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Amazon Echo for the Kitchen with Ryan Parker in 8 minutes – HTT011

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Ryan Parker (@TheRyankParker) of http://foodcraftsmen.com/  joins Jim (https://twitter.com/jcollison) for Home Tech Tips brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy or in Canada you can use https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? We now have Video Large / Small and Video iTunes options at http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Ryan K Parker the Food Craftsmen talks working for Uber, the Smoking Gun and iGrill for Thanksgiving – HGG193

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Ryan Parker (@TheRyankParker) of http://foodcraftsmen.com/  joins Jim (https://twitter.com/jcollison) for show #193 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part ofhttp://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community Ryan starts the show by talking about his new full time gig with Uber. https://www.uber.com/en-US/ If you haven’t used Uber or are thinking about a full or part time… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Windows 10 Technical Preview Insider Program with Rich Hay – HTT010

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Richard Hay, Microsoft MVP for Windows from Http://WindowsObserver.com and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WinObs is our tipster this week for Home Tech Tips brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy or in Canada you can use https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? We now have… Click for more / Podcast Player>

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. 2026 Buying Update: Skip the Old Stream Hardware The HP Stream 14 was interesting because it tried to make a very inexpensive cloud-first Windows laptop useful with minimal hardware. I would not buy this old 2GB/32GB configuration today. If I were shopping for the same basic idea in 2026, I would start with a current Windows laptop with substantially more memory and SSD storage rather than chasing an old Stream listing. See current 16GB / 512GB Windows laptops on Amazon (affiliate link). I have not personally tested every laptop in that search,

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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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