Author: Jim Collison

Acer R7 Laptop Hands On Review

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My eight-year-old daughter has been using an old Windows XP laptop. My concerns for parental guidance and family control would be better served on a Windows 7 or 8 laptop. A Windows 8 machine would move her into the latest touchscreen technology. I’d started shopping with the idea of getting her onto a new Windows 8 laptop sometime around XP’s demise. Windows 8 became an easy choice as she had no issues using the touch interface and understanding the gestures. Things I wanted in a new laptop for her were Windows 8, touchscreen, 15 inch screen, light and thin as

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3D Printing Overview from Omaha North High School

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I recently sat down with Jackson Cutsor, a Senior from Omaha North High School in Omaha, NE and talked about 3D printing and some of the work that Jackson is doing at North.  Madeline Nelson was on the camera and big thanks to the award winner educator Therese Laux who helped get it all together.  I am excited about partnering with Omaha North in the future for additional podcasts!   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

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Paul Braren, Using a Chrome Extension for Hangouts, Ditching VoIP with Latency and Climbing Stairs – HT161

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Paul Braren from TinkerTry.com (http://www.tinkertry.com/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/tinkererguy) joins Jim (@jcollison) for show #161 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: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Mover.io CEO Eric Warnke – HT160

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Eric Warnke from Mover.io (https://mover.io/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mover_io) joins Jim (@jcollison) for show #160 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: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live or call in your questions… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Guest Daniel Vocke from OnAir Player, Smartthings – HT159

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Daniel Vocke  from On Air Player (http://www.onairplayer.com/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/OnAirPlayer) joins Jim (@jcollison) and Kevin Schoonover(@schoondoggy1979) for show #159 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: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Mike Benkovich Guest, Technology Learning, Azure Tips, Windows 8.1, One Note, Cheap Google Drive Storage – HT158

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Mike Benkovich (@mbenko) joins Jim (@jcollison) and for show #158 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: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy 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… Click for more / Podcast Player>