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Home Automation, Amazon Echo and Noise Cancelling Headphones – HGG192

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John Greenaway and Omaha Podcaster Mike Wieger from http://wiegertech.com/ and the Open Mike Night Podcast http://wiegertech.com/openmikenight/ joins Jim (https://twitter.com/jcollison) for show #192 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. John joined us on 171 (https://theaverageguy.tv/hgg171) when we talked about the Elgato Video Capture Device and recently… Click for more / Podcast Player>
Blue budget laptop on a hotel desk with a cloud-based workspace open, alongside a smartphone, notebook and coffee mug.

HP Stream 14 in 2026: The Idea Was Better Than the Hardware

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Originally published November 5, 2014. Updated for 2026. Looking Back at the HP Stream 14 When I look back at the HP Stream 14 more than a decade later, I don’t really see an old laptop. I see an idea that arrived before the hardware was ready for it. The PC industry had already spent years experimenting with netbooks and inexpensive laptops. The thinking was sound: maybe people didn’t need a powerful computer sitting in front of them all the time. The execution was usually the problem. Too little memory. Too little storage. Slow processors. Cheap displays. Machines that were

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Hands on Review of the Audio Technica ATH-ANC7B SVIS Noise-Cancelling Headphones

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Since I travel a bunch for my job at Gallup, I am in and out of planes (and sometimes trains) a little more than I like.  Ever since Bose came out with their noise cancelling headphone several years ago, I have been eyeing them, but get held up at the $299 price tag.  I know they are good and I have tested them out at several tech outlets, but the price has always held me back. Bose QuietComfort 25 Headphones, Black by Bose for $299.00 I have also been using the Audio-Technica ATR-2100 as a podcasting microphone now for the

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It’s All About the Mac, ‘bout the Mac, No Windows – HGG191

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Chris Pilon from http://www.dadrenaline.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dadrenalineblog joins Jim (https://twitter.com/jcollison) for show #191 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. This weeks show covers all things Apple.  What’s hot and what’s not and an honest conversation about the most recently release products.  Chris a… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Richard Hay from Windows Observer talks Windows 10 Technical Preview – HGG190

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Richard Hay, Microsoft MVP for Windows from Http://WindowsObserver.com and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WinObs and John Zajdler (@Dieharder) joins Jim (https://twitter.com/jcollison) for show #190 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. Rich Hay walks and talks us through the some of the new features that now available… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Getting the Band Back Together and Some Windows 10 Preview on Home Server Show 271

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So we got the band back together with John Zajdler joining us for HSS 271.  Dave covers the Drive Pop Deal that recently went south.  We cover some Plex and the problems with finding WHS 2011 licenses.  Window 10 Technical Preview is now out and we cover both the Desktop and Server version. Find the… Click for more / Podcast Player>