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HomeGroup, the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

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Note: HomeGroup is a very open sharing environment. Please be sure your home network is very secure before setting up your HomeGroup. For the most part I have had good luck with HomeGroup in Windows 7 and Windows 8. It is an easy way to share content and devices between computers in your home. Once your network is fully functional and all of your computers are properly deployed, that is the best time to make a HomeGroup. The wizards in Windows make it very easy. You start your HomeGroup on one PC, then print out the HomeGroup password and use

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Interview with Daniel J Lewis from the Noodle.mx Network – HTI004

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Jim connected with Daniel J Lewis from the Noodle.mx and the voice behind the Audacity to Podcast to discuss some basic and advanced methods behind recording audio for podcasting.  Daniel has been podcasting since 2007, when he launched his clean-comedy podcast. Audacity was his immediate audio-editor of choice and since he has used it for… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Jim and Mike Howard join the Podcasters Roundtable!

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  On the last Friday evening in February, I was able to join Mike Howard and podcasters Daniel J. Lewis , Chris Christensen, and Ray Ortega as we talked about having multiple podcasts, being a podcaster who has one show but has considered starting another and when starting a new podcast is a bad idea.  It was great getting together with some other podcasters to discuss the issues.  Thanks for the invite Ray! You can find out more about the Podcasters Roundtable at http://podcastersroundtable.com/

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Home Networking, ZyXel, Pulling Network Cable, VoIP, ENGenious EAP600, PoE, DataShark 70025 Tester, Asus RT-AC66U, Plenum Cable – HT107

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979), Greg Welch (@welchwerks) , Bill Paulmenn (@BillPaulmenn) and Renny Phipps (@rennyphipps) for Show 107!  Part II of a 4 Part Series on Home Networking.  How to do it, how not to and how to get it done with what you have!  Hope you enjoy this… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Interview with Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting – HTI003

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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>