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Magicstick 2800mAh Hands on Review

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  Magicstick is a 2800mAh battery (Amazon purchase that supports The Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: http://amzn.com/B00B1GE6TI) with a nice, simple design. The first thing you notice about the Magicstick 2800mAh is how solid and well built it feels. It is not heavy, only 2.6 oz., but the device has heft. The casing is made of brushed aluminum, (mine was charcoal), and feels quite sturdy. It comes in quite a few colors (my favorite is red). On the charging end of the cylinder there are two ports, micro USB port is for charging the Magicstick, leaving the standard USB for

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IBM Watson APIs, Cable Modems, Routers, Google Takeout, Please Upgrade Your XP Box and USB 3.0 with Anker – HT146

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Jim (@jcollison) has guests Paul Braren (@Tinkererguy) from http://Tinkertry.com and Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) for show #146 of the Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network.  We started with a big (well, sort of) announcement about the name of the show, big deals going on at the Microsoft Store right now for… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Gaining Remote Access to Microsoft’s Surface RT and Surface 2 using Windows Remote Assistance

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It’s not easy gaining remote access to the new Surface 2 or even the last generation Surface RT.  There are apps like Team Viewer that make it possible to use the device to remote control other more powerful devices like a Windows 8.1 or Mac, but getting access and control of the device the other way around is still a challenge at the time of this writing.  You can use the Remote Assistance feature built into Windows and Window RT to get screen sharing but NOT remote control.  So not exactly what we are looking for and not drop dead

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Alesis MultiMix 4 4 Channel USB Mixer Hands On Review

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The Alesis MulltiMix 4 USB Mixer is a compact four channel mixer that features a digital output. The top panel houses the four input channels on the Alesis MultiMix 4 USB Mixer, and all inputs accept a 1/4” size input. To view your main output levels the mixer contains a five-level, multi-colored LED meter. Additionally, Channels One and Two feature a XLR Microphone input, a HPF (High-Pass Filter) switch, gain trims, both high and low EQ, and pan controls. Line-In One also allows for a Guitar Input, with guitar switch. Channels Three and Four share a level and balance control.

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First Look at the Surface 2, Xbox Music, Using Windows Azure with Windows Server 2012 Essentials, My Server 2012 Apps, Seagate and Netgear NAS – HT145

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Jim (@jcollison) has guests Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and Andrew Morris(@unrealshots) for show #145 of the Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network.  Jim is back from the MVP Summit 2013 on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA and spends some time going over a video review of… Click for more / Podcast Player>

How to Shop for a Tablet, Portable Keyboards, Microsoft DreamSpark, Google Hangout Issues Solved – HT144

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Jim (@jcollison) has guests Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) for show 144 of the Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network.  With the first half of the show, after opening with an update on Malwarebytes and a coming review of the Magicstick, Kevin covers all things Tablets as you… Click for more / Podcast Player>