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Archive for January, 2012
#60 The Home Tech Podcast: Monitor Troubles, Video Cards, HP XW8600 Workstation, Cheap Memory
Jan 27th
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This week Jim, Christian and Gary Johnson bring you the latest installment of the Home Tech Podcast
WE HAD SOME SOUND ISSUES at minute 45 and 55. Sorry for the bad quality.
Christian talks a bit about his site http://bios-mods.com. There might someday be a special guest appearance on the show from the bios mods guys! Watch for it.
Jim complains about his monitors. Later in the evening, Jim got it fixed. He is also now using a Dell Dimension 5150 as the PC that runs his camera and Yeti Blue Mic for the podcast. It’s a power hog but the best he has for now.
#12 Rich’s Random Podcast Generator: Roku 2 XS, WD TV Live Streaming Media Player, Apple TV 2, Mushkin Enchanced Chronos
Jan 22nd
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This week the guys help Jim buy his first SSD. They talk in depth about the characteristics and inner workings of SSDs while trying to help Jim get the best bang for the buck. Though it’s an excellent choice, you might be surprised to see what Jim finally settles on.
The guys also discuss media streaming devices in the sub-$100 range. Over the last month, Rich had been testing the Roku 2 XS, WD TV Live Plus, WD TV Live Streaming Media Player, and Apple TV 2. The following is by no means an in depth review, but rather an evaluation of points relevant to what Rich wants specifically in a media streaming device. That said, the devices are listed in order of worst to first.
Mushkin Callisto 120GB SSD Install and Performance Specs
Jan 21st
So last weekend I put and Mushkin Enhanced Chronos (MKNSSDCR120GB) 120GB SSD ($150) in my personal PC here at home and saw some amazing results. I posted about it here. Later that weekend, I was talking to the Worship Guy at our church and he had seen the post as ask if I thought an SSD drive could speed up the PC the church uses for video production. It is a Dell XPS 630i with (Core 2 Duo Quad Core, E8200, 2.66, 6MB Wolfdale, 65W) but came into our hands with a 500GB OS spinning drive and just 3GB of RAM. Of course my answer was YES and how fast can we get one in! He smiled.
Later the next day a Mushkin Callisto 120GB SATA II 2.5” drive was ordered from Newegg.com and shipped with 8GB of new RAM ($100). Since the PC does a lot of video rendering, more RAM is always better.
#59 The Home Tech Podcast: SSD Upgrades, Google Hangouts vs Skype, Yahoo! and the Internet Blackout of 2012
Jan 21st
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This week Jim and Andrew bring you the latest installment of the Home Tech Podcast.
Jim talks about this recent upgrade to a 120GB Mushkin SSD drive in his primary PC, and the performance increases he has seen as a result of the upgrade, as well as how he moved non-critical services from the SSD to a traditional rotating drive. Check out Jim’s post on the experience, and the benchmark comparison between the old rotating drive and the new SSD. The guys talk about SSD’s in general, and the performance benefits of the upgrade, as well as a similar upgrade he is performing this weekend on an older machine that is used at the family church for their media production.
#58 The Home Tech Podcast: CES 2012, Exercise Technology, Lightroom 4 Beta, Internet Addiction Disorder and the End of the Digital SLR
Jan 15th
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With everyone back on decent Internet connections, Jim, Andrew and Christian are joined this week by Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.
After some updates from the guys, Dave McCabe, from the Home Server Show, joins the guys live from CES, and gives an update on the ioSafe demonstration, and the week at CES in general.
Jim tells us about how he and Dave have produced a lot of videos from CES to put onto the Home Server Show, using Google Plus Hangouts and LiveStream. The guys talk about their observations of CES 2012, and what they expect from CES in 2013.
Mushkin Chronos 120GB SSD Install and Performance Specs
Jan 14th
I recently purchased a Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) from Newegg. It can be found here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236
I purchased it to replace a Western Digital 1 TB WD10EACS Green Drive that will be moved into my storage pool on the Window Home Server (where it belonged in the first place). It was also a bit slow at times. See the stats below:
The box with the new drive arrived this week and I couldn’t wait to get it installed on the weekend. After installing Windows 7 Ultimate from scratch (very fast install), updating all the software (even faster) and installing all the regular apps, I ran another ATTO Disk Benchmark with amazing results. How did I ever live with a spinning drive? Well worth the $150 upgrade!
Did You Miss CES 2012 in Las Vegas this Year? No Worries, 45 Videos Has You Covered!
Jan 12th
Over the last two years I have made the trip out to CES to cover the show with my friends from the Home Server Show. This year I opted to stay home, take a few hours off from work and help Dave McCabe cover the show from the comforts of the Average Guy studio! It ended up being a good call! Together, Dave and I produced almost 45 Videos that cover CES 2012 across 5 days and hundreds of products. Most of the videos are less than 15 minutes in length and are a quick watch. I few cover more content and are a bit longer. If you are a tech guy or gal, I am sure you will find them entertaining.
You can find all the video over at http://www.livestream.com/homeservershow/. Below is a sample:
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#57 The Home Tech Podcast: Travel Tech, McDonald’s Wifi, AudiBulbs, Crypteks, Robot Space Plane, Storage Spaces in Windows?
Jan 7th
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The gang was back this week and Jim was joined by Andrew, Christian and Bill Paulmenn. Jim’s wife Sarah also joined us at the end of the podcast. GIRL ALERT!
With all the guys in the house, it’s time to talk travel and travel technology. What kind of tech do you take with you when you are on the road for vacation or traveling for business? Jim travels with 2 Laptops (work and personal), Samsung Epic Touch 2 (Sprint) Phone and all the chargers necessary to keep things juiced. The guys talk able their stuff.
