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Archive for January, 2011
The Fitness Tech Podcast Special Event / The 2011 Children’s TLC Groundhog Run 5K/10K in Kansas City (Audio and Video)
Jan 30th
Jim and Carrie headed down to Kansas City this weekend for the 2011 Children’s TLC Groundhog Run. 3500 runners from all over the area converge in an underground storage facility for two very unique races. The 5K race kicked off at 9:00am and the 10K at 10:00am (that makes it easy to remember!). Both Jim and Carrie ran (although Carrie was “bibless”) and struggled through the morning. You can here all the details in both the YouTube videos and the Podcast we did while in the cave! If you are a runner at all, you will understand the excitement on race day!
Complete results for the event can be found at HERE
Carrie’s Blog is at http://carriea81.blogspot.com/
Mud Mafia Blog is at http://themudmafia.blogspot.com/ on Facebook
We would love to get your feedback on this special show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv
The Home Tech Podcast #9 Win 7 Help. PC on a iPad? The Zuck Get’s Hacked?
Jan 27th
Jim, Christian and Brian are back for another week of discussion on Technology in your Home. We spend some time looking at some helpful productivity tips for Windows 7. Topics like keyboard shortcuts, jumplists, the Reliability Monitor, our friend Ninite, Aero Snap and Shake, notification customization, using checkboxes, the taskbar and multiple monitors. Did I leave anything out?
Brian talks about his post on using his iPad to remote control his Windows PCs on his network using Splashtop.com. Windows on an iPad? Can it be? We also cover all the different ways a person can remote to a PC or Mac. There is more than one option!
This week in Christians corner, we talk about the Zuck getting his Facebook account hacked! Bummer for him. He also continues a discussion from last week on Netflix and Hulu.
Check out the other Podcast on the Average Guy Network at http://theaverageguy.tv
The Financial Tech Podcast #1 Getting Things Started
Jan 27th
Jim Collison and co-host Andrew Hunt of the Gallup Federal Credit Union kick off the first ever Financial Tech Podcast on the Average Guy Podcast Network. We talk about Andrew’s roll at the Credit Union, the technology behind making a financial institution work, shared branching and service network, online banking, online services like mint.com, mobile technology with Check 21 and much more!
We also looked at an ABC News report on the happiest place in America. You may be surprised by the results!
If your employer currently purchases software from Microsoft, chances are you might be able to purchase very inexpensive software (like Microsoft Office 2010) from Microsoft. Check with your IT department for details.
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I’m Gonna Lose a Toenail, or My First Marathon
Jan 26th
WRITTEN BY TRISTA KUNCE
Becki hates feet. So I knew when I brought her to my physical therapist to learn how to tape my foot that she would tape it quickly and efficiently, especially after she didn’t believe that I had never heard of a pedicure before.
My feet are faulty: I overpronate, my arches collapse, and I have supination of the feet and bone spurs on the back of my heels. Clearly I don’t have great runner’s feet. And the legs attached to my feet? I’m built more like a chicken than a gazelle.
The Fitness Tech Podcast #14 No Protein Bars? 9:00pm Snacking? Carrie’s Corner? It’s All Here!
Jan 24th
Jim and Jamie were back to the regular schedule for this weekly podcast. We talk some about Podcast #13, how to take Carrie’s recommendation and avoid protein bars and use other sources, Greek yogurt, up coming races for 2011, live blogging from the Groundhog Run, how to use your company intranet for fitness purposes, more on the Mud Mafia talk, using a fitness facility, future guests to the show and much, much more!
Email the Show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv
Links from the show:
Live Blogging this weekend from the Ground Hog Race: http://theaverageguy.tv/live
Here what is going on during the race by following @jcollison on Twitter.
Jim’s Running Blog and Running Schedule: http://theaverageguy.me/
1st Annual Frozen Burrito Race
Carrie’s Blog: http://carriea81.blogspot.com/
The Drobo with Windows 7 / Head to Head with a WHS?
Jan 23rd
Have you been looking for a better way to back up your data other than an external hard drive? So have many others. Over the last 3 years, Microsoft has been developing and supporting a product to help you with not only backing up your PCs, but assist you with some network file sharing. It’s called a Windows Home Server (WHS).
Admittedly, I am a WHS enthusiast, blogger and podcaster and have a vested interested in the product. In November, Microsoft pulled the Drive Extender (DE) functionality from the product and left the WHS community reeling. Much of this has already been document on this topic and if you have fallen behind, here is a must read to catch up. The short of it, is that the ability to use multiple hard drives in a single PC and have them seen as one volume and managed as a pool of drives is not longer going to be supported by Microsoft in the near future. For WHS enthusiasts, this was a blow!
The Fitness Tech Podcast #13 Eating Clean Revisited and Mud Mafia Success
Jan 23rd
Jim and Jamie are once again joined by Carrie Adams on a special Saturday night edition of the Fitness Tech Podcast. Carrie gives and update on the Mud Mafia, we talk about some upcoming races, get an update on what Carrie has been up to and get some great advice on eating clean. We included some funny outtakes from the beginning and end of the podcast, so be sure to listen all the way to the end.
Carrie’s Sites:
http://themudmafia.blogspot.com/
You can contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv and follow Jim at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison
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The Home Tech Podcast #8 Decloaking and Christian’s Corner!
Jan 22nd
Brian is back this week and he joins Jim and Christian for the latest edition of the The Home Tech Podcast. We talk Facebook messaging, the new Netflix subscription model, how to configure Windows 7 Update and very small PCs. Brain breaks out his new iPad for a quick review to top it off. All that and much more with week!
You can contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv
Follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison
· Claim Your Own Facebook Email Address
· Netflix: A Misunderstanding or a hint
· How to Configure Windows 7 Updates
· AMD Announces Fusion-Based Embedded G-Series Platform
· Compulab Fit-PC3 Offers Dual-Core AMD Power in a Case Less than an Inch Thick
· CompuLab’s Fit-PC2i is Extra Tiny, Ready for Windows 7
· Barnes & Noble Nook Android-Powered E-book Reader
Home Server Show #120 Backups Dissected
Jan 20th
News is going to be slow until the next beta release of Vail but we do have a couple of items for you. On an exciting note the HSS Forums has opened up to Developers who want to control testing of their Add-Ins. John is back and the ustream chat was lively. AJ joins to talk about his backup article and we go over a lot of different options for Windows Home Server backups, retention, restoring, cloud backups, etc.
The Full Show and Show Notes at http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-120-backups-dissected.html
How to Configure Windows 7 Updates
Jan 20th
If you’ve been a Windows user since XP, you probably know the importance of keeping the OS up-to-date. If you’re new to Windows or more specifically Windows 7, here we’ll take some time to go over the importance of making sure you have Windows Updates configured properly.
If you want to help make sure that your PC is is more stable and less vulnerable to malicious attacks, the 2 main things to keep up-to-date is your Antivirus software and Windows Updates. The 2nd Tuesday of each month Microsoft has what’s called “Patch-Tuesday”. This is the day when Microsoft releases patches to improve stability, fixes to known vulnerabilities, and zero-day attacks. Let’s take a look at the process if you’ve just re-installed Windows 7.
Windows Update
To check to make sure your Windows Update settings are on…click on Start>>All Programs and scroll to Windows Update.
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