Author: Jim Collison

Home Server Show #120 Backups Dissected

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News is going to be slow until the next beta release of Vail but we do have a couple of items for you.  On an exciting note the HSS Forums has opened up to Developers who want to control testing of their Add-Ins.  John is back and the ustream chat was lively.  AJ joins to talk about his backup article and we go over a lot of different options for Windows Home Server backups, retention, restoring, cloud backups, etc.   The Full Show and Show Notes at http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-120-backups-dissected.html

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How to Configure Windows 7 Updates

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If you’ve been a Windows user since XP, you probably know the importance of keeping the OS up-to-date. If you’re new to Windows or more specifically Windows 7, here we’ll take some time to go over the importance of making sure you have Windows Updates configured properly. If you want to help make sure that your PC is is more stable and less vulnerable to malicious attacks, the 2 main things to keep up-to-date is your Antivirus software and Windows Updates. The 2nd Tuesday of each month Microsoft has what’s called “Patch-Tuesday”. This is the day when Microsoft releases patches

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The Fitness Tech Podcast #12 BodyBugg and Tips to Recharge Your Winter Fitness Routine

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Jim and Jamie are together again with special guest Jamie Hunt, a Technology Manager at Gallup.  Mr. Hunt talks to us about the BodyBugg and his experience with it.  A real world testimony and audio review of the product.  If you have been considering using a tool like the BodyBugg, you will want to listen… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Home Server Show Podcast CES 2011

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We are back from CES and Las Vega with a few stories to tell!  If it happened in Vegas, you will know about it!  This Home Server Show podcast is a CES 2011 special with Dave, Jim and special guest star Chris Lux.   We have recorded interviews with Drobo, Microsoft, and the CEO of Eye-Fi from Las Vegas.   Full show and show notes are at http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-ces-2011-edition.html

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Recovering An Audacity Crash, 3–2–1 Backup, Windows 7 Control Panel, Malwarebytes Antivirus and CES 2011 Report – HT007

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We talked about more than just Audacity crashing (in fact, we never mentioned it on the recorded show) but at the end of the broadcast, Audacity died on us.  I thought we had lost the file and had no idea how to recover it.  To GOOGLE! We found the recovery instructions and did a live… Click for more / Podcast Player>