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Changes to the Podcast Schedule this Week! Take Note!

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We have some special events coming for you this week on the Average Guy Blog and Podcast Network.  The Home Tech Podcast is moving to Wednesday night 2/2, 6:00pm CST and will be broadcasted LIVE right here.  Brian and Christian join Jim for the regular content.  The link is below. The Fitness Tech Podcast is moving to a special time on Friday night, 2/4 9:30pm CST and is LIVE Here as well!  Carrie Adams is again joining Jamie and jim for an hour of great nutrition talk.  We also have some good news and a special new segment to announce. 

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The Drobo with Windows 7 / Head to Head with a WHS?

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Have you been looking for a better way to back up your data other than an external hard drive?  So have many others.  Over the last 3 years, Microsoft has been developing and supporting a product to help you with not only backing up your PCs, but assist you with some network file sharing.  It’s called a Windows Home Server (WHS). Admittedly, I am a WHS enthusiast, blogger and podcaster and have a vested interested in the product.  In November, Microsoft pulled the Drive Extender (DE) functionality from the product and left the WHS community reeling.  Much of this has

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Home Server Show #120 Backups Dissected

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News is going to be slow until the next beta release of Vail but we do have a couple of items for you.  On an exciting note the HSS Forums has opened up to Developers who want to control testing of their Add-Ins.  John is back and the ustream chat was lively.  AJ joins to talk about his backup article and we go over a lot of different options for Windows Home Server backups, retention, restoring, cloud backups, etc.   The Full Show and Show Notes at http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-120-backups-dissected.html

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The Home Server Show Podcast CES 2011

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We are back from CES and Las Vega with a few stories to tell!  If it happened in Vegas, you will know about it!  This Home Server Show podcast is a CES 2011 special with Dave, Jim and special guest star Chris Lux.   We have recorded interviews with Drobo, Microsoft, and the CEO of Eye-Fi from Las Vegas.   Full show and show notes are at http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-ces-2011-edition.html

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The Average Guy Goes to Vegas! CES Baby!

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I am heading out on Thursday for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.  Will be doing both blogging and podcasting around all kind of technology subjects.  Some Home Tech, some Fitness Tech and maybe even some Home Server (WHS) Tech.  We will be broadcast LIVE for some of the weekend and you can catch the live feed at http://homeservershow.com/ces-2011 or follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#/jcollison I will have lots to talk about when I get back!  Viva Las Vegas! Jim  

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Top Ten Average Guy Posts for 2010

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Everyone else was doing a Top 10 post and since the numbers don’t lie, I thought I would jump into the mix.  So here are the Top 10 posts for TheAverageGuy.tv 10.  How To Setup Windows Live Essentials 2011 on Windows 7 – Brian 9.  The Home Tech Podcast #2–Facebook and Bing Bar and Browsers, Oh My! – Jim 8.  Windows Multipoint Server 2011 beta – John Zajdler 7.  The Fitness Tech Podcast #3–I’ve Got Holes in My Shoes! – Jim 6.  Install the Old Version of Windows Live Essentials on XP – Brian 5.  The Fitness Tech Podcast #7–the

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