruit Occidentails from Adafruit, Linux distro from Adafruit Adafruit Raspberry Pi Educational Linux Distro Occidentalis v0.1 Breakout the GPIO to breadboard: Raspberry Pi Cobbler XBee Adapter kit - v1.1 via Adafruit Friday’s is Piday at Adafruit.com Ask an engineer Google Hangout Show and Tell Google Hangout Sparkfun XBee Explorer Dongle via Sparkfun Other Leo Laporte from TwitTV interviews Eben Upton on July 18 2012 via TWIT Details images of the Printed Circuit Board via andrewscheller.co.uk Model B Schematics via RaspberryPi.org Raspberry Pi site, FAQ and forums at raspberrypi.org The MagPi Magazine: The MagPi an online fan based magazine covering Raspberry Pi. A very useful resource. RaspBMC http://www.raspbmc.com/ RaspberryPiBeginners on YouTube Ben Heck’s Raspberry Pi Build Trailer on YouTube Raspberry Pi First Look via The Linux Action Show Connected Digital World by Andrew Edney The Digital Lifestyle by Ian Dixon Top 10 Raspberry Pi Myths and Truths via Scott Hanselman Kernel source on Github Chris’ PHP XBee Library on Github

  Jim and Christian are joined this week by Mike Howard, Tim Kemperle and Kathleen Bowie, all from http://jpeg2RAW.com for a special of The Home Tech Podcast.  The hosts of jpeg2RAW joined this week to talk photography for the Average Guy.  The Drobo Giveaway concluded and the winner was: Amish Gangar.  Congratulations Amish.  We are also going to do a Rich’s Random Podcast Generator on Tuesday night, August 21 at 7:00pC/8E and giveaway some LastPass Premium codes while we interview Amber Gott from LastPass here at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live.  Amber will be selecting listeners from chat to win a free annual subscription to Last Pass Premium.  Christian talks about his new resume site:  http://christian-johnson.net/ Kathleen Bowie’s site is http://www.kathleenbowiephotography.com/ Review on Cameras?  http://www.dpreview.com/ DLSR Photography Demystified: http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator/ At the end of the podcast, when Jim was so graciously thanking the guests for taking part in the show, it all of a sudden turned ugly…   The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

  Jim and Christian are joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com for Show 84 of The Home Tech Podcast.  We had a NASA insider (Christian) and chatted some about the Mars Curiosity Rover, a Dell Ultra Sharp U2412M Monitor, covered Tim’s Gaming Rig and more.  Listen all the way to the end for some bonus material. The team of jpeg2RAW and The Average Guy Blog and Podcast network are giving away a Drobo S on the Home Tech Podcast August 16th during the show.  Click here to enter: http://theaverageguy.tv/2012/07/22/average-guys-and-gals-meet-the-jpeg2raw-podcast-and-win-a-drobo-s/.  We will select the winner at the end of the show on August 16, 2012. Links from the show: Follow all that is going on at NASA. Tim’s Gaming Rig Build List: Monitor - Dell Ultra Sharp U2412M 24inch Monitor - Here Case - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x ... - Here  Power Supply - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Modular - Here Spinning Drive - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive  - Here SSD Hard Drive - Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3A-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Here Video Card - GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Here Memory - G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR - Here Motherboard - ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Here Processor - Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K - Here  CPU Cooler - CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - Here  The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

Jim and Christian are joined this week by Rich O’Neil from Rich’s Random Podcast Generator for Show 83 of The Home Tech Podcast.  Have you had a chance to sign up to Win the Drobo.?  Follow the link and get that done today.  And a reminder to join us on Jpeg2RAW podcast on Aug 14th right here.  Also check out our new Reddit site out at http://reddit.com/r/theAverageGuy.  Would love your feedback on why everyone seems to be reading reddit.  podcast@theAverageGuy.tv. Rich and Jim spent the first few minutes of the show talking about their Samsung Galaxy SII (they have different carriers) and the frustrations since moving to ICS.   Jim walked Christian thru the set up of the new Outlook.com account.  We took some time to cover the new offering from Microsoft.  http://outlook.com Christian talks about some new things at NASA.  You can visit all things NASA at http://nasa.gov Breaking news from the Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/2/3216545/microsoft-metro-branding-memo-european-partner The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

  Jim and Christian are joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com for Show 82 of The Home Tech Podcast.  After Jim appeared on jpeg2RAW the Tuesday before and was asked by the listeners to cover the basics of blogging.  The team of jpeg2RAW and The Average Guy Blog and Podcast network are giving away a Drobo S on the Home Tech Podcast August 16th during the show.  Click here to enter: http://theaverageguy.tv/2012/07/22/average-guys-and-gals-meet-the-jpeg2raw-podcast-and-win-a-drobo-s/ Links from the show: Window Live Writer: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8621 http://wordpress.com / http://wordpress.org http://blogger.com The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

  Jim, Andrew and Christian are joined this week by Gordon Schmidt and Bill Paulmenn for Show 81 of The Home Tech Podcast.  Gordon spends the first part of the podcast talking about the NEST Thermostat that he reviewed in a post right here on the site.  We also talk about a lightning strike at Bill’s place and the destruction is caused to his out buildings.  That discussion led into one about Surge Protectors and UPS Devices.  Andrew found what will be come a popular Christmas gift for this year and Jim finished up the conversation with a question about the new leadership at Yahoo and a rant about not getting the newest update for his Sprint Galaxy SII. Gordon’s Blog  mykneejerkreaction.com Andrews near by Sky Resort: http://www.mtbuller.com.au/Winter/ Bill’s in house surge protector: http://makeitright.ca/Holmes_Products/holmes-approved-products/complete-home-surge-protection Whole house surge protection from Jim’s Power company: http://www.oppd.com/ResidentialCustomers/ProductsServices/SurgeGuard/22_001271 Useless Gadgets - The Wiki Reader - http://thewikireader.com/ Gaming build for Jim.  Post at the Home Server Show.com  http://homeservershow.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4236-new-gaming-rig-for-jims-place/ The Average Guy Facebook Page The Average Guy Facebook Group 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 Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://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

Listen to the Podcast: Listen Mobile: Jim is with Mario Blandini from Drobo and a visit to their international headquarters in San Jose for the first ever Home Tech Podcast from Drobo.  Mario and Jim talk about Drobo product direction, hardware vs software development, RAID usage and even some new product announcements!  Drobo is now shipping a new 12 bay Drobo for enterprise business that need more storage. Mario also breaks down some of the new naming convention for the latest line and talks about the future of expanding Drobo’s BeyondRAID technology.  He also covers some of the future when

Jim and Andrew and Christian are joined by Bill Paulmenn for this week’s installment of the Home Tech Podcast. For those of you hearing the show via iTunes or your podcatcher of choice, thanks for switching feeds – if your friends are missing this episode, please remind them to switch to the new feeds – the link is below! Christian is back this week, taking a break from the school work for an hour or two, catching some time for technology! Listen Mobile: After some updates from Bill and Christian, Jim tells us about his trip to the San Francisco

Jim and Andrew and Gary Johnson are joined by Gordon Schmidt and John Hughes for this week’s installment of the Home Tech Podcast. After a timely reminder that the podcast feed will be changed next week, the guys kick off the show. Jim starts off, talking about the new Kindle range of eBook readers, announced by Amazon this week, with the new range starting at $79 for the Kindle 6” model, all the way up to $199 for the new Kindle Fire, which is 7” has a color display, and runs Android, with the Amazon Silk Browser.  The 6” model

Jim and Andrew and Christian are joined by Gary Johnson for this week’s installment of the Home Tech Podcast. After some chat about the benefit of purchasing a decent quality headset if you are getting into podcasting, the guys kick the show off. Listen Mobile: Jim tells us about a letter received from Cox Communication after he and his family exceeded their expected data usage in a month by 150GB, from a family member catching up on TV episodes via Netflix streaming – a bit of a reminder to those who are on excess charge Internet plans, that this would

Jim and Andrew and Christian are joined by Rich O’Neil for this week’s installment of the Home Tech Podcast. The show starts off with Andrew giving an update of the status of solar installation rebates in Victoria in Australia, and why he is installing more solar panels on the house. Jim tells us about Cox Communication’s new offering, which gives their Internet subscribers a cloud-style backup solution, starting at 1GB to 50GB up to Unlimited storage, depending on your subscriber plan.  If you are a subscriber, this is a great alternative to the other cloud solutions we have spoken about