Author: Jim Collison

Mar-11 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT020

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During periods of strong market performance, like the one we’ve experienced since the end of last year, it’s important to remember that markets ebb and flow over time. Since December 31, 2012, the Dow Jones Industrial Index has gained 9.9 percent and the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 8.8 percent. Last week, the Dow reached… Click for more / Podcast Player>

HomeGroup, the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

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Note: HomeGroup is a very open sharing environment. Please be sure your home network is very secure before setting up your HomeGroup. For the most part I have had good luck with HomeGroup in Windows 7 and Windows 8. It is an easy way to share content and devices between computers in your home. Once your network is fully functional and all of your computers are properly deployed, that is the best time to make a HomeGroup. The wizards in Windows make it very easy. You start your HomeGroup on one PC, then print out the HomeGroup password and use

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Interview with Daniel J Lewis from the Noodle.mx Network – HTI004

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Jim connected with Daniel J Lewis from the Noodle.mx and the voice behind the Audacity to Podcast to discuss some basic and advanced methods behind recording audio for podcasting.  Daniel has been podcasting since 2007, when he launched his clean-comedy podcast. Audacity was his immediate audio-editor of choice and since he has used it for… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Jim and Mike Howard join the Podcasters Roundtable!

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  On the last Friday evening in February, I was able to join Mike Howard and podcasters Daniel J. Lewis , Chris Christensen, and Ray Ortega as we talked about having multiple podcasts, being a podcaster who has one show but has considered starting another and when starting a new podcast is a bad idea.  It was great getting together with some other podcasters to discuss the issues.  Thanks for the invite Ray! You can find out more about the Podcasters Roundtable at http://podcastersroundtable.com/

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And the Drobo FS Winner is…

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Congratulations to Jay Shridharani of Durham, NC for listening to Home Tech for the first Home Networking show and having the correct word of the show, “Roland”.  A brand new Drobo FS is heading your way Jay!  Congrats! Don’t forget, you can listen to Home Tech most Thursday nights at 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live!  Next giveaway starts in April!  Watch for it here!

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Mar-4 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT019

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It was a bumpy week for stock markets. Early on, markets in many countries were negatively affected by the outcome of Italian elections. Italy’s anti-establishment Five-Star Movement, led by comedian Beppe Grillo, won about one-fourth of the votes in both the country’s upper and lower houses. Markets lost value as investors anticipated political gridlock could… Click for more / Podcast Player>