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Home Networking, pfSense, Motorola Cable Modems, D-Link Routers and Gigabit Switches – HT106
Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Paul Braren (@tinkererguy), Nathaniel Lindley (@thanlindley) and John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman) for Show 106! We were all about Home Networking in this show! How to do it, how not to and how to get it done with what you have! Hope you enjoy this episode. Part 2 will be next week.
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Paul Braren, @tinkererguy
TinkerTry IT @ home. Efficient virtualization, storage, backup, and more…
All my network-related articles can be found at:
http://tinkertry.com/network
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Average Guys (and Gals) meet the jpeg2RAW Podcast: Win a Drobo S
The Average Guy Podcast Network and jpeg2RAW have teamed up to offer our fans a chance to win a huge giveaway! A DROBO! But not just any Drobo, a Drobo S. Everyone needs a backup plan for their home whether you take a lot of photos or just have lots of files you want to protect.
Of course, we need something from you before you can enter the giveaway. You can qualify in 3 easy steps:
Required to Win - Contest is now CLOSED. Winner announced on 8/16/2012 on the Home Tech Podcast
1. Like both of our Facebook Pages - The Average Guy Podcast Network and jpeg2RAW
Increase your odds of winning by getting multiple entries (not required).
2. Write a creative iTunes review for both podcasts (listed in the links below), you will get another entry in the giveaway.
To leave a review at the iTunes Pages – Click the link below and then select ’View in iTunes’ (Must have iTunes)
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3. Subscribe to each of the Podcast’s YouTube Channels (listed in the links below) and you will get another entry.
#17 Rich’s Random Podcast Generator – PC Repair, Logitech Webcams, iTunes, Windows Phones 7 & 8 – Lumia 800 + 900, Drobo Mini and 5D, mSATA SSDs, Lenovo USB 3.0 Dock
Mike Howard, Eddie Ramirez, Tim Black, and Paul Braren join Jim Collison and Rich O’Neil for some talk about PC repair, Apple love/hate, white-knuckling over the coming of Windows Phone 8, Drobo’s next (fast) storage devices with mSATA SSD capability, Paul’s personal experience with Lenovo’s USB 3.0 Dock, and Eddie’s new computer repair bench which doubles as a dance floor.
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PC repair
- Isolate your bench computer from the rest of your LAN to avoid spreading any malware
- Utilities – MSE, Malwarebytes, Symantec Endpoint Protection, SUPERAntiSpyware
- Get the license keys with ProduKey – www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html and SIW – http://www.gtopala.com/
Logitech Webcams – Mike’s autofocus problems continue on his C920
iTunes – a critique leads to overall criticism of Apple
Steve Jobs’ biography – Genius? Jerk? Probably both, but what great products and vision!
#57 The Home Tech Podcast: Travel Tech, McDonald’s Wifi, AudiBulbs, Crypteks, Robot Space Plane, Storage Spaces in Windows?
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.
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Did you know that McDonalds now has Wifi? http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/services/free_wifi.html
Window Storage Spaces is coming to Windows 8.
http://www.winbeta.org/news/windows-8-have-storage-spaces-safe-and-efficient-storage-pool
Andrew talks about AudioBulbs http://giinii.com/products/audiobulb/
Andrew also talks about Crypteks USB Key. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crypteks/crypteks-usbtm-encrypted-and-lockable-usb-solution
Christians Corner
Drobo HQ in San Jose, Disk Defragmenting, In-flight Internet Access, Steve Jobs and Weather Stations – HT046
Jim and Andrew and Christian are joined by Bill Paulmenn for this week’s installment of the Home Tech Podcast.
For those of you hearing the show via iTunes or your podcatcher of choice, thanks for switching feeds – if your friends are missing this episode, please remind them to switch to the new feeds – the link is below!
Christian is back this week, taking a break from the school work for an hour or two, catching some time for technology!
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After some updates from Bill and Christian, Jim tells us about his trip to the San Francisco Bay Area to visit Oracle World, and his visit to Drobo – watch out for the podcast that Jim recorded with Mario Blandini from Drobo while he was visiting. Jim tells us about the performance of in-flight Internet access on his flight, a great way to be able stay online whilst in a flight, and not have to resort to reading a book while flying!
