Managing Your Home Tech

It’s great to have Mike back this week as we catch up with him and spend some time talking about Black Friday deal trends, Digital Assistances, Slickdeal Alerts and some of Jim’s newest power tools purchases. A run pre-Thanksgiving show and lots to discuss! Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg513 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #513 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

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, a Patreon Supporter and long-time listener joins us this week. We spend some time getting to know Brian and then dive into TextExpander. We then spend some time with Classroomscreen, a new classroom tool that supports learning and on-demand widgets. In the post-show and available for Patreon subscribers, we talk about Brian’s Home Automation setup. Big thanks to Brian for joining us and we will be excited to have him back! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg512 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #512 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   Get more information on TextExpander at https://textexpander.com/   Get more information on Classroomscreen at https://classroomscreen.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

This week we have Patreon Supporter and long-time listener, Gavin Campbell, with us. In this episode, we get to know Gavin a bit. We walk thru his media center setup using Emby, Kode, and Channels. We also dig into his Unraid box and there is lots of docker conversation. We wrap the show with a little crypto. Big thanks to Gavin for joining us and we will be excited to have him back! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg511 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #511 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

This week we have Jon Maddox from Channels at https://getchannels.com/ joins us this week to talk about the updates for Channels 5.0 for Apple TV & iOS, as well as Channels 4.0 for Android & Fire TV. Lots of conversation about Channels and how they fit in the DVR market today. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg510 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #510 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 information on Channels at  https://getchannels.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

Patreon Supporter Ed Ramirez joins this week. Jim gives a personal health update after a wild ride over the last couple of weeks. We revisit the idea of downsizing our technology footprints and doing more with less. We wrap the show with Mike giving a demo of Cryptohopper and how he is trading his Crypto. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg509 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #509 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   Get more info on Cryptohopper and use Mike’s Promo code at: https://www.cryptohopper.com/?atid=22394   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

Dan Lebvre from Based on a True Story Podcast at BasedonaTrueStoryPodcast.com joins Jim this week. Dan, a podcaster, graphic designer and educator, talks about the accuracy of some of the way tech has been represented in a few of the movies he has reviewed. We start the show with an overview of his office setup and why he has 8 monitors. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg508 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #508 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 Dan on Based on a True Story Podcast at https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/   147: The Imitation Game with Mark Cotton  https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/147-the-imitation-game-with-mark-cotton/   98: Pirates of Silicon Valley https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/98-pirates-of-silicon-valley/   75: The Right Stuff  https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/75-the-right-stuff/     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

John Aydelotte, a long-time listener and show supporter, joins us this week as we talk about his bike trip across 1/3 of the United States and the tech he used to get there. We also look at E-Bikes and the popularity that are having now. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg507 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #507 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   John’s Bike https://salsacycles.com/bikes/marrakesh/marrakesh_deore_drop_bar Solo from Denver to Milwaukee – I used a GPS computer on the bike called a Hammerhead Karoo 2.  https://www.hammerhead.io/products/hammerhead-karoo-2 John’s Blog for the Trip  http://youngerontwowheels.com/ John’s E-Bike https://www.ternbicycles.com/us/bikes/472/gsd     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 at https://techgadgetscanada.com/ joins us as we talk all about the latest from Nespresso with Nespresso Coffee Makers and Coffee Pods. It’s a different way of looking at coffee both in the way you make it and purchase it. We wrap the show with some discussion around the latest Amazon event where a bunch of new products was announced including a new robot named Astro. Jim revisits the discussion around a new robot vacuum cleaner. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg506 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #506 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, Nespresso, Amazon, Erin Lawrence 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   Catch Erin over at Tech Gadgets Canada at https://techgadgetscanada.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

Ross Brand from LiveStream Universe at https://livestreamuniverse.com/ joins us as we look at the process of self-publishing and all the things to think about considering the process. From creating content to the tech needed to get it edited and published, Ross works us through the steps. We also talk about the future of live streaming and some things to consider with what is happening in that space. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg505 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #505 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   Catch Ross over at LiveStream Universe at https://livestreamuniverse.com/   Pick up Ross’s Book – 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions at https://www.amazon.com/100-Livestreaming-Digital-Media-Predictions/dp/1737661101   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

Ed Sullivan joins us for some updates on his Tesla and some issues that have come up in the 6 months he has owned it. We also talk about some things to consider when purchasing an EV. We wrap the show with some discussion on an all-electric rat / mouse trap. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg503 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #504 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/

We have Bob and Ryan back from ThinkComputers.org and we spend the first part of the show with a new Camera Recommendation from Bob (Sony aZV-E10) and the New Rode Wireless GO II. We spend some time talking about the current chip shortage and what does it mean for schools. Jim has a new 1TB NVMe drive to show off and we look at 3 x 2TB NVMe drives that were looked at by Bob. We look at some cool art with deconstructed iPhone art and wrap it with some talk about a new Creative Sound Blaster Play! 4 USB DAC. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg503 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #503 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   ol{margin:0;padding:0}table td,table th{padding:0}.c1{color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal}.c0{padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}.c5{text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline}.c3{background-color:#ffffff;max-width:468pt;padding:72pt 72pt 72pt 72pt}.c4{color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit}.c2{height:11pt}.title{padding-top:0pt;color:#000000;font-size:26pt;padding-bottom:3pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}.subtitle{padding-top:0pt;color:#666666;font-size:15pt;padding-bottom:16pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}li{color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial"}p{margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial"}h1{padding-top:20pt;color:#000000;font-size:20pt;padding-bottom:6pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}h2{padding-top:18pt;color:#000000;font-size:16pt;padding-bottom:6pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}h3{padding-top:16pt;color:#434343;font-size:14pt;padding-bottom:4pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}h4{padding-top:14pt;color:#666666;font-size:12pt;padding-bottom:4pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}h5{padding-top:12pt;color:#666666;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:4pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}h6{padding-top:12pt;color:#666666;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:4pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.

We have Kevin Schoonover this week and we spend a bunch of time talking about home networking. Is a single modem or mesh best? What blocks Wifi? How do you troubleshoot networking issues? We look at some new equipment as well. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg502 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #502 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   ol{margin:0;padding:0}table td,table th{padding:0}.c5{-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;color:#1155cc;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal}.c9{color:#000000;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal}.c2{color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal}.c12{color:#000000;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:italic}.c7{padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left;height:11pt}.c3{padding-top:12pt;padding-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}.c4{-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;color:#1155cc;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;font-family:"MS Gothic"}.c8{text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline}.c11{background-color:#ffffff;max-width:468pt;padding:72pt 72pt 72pt 72pt}.c0{color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit}.c10{margin-left:108pt}.c1{font-size:7pt}.c6{margin-left:72pt}.title{padding-top:0pt;color:#000000;font-size:26pt;padding-bottom:3pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}.subtitle{padding-top:0pt;color:#666666;font-size:15pt;padding-bottom:16pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}li{color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial"}p{margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial"}h1{padding-top:20pt;color:#000000;font-size:20pt;padding-bottom:6pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}h2{padding-top:18pt;color:#000000;font-size:16pt;padding-bottom:6pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.15;page-break-after:avoid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left}h3{padding-top:16pt;color:#434343;font-size:14pt;padding-bottom:4pt;font-family:"Arial";line-height:1.

Sammie Collison joins Jim this week with some updates from college and a deeper look at the new fire pit and deck work, do the Collison’s need a robot vacuum cleaner, Sammie has a new item in her knitting store and some cooking tips from HelloFresh. The show is packed! All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg501 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #501 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 Sammie’s new Etsy store – https://www.etsy.com/shop/knitsbysammie   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

We made it! Show 500 is here! Mike spends some time talking about how is kids have gotten interested in Ham radio. Some new Ham gadgets included. Jim is trying to drop some COVID weight and is trying intermittent fasting and using the Fastic App. Jim also installed a new fire pit in the backyard and added some design elements to try to make it a smokeless fire pit with some success. We wrap the show with Jim’s top 10 lessons learned from 500 episodes. Some serious and some funny. I think you will enjoy it! All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg500 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #499 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   Show 100 – Dec 29, 2012 – The Last 100! A Look Behind and One Ahead Show 200 – January 25, 2015 – Amber Gott from LastPass with New Features, Password Security and Multifactor Options to Keep You Secure Show 300 – March 11, 2017 – Christian Johnson and Show 300! Show 400 – May 5, 2019 – It’s the 400 Show! John Zajdler and Christian to Celebrate   Mike joins full time – Show 206 March 12, 2015 https://theaverageguy.tv/2015/03/14/all-omaha-podcast-new-host-john-nye-freak-update-quadcopters-vpn-solutions-and-waze-hgg206/     What I have learned about myself (and maybe the community) in 500 episodes of HGG. Top 10 list.  * I really love to be a community Manager. I love community and especially not having to be the expert * I am a good starter – and hold on to things way too long (but I am ok with both) * You don’t always have to have a lot to say, but can say a lot * I am not good at reviewing stuff and really don’t want to * I need things to be easy, I am ok with Average, but it has to work * I have my best conversations 1 on 1 (or maybe two at most). * My best work is when it’s as automatic as possible * My family has really embraced the work and supported me in the process * I should build a studio I can smoke cigars in * You can make real friends all over the world!  * Work has made me better   Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at

Mike and Jim spend some time talking about Jim’s new Ring Cam install. Pics and examples are shown. Jim also updates on the Generator monitor and hookup selection. At the end of the show, Mike updates us on his Ham radio setup and gives Jim some advice on using a new battery-based generator. All that and more! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg499 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #499 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