Managing Your Home Tech

Bill Rockhold and Kyle Wilcox (@kylejwx) joins Jim (@jcollison) and for show #157 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile: Home Server Show Forums - http://homeservershow.com/forums/ Bill's Review - http://theaverageguy.tv/2014/02/17/hands-on-review-of-the-5-in-1-ravpower-filehub-wireless-sd-card-reader-with-3000mah-backup-battery-wireless-mobile-storage-media-sharing-wlan-hot-spot-nas-file-server/ http://www.ravpower.com/ Powerocks Magic Cube Battery for Smartphones by Powerocks http://amzn.com/B00B1GSUWW Part Jim should have bought to fix his phone - MuchBuy Replacement Dock Connector Charging Port Flex Cable for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 w/ Tools http://amzn.com/B00DHZ2KZ8 LastPass Show: http://theaverageguy.tv/2014/02/16/lastpass-with-amber-gott-opendns-powerocks-powercube-9000mah-battery-ht155/ Bill's Password manager Program - https://keepersecurity.com/ System Administrator Appreciation Day - July 25, 2014 - http://www.SysAdminDay.com http://about.me/TedKekatos Jim owned one of these in the early 1980s.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_1000 Here is what Ted used http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 Cyber Frontiers 2 - http://theaverageguy.tv/2014/02/28/umd-data-breach-securing-pii-data-two-factor-authentication-tinder-gps-flaw-intro-to-honeypots-cf002/ Coming up: March 20: http://www.onairplayer.com/ March 27:  https://mover.io/ 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.

Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) joins Jim (@jcollison) for show #2 of Cyber Frontiers brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Cyber Frontiers is all about Exploring Cyber security, Big Data, and the Technologies Shaping the Future Through an Academic Perspective!   Christian Johnson, a student at the University of Maryland will bring fresh and relevant topics to the show based on the current work he does.  Never on a schedule, but always up to date! You can contact us via email at jim@theaverageguy.tv or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile: Security News for the Day: UMD Data Breach: What You’ve All Been Asking about: Official statements from UMD:

Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler(@Dieharder), John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) joins Jim (@jcollison) and for show #156 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450   Listen Mobile: HP Gen 8 Microserver HP ProLiant 712318-001 Ultra Micro Tower Server - 1 x Intel Pentium G2020T 2.50 GHz by HP http://amzn.com/B00DDXS936 John's Processor Upgrade - Intel Xeon E3-1265LV2 2.50 GHz Processor - Socket H2 LGA-1155 by Intel http://amzn.com/B0085SFZQ8 Lots of Gen 8 Discussions at http://homeservershow.com/forums HP Smart Array P222/512 FBWC 6Gb 1-Port Internal/1-Port External SAS Controller 631667-B21 by HP http://amzn.com/B007LBJGY2 Getting rid of Hard Drives Seagate Seatools -  http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-win-master/ Acronis True Image 2014 (DVD) by Acronis http://amzn.com/B00EFRMDW2 Kill Disk http://www.killdisk.com/dod.htm DBan  http://www.dban.org/ http://myharddrivedied.com/ Audio Quality with Skype Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, 1080p Widescreen Video Calling and Recording by Logitech http://amzn.com/B006JH8T3S Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone by Blue Microphones http://amzn.com/B002VA464S Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone by Audio Technica http://amzn.com/B004QJOZS4 Cyber Frontiers http://theaverageguy.tv/2014/02/18/cyber-frontiers-exploring-cyber-security-big-data-and-the-technologies-shaping-the-future-through-an-academic-perspective-cf001/ The Rest http://theaverageguy.tv/2014/02/17/hands-on-review-of-the-5-in-1-ravpower-filehub-wireless-sd-card-reader-with-3000mah-backup-battery-wireless-mobile-storage-media-sharing-wlan-hot-spot-nas-file-server/ Smart things - http://smartthings.com/ Finally, one simple solution to unify all your brand name “smart home” and lifestyle devices. It’s a single automated experience worth getting giddy over! SmartThings Home Kit by SmartThings http://amzn.com/B00EORV53G Revolv - http://revolv.com/ Finally, one simple solution to unify all your brand name “smart home” and lifestyle devices. It’s a single automated experience worth getting giddy over! Revolv Smart Home Automation Solution by Revolv http://amzn.com/B00EWJQ9PK 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.

Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) joins Jim (@jcollison) for show #1 and the Pilot of Cyber Frontiers brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Cyber Frontiers is all about Exploring Cyber security, Big Data, and the Technologies Shaping the Future Through an Academic Perspective!   Christian Johnson, a student at the University of Maryland will bring fresh and relevant topics to the show based on the current work he does.  Never on a schedule, but always up to date! You can contact us via email at jim@theaverageguy.tv or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile: Welcome/Podcast Introduction --- Origins from Christian’s Corner ---What’s the purpose - History, Current Events, and Technical Training ---Interactive Events Planned What is Big Data? What is Cyber security? Definitions Big data - term for a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications. Cyber security - the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this. History of Big Data in a nutshell http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2013/05/09/a-very-short-history-of-big-data/ http://christian-johnson.net/big-data-2/big-data-a-rising-commodity/ “Big data and network science are going to merge, marrying the internet of data with the internet of things in new ways, and this will be world changing. Just as in the 1800s there was a shift from electricity as a curiosity to a commodity made possible by the emergence of electrical engineering, so too now are we in the midst of a shift in data as a commodity, and more importantly as a resource, in ways not previously imagined” -- Shirley Ann Jackson, RPI History of Cyber Security in a Nutshell http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/m/jms6423/Engproj/History%20of%20Computer%20Crime.xhtml ---It’s more than just the technical aspects. Legal, economic, personal, etc. Privacy implications, living implications, to the point where our most important functions in society have moved to a cyber world. How are these topics related? (Discussion) Education Institutions Are at the Forefront http://umd.edu http://www.cyber.umd.edu/home http://aces.umd.edu http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/ Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv

Amber Gott (@lastpass), Online Community Manager for Last Pass (https://lastpass.com/) and Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) joins Jim (@jcollison) and for show #155 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile: LastPass – The last password you have to remember! https://lastpass.com/ https://lastpass.com/enterprise/pricing-roi/ Dealing with Subdomains and Autologin As a user of LastPass, I often set up my sites to autologin - automatically fill in the credentials and submit them. But I sometimes run into situations where autologin won’t work. As an example, my school/workplace requires that I use two sets of credentials on the same web domain. This fact ‘confuses’ the autologin feature at times. Sorry, I can’t be more technical than that. The problem at work  has been mostly remedied with the implementation of the SSO portal (single sign-on) which gives me access to sites that use one set of credentials. Most of the sites, anyway, so that’s good. Out of habit, though, I’ll sometimes forget and try to login to a site from outside the portal. And that’s where I can run into problems, and by problems, I mean autologin doesn’t happen. Yes, I can click the LP icon in the corner of the textbox and select the correct site from there, and so this is really only a minor annoyance. That said, I finally wised up and googled the problem and that’s when I learned about URL rules. URL rules let you specify sites by their specific addresses/paths. Sites which of course match a site in your LP vault. When you do this, LP will ignore all other addresses even similar ones within the same domain. This has fixed the problem for me. I also noted that URL rules lets you set a specific port for the site. 8080, or whatever custom port is required. Nice thinking! To set a URL rule in LastPass, goto your LastPass Account > Settings > Edit Settings tab > find and click on URL rules all the way to the right at the top. I added my addresses to the Domain text field. It did not seem to matter that I put nothing in the Path text field. At least it didn’t for me. Once I hit Add, the address was parsed/split up between Domain and Path as LP saw fit. And it worked. That’s the bottom line. https://lastpass.com/support.php?cmd=showfaq&id=3676 URL rules – set ‘em up: If you have multiple logins for a particular domain, LastPass fills in the closest URL match by default but will show all sites from that domain in its matching list. This behavior can be changed to only show sites that match particular hosts/paths “By default, LastPass stores a URL Rule for some sites for your convenience. Sites are added and updated as we discover them.” URL Rules Question: can I set the URL rule for sites as I create/save them? Amber said this was something they might consider LastPass Sentry LastPass Sentry is an extra security service that LastPass performs for its customers. They pull a list maintained by  PwnedList.com of publicly leaked usernames and passwords and check their customers’ email addresses (the one associated with their LastPass account) against it. If there’s a match, LastPass notifies the customer making them aware of the security breach and letting them know they should change their password immediately. They’ll also advise that the customer checks their other sites for duplicate use of the email address + password and change those as well. In the words of LastPass themselves: How It Works 1. Sentry performs daily checks, with the latest updates to the PwnedList database, to see if LastPass account email addresses are on the list. 2. If a match is found,

Bill Paulmenn (@BillPaulmenn) and Andrew Morris(@unrealshots) join Jim (@jcollison) and for show #154 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile: Watch for the new Cyber Frontiers - catch a sneak peek at: Some New Equipment for Jim Manfrotto 035 Super Clamp - Some new equipment for to hold Jim's Camera - http://amzn.com/B001CWT416 Manfrotto 237 Flex Arm for Super Clamp - http://amzn.com/B00023JE02 New Ask the Podcast Coach, Saturday’s at 9:30C - http://schoolofpodcasting.com/live Andrew's WHS v1 box has died - He recovered the data and tried a migrate to 2011, however the backup service won’t backup an Enterprise domain-joined machine. Options: QNAP TS-470 Pro - http://amzn.com/B00EE18MZG Synology 1513+ - http://amzn.com/B00CM9K7E6 QNAP currently out front, as it has the capability to run as a PVR, XBMC media center, however Bare Metal Restore is dependent on a third party software such as Acronis True Image… Which I’ve not currently tested on a domain joined workstation Mame Pi - Bill chats about a gaming setup using the Mame Pi configuration. http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/tag/mame ZyXEL Gigabit Switch by ZyXel - http://amzn.com/B001BXNKZ2 Dashboard Cams at Amazon Jim's Podcast for Gallup - http://coaching.gallup.com/live 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.

Chris Barns (@chrishalebarnes) from of the Digital Media Zone (http://thedigitalmediazone.com/) and host of thEndUsr Podcast (http://thedigitalmediazone.com/podcasts/thendusr/).and Anthony Raynor (@awraynor) join Jim (@jcollison) and Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) for show #153 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile: WHS 2011 with DVD rips and MyMovies managing them one set in folders the second in mp4 format 2011 box is also running Plex Media Server which has folders for various media types such as: home movies music photos above mentioned DVD’s Also use PLEX on web, iPad, PC and Android Jailbroken Apple TV2; small instant on, low power, simple remote which 5 year old runs flawlessly native ATV functions ability to play folder rips natively iTunes Media and iCloud Match music YouTube Netflix PLEX XBMC and so much more Tried WMC, but required real PC and not as easy for kids to operate. Still using the Zune software and my 30GB brown Zune. X-Box music on the Android phone.   Chris: WMC + WHS2011 (9TB) Native rips (VIDEO_TS) on the WHS2011 of all DVDs two OTA tuners for DVR HTIB 5.1 blu ray player mini ITX HTPC Story of how I found a core i7 in the trash room and recycled my desktop into the WHS? I also want to talk to Chris about his podcasting set up.  What can the average Guy learn from us podcasters Is there a better camera than the C920 for Skype/Hangouts? Chris is using the Microsoft Lifecam Studio, you be the judge Podcast Setup Audio Technica ATR 2100 on a Rhode mount MBox 2 preamp + Pro Tools VAC + Skype + XSplit Cheap mixer to switch between Pro Tools and Audacity   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.

Carrie Adams (@CarrieRADams) from http://powerocksusa.com/ and Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) join Jim (@jcollison) for show #152 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile:       Christopher Brown's Review of the Magic Stick - http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/12/07/magicstick-2800mah-review-2/ http://powerocksusa.com/ Special Deal going on right now - http://amzn.com/B00B1GPSZ4 Jim's podcasting at Gallup - http://coaching.gallup.com http://theaverageguy.tv/2014/01/19/first-look-at-the-fitbit-force-on-home-tech/ Handy things I know about batteries: Whenever you can, watch movies stored on an SSD or Flash drive.  Then a spinning hard drive, then the DVD drive.  The DVD drive takes the most battery power to spin. Keep you phone out of your pockets.  Today’s modern smart phones need air to cool.  Heat is a killer of LI batteries.  Give them air. JIm's podcast about podcasting with Dave Jackson - http://SchoolofPodcasting.com/live 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

Drew Davies (@drewoxide) from http://oxidedesign.com/ and Mike Howard (@jpeg2raw) from http://jpeg2RAW.com join Jim (@jcollison) for show #151 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450 Listen Mobile: http://oxidedesign.com/ http://www.watchismo.com/ http://www.realitychurch.me/ The future look of theAverageGuy.tv -  http://theaverageguy.azurewebsites.net/ http://99designs.com/ Interview with Drew at the Heartland Developer Conference -   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.

Michael Crump (@mbcrump) a fellow Microsoft MVP and blogger at http://michaelcrump.net/ join Jim (@jcollison) for show #150 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions or comments to be played on the show at (402) 478-8450   Listen Mobile: http://michaelcrump.net/technologies-that-i-m-excited-about-in-2014 Last time Michael Crump was on the Show: http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/10/19/michael-crump-mbcrump-microsoft-mvp-from-telerik-windows-8-1-firefox-os-phone-and-easy-windows-phone-8-development-lumia-520-to-gdr3-ht139/ [3:42 How to Follow Cover CES] http://instagram.com/stephenforte https://twitter.com/Telerik [8:38 The Pebble Smart Watch] Pebble E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android by Pebble  Link: http://amzn.com/B00BKEQBI0 [23:14  Surface 2 Conversation] Microsoft - Surface 2 with 32GB - Magnesium by Microsoft Link: http://amzn.com/B00FF6J532 ZTE Open - 3G Unlocked Firefox OS Cellphone (Orange) by ZTE Link: http://amzn.com/B00EQL8AEW Nokia Lumia 520 GoPhone (AT&T) by Nokia Link: http://amzn.com/B00E45043A [47:15 3D Printing] FlashForge 3D printer, dual extruder w/2 ABS spools by FlashForge Link: http://amzn.com/B008CM2TCU UP! Mini 3D Desktop Printer, 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 200W by UP! Link: http://amzn.com/B00E5OQIKS 3D Printing For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by Kirk Hausman Link: http://amzn.com/1118660757 Sneak Peak at would could be coming for The Average Guy: http://theaverageguy.azurewebsites.net/ And what could be coming for Home Gadget Geeks: http://homegadgetgeeks.azurewebsites.net/   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.

Gordon Schmidt (@GWadeTech) and Kevin Schoonover(@schoondoggy1979) join Jim (@jcollison) for show #149 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join ...

Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) and Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com join Jim (@jcollison) for show #148 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Show Music provided by http://mynameisrudolph.com/ Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Listen Mobile:   Catch Mike Howard's Podcast at http://www.jpeg2raw.com/ [3:59  What is your end of the year Home Tech Checklist?] 12 things you might have some time to do after Christmas dinner! Are your local PC hard drives still spinning? Physical Check (Some Great deals in the HSS (http://homeservershow.com/forums/) and TAG Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/) lately.  Best time to buy is usually now. Use  http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon if purchasing from Amazon, HS Tune Pro - http://www.hdtune.com/ ATTO - http://www.attotech.com/ Do an inventory of all your storage locations. Do you know where everything is at? Do you know the condition of them? Run Belarc to do an inventory. http://www.belarc.com/ Are your clients getting backed up? Verify that your backups are working. http://www.code42.com/crashplan/ if you don't have any backup. Might be a good time to check AV? http://www.malwarebytes.org/ or purchase at Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro 2013 http://amzn.com/B00AY016T0 What have the kids installed?  Toolbars? Are your cloud accounts still working? What data do you have on them?  Do you have a plan? Do you know if they are all still in business? Do you know which ones you have? http://box.com, http://dropbox.com. http://copy.com https://skydrive.live.com/ Can you actually restore a file? Can you restore from bare metal? Do a real test! The site I referred to during the show is now up and running!  http://theAverageGuy.me Have you consolidated your pictures and videos? Android to Google+ v Windows Phone to Skydrive Good time to get your documents in order and in a 2013/2014 folder. Do you need to scan them in? Do you just take a photo of them? FileCenter -  http://www.lucion.com/filecenter-overview.html NeatDesk - http://amzn.com/B001CQ8ER2 Is the data that just needs to go away? Just because you can keep it, doesn’t mean you should. Is your Windows Home Server v1 getting a little long in the tooth? Is it time for an upgrade to 2011 @ $40 - $50?  http://amzn.com/B0050TVAWS WS2012R2E is now $399 on Amazon - http://amzn.com/B00GAIBC0I Check your UPS battery It is backing everything up, do you know it works? What about your gadgets? Jim's Battery Backup Solution - APC Back-UPS Pro by APC Link: http://amzn.com/B0038ZTZ3W Look through your boxes of old equipment and recycle some of it. Come on, you don’t really need that serial port to USB adapter, do you? Best Buy Recycling Program - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Global-Promotions/Recycling-Electronics/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025 Check with your friend and remind them to do the same - pass this podcast along to a friend [56:16 Christian's Update] Bluehost - CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP FOR BLUEHOST.COM UpTime Robot - http://uptimerobot.com/ jpeg2RAW Photo Challenge - https://www.facebook.com/groups/jpeg2raw/ Ask the Podcast Coach with Dave Jackson - http://schoolofpodcasting.com/live 9:30am Central on Saturdays Music from the band - http://mynameisrudolph.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.

Jim (@jcollison) has guests Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) and Kyle Wilcox (@kylejwx) for show #147 of Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network. Show Music provided by http://mynameisrudolph.com/ Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile: Get 3 FREE Christmas songs that were played at the show opening and closing from Adam Trabold.  My son Phil Collison helped record the tracks (Drums and Background Vox) and they are used with permission.  Two more songs are available at http://mynameisrudolph.com/. New from Best Buy Mobile - http://www.zact.com/ [3:29 Announcements] [4:44 Christian's Corner] Public/private key authentication versus password based login to Linux systems. Yoono social media - finally a replacement for Seesmic  http://www.yoono.com/ Uptimerobot - the free awesome alternative to Pingdom  http://uptimerobot.com/ Wordpress 3.8 - Ain’t she a beauty - Looks like Wordpress.com now IBM Goes Quantum - Building a smarter planet http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/42710.wss?ce=ism0429&ct=chq&cmp=ibmsocial&cm=h&cr=crossbrand&ccy=us http://www.nasa.gov/ames/nasa-experts-available-for-interviews-about-quantum-computing/#.Uqp3T_RDvnI - 512qubit processor!!! http://io9.com/what-will-nasa-be-doing-with-its-new-quantum-computer-1468333514 http://www.ge.com/datalandia/ http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat3825.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_(computer) [47:04 An update from Kyle] Update on how my brother is using the Tronsmart android mini PC http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/10/13/video-review-of-the-tronsmart-mk908-ht138/ Tronsmart MK908 Google Android 4.1 Mini PC TV Box RK3188 Quad Core 2G/8G BT Black by Tronsmart Link: http://amzn.com/B00CGYAGL6 PowerRocks / MagicStick Review http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/12/07/magicstick-2800mah-review-2/ Jim is now doing a live show on Saturday mornings at 9:30C/10:30E at http://schoolofpodcasting.com/live called Asked the Podcast Coach.  You questions answered about podcasting, live! Nest Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm by Nest Link: http://amzn.com/B00FN4EWAM Get a copy of the pre and post show music!  http://mynameisrudolph.com/. [1:09:54 Lessons Learned in Christian's First Semester in College] Lessons learned from first term - life lesson’s that apply to everyone!  Eliminating distractions from home and work - the practical way - we will cover this in the post show http://amzn.com/039393361X They Say, I Say Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/theAverageGuyTV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at Stitcher.com at http://stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22271 The Show Announcements and Schedule: https://twitter.com/#!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/unrealshots Christian’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheWizBM / Bios Mods Site: http://Bios-mods.com Contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.

Jim (@jcollison) has guests Paul Braren (@Tinkererguy) from http://Tinkertry.com and Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) for show #146 of the Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network.  We started with a big (well, sort of) announcement abo...

Jim (@jcollison) has guests Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and Andrew Morris(@unrealshots) for show #145 of the Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network.  Jim is back from the MVP Summit 2013 on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA and spends some time going over a video review of the new Surface 2, covers a little bit of the new Xbox Music and Video, talks about using Windows Azure for the average guy,   John covers some Home Server offerings from Seagate, Western Digital and Netgear. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://theAverageGuy.tv/amazon Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live. Listen Mobile:   I'd like some feedback on these embedded links to the YouTube Video.  Are you using them? Email me at   jim@theAverageGuy.tv if you are. [5:28 Jim's New Surface 2] Microsoft - Surface 2 with 32GB - Magnesium by Microsoft http://amzn.com/B00FF6J532 Now, when you buy a Surface 2 or Surface Pro 2, you get 200GB of SkyDrive storage, for two years—free. Free storage for music, photos, documents, video so your files are always with you. Every Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 comes with Skype already installed. Plus an entire year of Skype WiFi and an Unlimited1 World subscription—totally free. [14:36 Xbox Music] http://music.xbox.com/ [18:55 Using Windows Azure to run Windows Server 2012 Essentials] http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/ Free Trial: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/ CloudBerry Lab:  http://www.cloudberrylab.com/azure-tools.aspx [40:09 Microsoft Releases a fix for Remote Web Access on Windows Home Server 2011 using Internet Explorer] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2885314 [42:02 My Server 2012 R2 Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps] http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2013/11/19/my-server-2012-r2-windows-and-windows-phone-apps.aspx [44:42 Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-bay NAS] Running a Dual Core 2.13 GHz Intel Atom CPU, 512MB DRAM, 4 SATA II channels with Hot swappable/lockable trays, the Business Storage 4-bay NAS is available in configurations of 4TB, 8TB, 12TB and 16 TB with RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10. http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/network-storage/business/business-storage-4-bay-nas/ Seagate Business Storage Network Attached Storage (STBM2000100) by Seagate http://amzn.com/B00B5Q7B78 Western Digital Arkeia - http://www.arkeia.com/ [52:36 NETGEAR REadyNAS 716] NETGEAR has launched the REadyNAS 716, a quad-core Xeon-equipped NAS that they claim is the fastest NAS in the world. The MSRP in the U.S. is $4,500 http://netgear.com/business/products/storage/readynas/readynas-desktop.aspx http://www.netgear.com/about/press-releases/2013/11182013_RN716.aspx Netgear RN716X-100NES Readynas 716 Diskless by Netgear http://amzn.com/B00GBSN2IC 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.