Author: Jim Collison

Jon’s Accident, 4 years later…

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4 years ago today, Sarah sent out this email to our very best friends and family after Jon’s accident at Ski Cooper in Leadville, CO. While skiing as a family, Jon lost control and hit a tree at a very high rate of speed.  He survived the crash and is doing very well in the years that have now passed, but this note was a good reminder of how blessed we are to still have him with us and how much the community around us matters.   Our friends at Shadow Lake, my co-workers at Gallup, our friends in Denver and

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Feb-11 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT016

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The Markets Like a climber determined to reach a peak, stock markets continued to move higher last week. Signs of strength in U.S. and international trade data improved the outlook for economic growth at home and abroad. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in December, a sign that the economy did better than expected during the… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Interview with Brian Burgess from GroovyPost.com – HTI002

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During Home Server Show’s Coverage of CES 2013, we had the opportunity to catch up with Brian Burgess of GroovyPost.com and talk about about CES, his writing and a bunch of tech talk!  Brian was a contributor to theAverageGuy.tv and was a guest host on Home Tech thru Show #10.  He wrote the opening and… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Listener Takes a Stab at Cloud Storage: Hybrid Storage Explored

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I have been saying on Home Tech for some time now that we are still in the early offerings of cloud storage and that the market continues to drive towards more space for less money, a huge benefit for the consumer.  I have been working on a crowd sourced Cloud Storage Know It Guyde since September of 2012 to attempt to keep track of it all.  Recently in our Facebook group, one of the members documented his use of free or inexpensive cloud storage.  I hope you find it as interesting as I did.  Leave you comments below and if

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Taking Advantage of Free Cloud Storage for 3-2-1 Backup (Updated)

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Even Backup guys need to practice and plan for good backup strategies.  As a Microsoft Windows Home Server MVP and podcaster with the Home Server Show, you would think that of all people, I would have my backup plans documented well and in order.  Well, I do, kind of.  I have been running a bit loose lately and I thought it was time to tightening things up. At home, I currently run a Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 box with about 2TB of total storage space and 2 TB of storage to back those files up.  I also backup everything

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