Category: Home Tech

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DrivePop Sponsors the 2013 Home Server Show Meetup in Indy!

The Average Guy Network, Home Server Show, and the Surface Geeks Meetup 2013 is right around the corner.  On September 21st, 2013, technology enthusiasts from all over the country will converge on Indianapolis to continue the tradition that is the Home Server Show Meetup.  Every year this gets bigger and better and 2013 will be no exception.   This year there are several sponsorships including one for The Average Guy Network.  DrivePop, the cloud backup service talked about on The Home Server Show Podcast is sponsoring us.  It’s great to have a company step up and make sure The Average Guy

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A Special First Look at the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen 8 Ultra Micro Tower Server G1610T – HT129

A special edition to Home Tech that was recorded after show 128 (http://theAverageGuy.tv/ht128), Jim (@jcollison) stayed live with Andrew Morris (@unrealshots), John Zajdler (@Dieharder), John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) to talk about the newly released HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 Ultra Micro Tower Server G1610T.  Since we didn't know this would become a podcast,… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Hard Drives Explained, Testing Bench Marks and the Future – HT128

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by by Andrew Morris (@unrealshots), Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM), Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman) for Home Tech episode #128 What is the status of the modern hard drive?  We will cover what we own, how we fix them, SSD v Spinners, WD Reds v… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Digging into the Modern Hard Drive, Three Tier Hard Drive Set Up, Tools and Deals – HT127

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Nathaniel Lindley (@thanlindley) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) for Home Tech episode #127 What is the status of the modern hard drive?  We will cover what we own, how we fix them, SSD v Spinners, WD Reds v Greens, do faster drives matter, where we buy them, tools to… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Ins and Outs of the Modern Hard Drive, Outtake Conversation at the End – HT126

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Andrew Morris (@unrealshots), Christian Johnson, Renny Phipps(@rennyphipps) and  Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.com for Home Tech episode #126 What is the status of the modern hard drive?  We will cover what we own, how we fix them, SSD v Spinners, WD Reds v Greens, do faster drives matter, where… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The 4 Ways to Finance a College Education from Christian, Update on NASA Internship and Big Data – HT125

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson for Home Tech episode #125. As a follow up episode to show #112 Christian talks about the world of financing college.  He covers Financial Aid, Scholarships, Loans and Internships in detail.  He then gives us an update on his work at NASA and then some thoughts… Click for more / Podcast Player>