Category: Home Gadget Geeks

Home Gadget Geeks

HP Pavillion dm1z, Xbox and Media Center, Skype Crashes, Antivirus Tips, Windows 7 SP1, Speech Macros and SyncToy! – HT013

With both the Home Server Show and The Home Tech Podcast back on their regular schedule, Jim, Brian, Christian and a new regular Andrew Morris, welcome Gordon Schmidt to the podcast.  Gordon is a long time listener and fellow family tech support guy.  With a full compliment of tech guys, it’s time to get down… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Podcasting Vision, How to Blog and Podcast, IBM and Watson on Jeopardy, Motorola Tablets, Mac Mini, Is AI Here to Stay? – HT012

Jim was joined again by Brian Burgess, Christian Johnson and Andrew Morris.  Jim starts the show with a bit of podcasting soul searching.  With 12 shows now in the books, what has the podcast become and who are we trying to reach?  Would love your comments on why you listen to the show and what… Click for more / Podcast Player>

How to use Team Viewer, Technet and Action Pack, Mac Mini, IE 9 RC, Windows 7 Family Pack, Magic Wake on LAN and Special Guest Andrew Morris – HT011

We tried 4 guys for the show this week and welcomed guest host Andrew Morris from Melbourne, Australia the this week’s edition.  In a very full show, we talked about the Team Viewer application, some discussion around the differences between Microsoft’s Technet and Action Pack software subscription services, the release of IE 9 RC, Bing’s… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Super Angry Birds, the New Google Android Market and the Difference between Sleeping and Hibernating PCs – HT010

Has anyone seen Brian?  We couldn’t find and had to do the show without him!  Christian joined Jim for show #10 and we talked about the new Android Market that is not a phone app, the upcoming Super Bowl ad that will include an unlock code for another level in Angry Birds and the difference… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Windows 7 Help, PC on a iPad? The Zuck Get’s Hacked? Ninite, Aero Snap and Shake – HT009

Jim, Christian and Brian are back for another week of discussion on Technology in your Home.  We spend some time looking at some helpful productivity tips for Windows 7.  Topics like keyboard shortcuts, jumplists, the Reliability Monitor, our friend Ninite, Aero Snap and Shake, notification customization, using checkboxes, the taskbar and multiple monitors.  Did I… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Facebook Messaging, Netflix Subscription, the iPad, Decloaking and Christian’s Corner – HT008

Brian is back this week and he joins Jim and Christian for the latest edition of the The Home Tech Podcast.  We talk Facebook messaging, the new Netflix subscription model, how to configure Windows 7 Update and very small PCs.  Brain breaks out his new iPad for a quick review to top it off.  All… Click for more / Podcast Player>