Managing Your Home Tech

Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm joins this week and it’s all about home networks. He installed a new one in the last few months and lives to tell — in pretty good detail. That is mostly it. It’s all networking. I am serious. Not much else. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg528 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #528 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase     Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Mike is back this week! We have a St. Patrick’s Day beer and whiskey pour to start the show. We ask Mike, “why a truck again?” and we wrap it with some conversation about Bespoken Spirits out of California and how they have used data to brew faster spirits. That and lots more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg527 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #527 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   More on Bespoken Spirits at https://www.bespokenspirits.com/craftspirits   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Bob and Ryan from https://thinkcomputers.org join us this week as we look at some of their reviews on laptops, motherboards, and new cases. We spend some time looking at the latest industry trends as well as asking the question of whether it is the right time to buy. We wrap the show with a little Mac talk and Jim gets itchy for the new Mac Studio! Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg526 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #526 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   Laptop Reviews – https://thinkcomputers.org/category/reviews/ Motherboard Reviews – https://thinkcomputers.org/category/reviews/motherboards/ Case Reviews – https://thinkcomputers.org/category/reviews/cases/   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Marv Bee is back for the launch of his new podcast, The IT Business Podcast found at https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/. We also chat some about Marv’s newest purchase, an OLED TV that was influenced by HGG 524 and we talk about how to get better sound to that TV. Mike wraps the episode when he drops a bomb about his new truck. It’s not what you think! Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg525 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #525 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/ Released two shows this week: – https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/390: Fiduciary Dury, The New Legal Threat to MSPs – https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/389: We Now Resume Our Regular Programming   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Christian Johnson is back to fill us in on his latest Home Theater build. From considerations made for the TV to the thoughts behind the tuner, wiring and power, we get the scoop on his setup. Lots to learn and even more to consider! Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg524 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #524 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase     Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Gavin Campbell is back this week and is now a member of the HomeTech.fm crew! (Links down below) We spend most of the show talking about home security cams from Ring to Foscam and Sighthound to Blue Iris. We also spend some time debating cloud vs self-hosting. This one is a deep dive that you will not want to miss. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg523 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #523 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   Optimizing Blue Iris’s CPU Usage https://ipcamtalk.com/wiki/optimizing-blue-iris-s-cpu-usage/ More on HomeTech.fm at HomeTech.fm Podcast   7 Common Security Camera Installation FAILS and How To Avoid Them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQn1zvltUc4   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Jim gives a final update on his move to 5G Home Internet from T-Mobile. Jim also brings a hands-on review of Microsoft Translator and how he plans to use it for both Gallup and Home Gadget Geeks. We demoed it live on the show. All that and a bit more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg522 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #522 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   Microsoft Translator – https://translator.microsoft.com/   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Mike and Jim take a few voicemail questions from the audience and then dive into a hands-on review of the new T-Mobile 5G Home Internet offering. We cover the good, the bad and the not yet figured out as we discuss the service. An interesting conversation. All that and a bit more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg521 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #521 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase     Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Christian Johnson from Maplegrove Partners is with us this week and we spend some time talking about the best way to purchase budget server hardware for those home storage fans. We also chat with Christian about the future of broadband home internet and the changes coming with IPV6. An interesting conversation. All that and a bit more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg520 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #520 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase     Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Erin Lawrence from Tech Gadget Canada helps us kick off the new year with some interesting Gadgets coming out of CES 2022! We have a look at the much-awaited glass break sensor from Ring for their Ring Alarm system. We also talk about the new Homey Bridge that will be One Bridge to Rule them all, if it works like they say, it will. We spend a few minutes on Jim’s favorite subject of robot vacuums and talk about the new Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni Robot vacuum that does it all but at a pretty big price tag. We wrap the show with a Jim must-have Samsung 55-inch Odyssey Ark monitor. With ridiculous curves and the ability to use this monitor in portrait mode, Jim has found his next monitor for sure. Hope he can afford it! All that and a bit more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg519 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #519 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   You can get more from Erin at her site Technology News, Gadget Reviews, & How To’s – TechGadgetsCanada   Reference Articles Ring Launches Much Awaited Glass Break Sensor For Ring Alarm | Digital Trends Homey Works With All Smart Devices and Respects Your Privacy | Digital Trends Ecovacs’s New Robot Vacuum Has a Car Wash Style Self-Cleaning Station | SPY Samsung’s curved 55-inch Odyssey Ark can rotate into a giant portrait display | Engadget Just look at this thing… Tim Schofield on Twitter: “Here is a first look at the INSANE Odyssey Ark from @Samsung! This is a curved 55″ 4K Monitor with a 16:9 aspect ratio… Can do some serious gaming/multitasking on this! #ces #samsung https://t.co/Y82hbeY9gg” / Twitter   Find Us!

Mike is back this week and we spend some time looking at our world of gadgets over the last year. What worked, what didn’t and what we really liked. We then spend some time looking ahead to 2022 and what we think the year will bring. Not your typical year-end show. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg518 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #518 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   You can catch Marvin Bee’s new podcast at IT Business Podcast   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

The dictionary defines a “Techie” as a person who is expert in or enthusiastic about technology, especially computing. We have Marvin Bee this week from the Podnutz Pro podcast and we look at all our favorite or not-so-favorite gifts that we have gotten or purchased for ourselves. From flashlights to batteries packs, we cover our best. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg517 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #517 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase     Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Mike talks about his new Unraid build this week and all the parts that had to go into it. No big surprises, but lots of great stuff. All that and more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg516 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #516 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   ASUS ROG Strix B550 – https://amzn.to/3dHSXs1 Ryzen 5 5600X – https://amzn.to/3yjlGwE Tdarr – https://tdarr.io/ Unraid Ultimate Dashboard Install Guide – https://technicalramblings.com/blog/how-to-setup-grafana-influxdb-and-telegraf-to-monitor-your-unraid-system/ StarTech Rack Mount VESA Mount – https://amzn.to/3GzVkcP TP-Link 8 Port POE Managed Switch – https://amzn.to/31MdB85   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

We have Jay Mattison from TekEverything at TekEverything.com this week as we have a general conversation about the status of PC hardware purchasing here at the end of 2021. We also look at 2 different mechanical keyboards that Jay has reviewed in the last year and have an extended conversation about Keyboard in general. All that and more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg515 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #515 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   TekEverything – https://tekeverything.com/ TekEverything on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-S891KrwZOQUQHjgkJNyqw The Worlds Thinnest Mechanical Keyboard – Vissles LP85 https://youtu.be/_LdXGaNU2Lc Keychron K3: The Best Low Profile, Wireless, Mechanical Keyboard https://youtu.be/sG1Kr0zTZDc   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit http://maplegrovepartners.com

Erin Lawrence from Tech Gadgets Canada joins us this week as we do a long look at the new Pixel 6 Pro from Google. The good, the bad, and even the ugly and how she likes it so far. Will it replace her daily driver iPhone? We also spend some time talking about the new Echo Show 15 and comparing it to the Echo Show 10 that we covered the last time she was on the show. The price point for both is a little surprising. In the end, we look at the Amazon Echo Buds and see if they really can replace the name-brand earbuds from Apple or Google. All that and more. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg514 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #514 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save $40 on your first Box of HelloFresh Get $10 when you join Coinbase and buy or sell $100 in crypto at http://theaverageguy.tv/coinbase   Google Pixel 6 Pro Review Review: Amazon Echo Buds wireless earbuds Echo Show 15, Full HD 15.6″ smart display for family organization with Alexa   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Get the Home Gadget Geeks subscribe links at http://homegadgetgeeks.com http://theaverageguy.tv is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust.  For more information visit