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Interview with Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting – HTI003

Jim sat down recently with Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting to discuss the in and outs of podcasting.  Should you start your own podcast?  Listen to find out when and how! Dave’s been podcasting since April of 2005. His podcast about podcasting has been downloaded over 800,000 times (as of 2012) and has… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Interview with Brian Burgess from GroovyPost.com – HTI002

During Home Server Show’s Coverage of CES 2013, we had the opportunity to catch up with Brian Burgess of GroovyPost.com and talk about about CES, his writing and a bunch of tech talk!  Brian was a contributor to theAverageGuy.tv and was a guest host on Home Tech thru Show #10.  He wrote the opening and… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Listener Takes a Stab at Cloud Storage: Hybrid Storage Explored

I have been saying on Home Tech for some time now that we are still in the early offerings of cloud storage and that the market continues to drive towards more space for less money, a huge benefit for the consumer.  I have been working on a crowd sourced Cloud Storage Know It Guyde since September of 2012 to attempt to keep track of it all.  Recently in our Facebook group, one of the members documented his use of free or inexpensive cloud storage.  I hope you find it as interesting as I did.  Leave you comments below and if

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Taking Advantage of Free Cloud Storage for 3-2-1 Backup (Updated)

Even Backup guys need to practice and plan for good backup strategies.  As a Microsoft Windows Home Server MVP and podcaster with the Home Server Show, you would think that of all people, I would have my backup plans documented well and in order.  Well, I do, kind of.  I have been running a bit loose lately and I thought it was time to tightening things up. At home, I currently run a Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 box with about 2TB of total storage space and 2 TB of storage to back those files up.  I also backup everything

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Super Routers, the IOSAfe NAS and a DIY All-In-One – HT105

Jim (@jcollison), Andrew (@unrealshots) and Christian are joined this week by Kevin Schoonover for Show 105! New Show Twitter Hash Tag for the show each week. Use “#HT105” when referencing the show.  Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E athttp://theAverageGuy.tv/live Listen Mobile: This week, you could be mistaken that you’re listening to… Click for more / Podcast Player>