Author: Jim Collison

A Home Tech Podcast Mention in the Wild!

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You have to love it when out of the blue you show up on a top list of anything!  I was hoping for best looking, but the Home Tech podcast recently showed up on favorites list over at www.techandlife.com.  Mentioned with some other pretty good podcasts is our little project.  Jump over there and give the others a look. The Tech and life blog has a very similar mission to this one.  When I started this blog in 2009, my purpose was to document all those little helps that I did when the average guy came to me with PC

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HP TouchPad is Back! Well, Sort of Back?

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I made a big deal about the HP TouchPad just a couple months back and even dropped a few reviews here at the Average Guy (http://theaverageguy.tv/category/hometech/hp-touchpad/).  But as most of us know by now, HP decided to get out of the table business (later reversed) sold them for $99/$149, quickly sold out and we thought we would never see them again, right?  WRONG! I first saw this at Best Buy, and today I saw the same thing at CompUSA.com.  They are back at $149, but with a catch!  (click the graphic to see the deal) HP TouchPad FB356UT Tablet –

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The Future of WebOS, Ringtone Revenue, Multiple Skype Accounts, Chrome gets the Metro UI, Microsoft Touch Mouse, and Google does a Barrel Roll – HT051

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Jim and Andrew are joined this week by John Zajdler and Gordon Schmidt for this weeks’ installment of the Home Tech Podcast. The guys start off the show discussing the recent news that HP is retaining the Personal Systems Group, and if HP will keep WebOS, and where HP could use WebOS in their existing… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Google’s Driverless Fleet, Open VPN, WIndows Phone and HD Home Run PRIME – HT050

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Jim, Andrew and Christian are joined by Chris Lux at The Average Guy for this week’s installment of the Home Tech Podcast. Jim tells us about the Google Driverless Car Fleet, that has recently racked up 140,000 miles. The cars use a combination of GPS, LIDAR sensors and artificial intelligence to ensure the cars don’t… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Values and Money – FT010

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Where we spend our money is a reflection of our interests, values and priorities. Does your bank statement reflect what you value? If a stranger were to look at your last monthly statement what would they assume you love to do? So how do I get my bank statement to reflect what I value? Listen… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Looking for a Drobo Deal? Look No Further!

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With as much as I have been talking about Drobo lately, I figured it was time to let you in on a deal.  Whether it’s a Christmas gift or just some rockin’ good storage, you can get it cheaper with these deals.  Act quickly, offers expire December 31st!   Use code 100DROBO for an instant $100 discount at drobostore.com Up to $150 rebate when you purchase a Drobo from any authorized reseller FREE Professional Drobo product with every Drobo Business product purchased

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