Category: Home Tech

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Michael Crump @mbcrump Microsoft MVP from Telerik, Windows 8.1, Firefox OS Phone and Easy Windows Phone 8 Development, Lumia 520 to GDR3 – HT139

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Microsoft MVP Michael Crump (@mbcrump) for Home Tech #139.  In this episode we meet Michael Crump, MVP for Microsoft and a mobile phone enthusiast.  We cover an easy way to start Windows Phone 8 development and wrap it up with a discussion about Windows Phone 8 GDR3. Support… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Video Review of the Tronsmart MK908, XBMC – HT138

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com and Kyle Wilcox (@kylejwx) for show 138 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk the Tronsmart MK908 that was a purchase from the Tech Scholarship Fund here at theAverageGuy.tv.  Previous written reviews of the Transmart MK908 can be found here and here. Support… Click for more / Podcast Player>

DroboCare, Windows to Go, ACES at UMD, Classic Shell, Clifton StrengthsFinder at UMD – HT137

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson and Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) for show 137 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk about a listener email, Windows to Go, Christian's ACES program at University of Maryland, a question from a listener on Classic Shell and even some StrengthsFinder talk… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Home Server Show / Average Guy/ Surface Geeks #Meetup2013 Wrap Party – What we learned – HT136

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com, Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) and Home Server Show and Surface Geeks host David McCabe (@homeservershow)  for show 136 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk about all things #meetup2013 with the host of the conference and couple guys who were there. Great deals on… Click for more / Podcast Player>

A PC Running Android: Tronsmart MK908 Initial Review

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                       2026 Update: What I Would Buy Instead The Tronsmart MK908 is now a piece of early mini-PC history, not something I would recommend buying for a modern setup. If the idea that attracted you here was a tiny, inexpensive computer you can attach to a TV or use for a lightweight home-lab project, I would shop current mini PCs instead. For a basic Windows or Linux box, an Intel N100/N150-class system is a much more practical starting point today. Current buying option: Shop N150 mini PCs with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage on Amazon. I am recommending the hardware

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Overview of the Nokia Lumia 520, NEST Video Review, IFA 2013, Women in IT and STEM, Leap Motion Review, HP Microserver G8 – HT135

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson, Andrew Morris(@unrealshots), Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) and Greg Welch (@welchwerks) for show 135 of Home Tech.  With a large cast of hosts and Kevin coming in from Denver, we have a lengthy conversation around the idea of being "too plugged in" with all our digital devices and… Click for more / Podcast Player>