How Uncertainty Affects the Market and the European Economy – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT038

Robert Burns, father of fourteen and writer of Auld Lang Syne, once said, “There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.” Was he ever right! Here are a few sure things: · The Federal Reserve intends to reduce economic stimulus by tapering quantitative easing (QE). · Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to retire.… Click for more / Podcast Player>

How to Listen to a Podcast for the Average Guy, Outtake – HT131

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Andrew Morris(@unrealshots) and Mike Howard from jpeg2RAW.com for Home Tech episode #131 So if you are new to podcasts you might be wondering what is the best way to listen to them, you have found the right podcast.  Yes, you are listening to a podcast to learn how… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Jim Joins Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting for a new Saturday AM Chat Podcast on Spreaker

I’ve started joining Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting on Saturday morning for a live podcast about Podcasting.  Dave is the Podcast Coach and gives podcasters great advice at his site, http://schoolofpodcasting.com/.  We do the show live on Spreaker.com and it’s audio only,but it does come with a chat room and you asking us questions!  Join us live!  If you would like to get notifications about when the show is going live, create an account at Spreaker and follow me at http://www.spreaker.com/user/theaverageguy.  You can also listen to Home Tech and Financial Tech out there as well! Here is the

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Windows Server Solutions add-ins by Office Maven, HP Proliant Microserver G8, StableBit Scanner – HT130

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson and Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) for Home Tech episode #130 With John Zajdler on the show, you know we are going to talk some about Home Servers!  We also catch up with Christian and here about his new plans for the fall as… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Roku 3 Review – Continued – Impressions after 50 days of use

I was fairly optimistic and excited about the Roku 3 (http://amzn.com/B00BGGDVOO affiliate link) when I first got it 50 days ago. I liked the channel selection, Wi-Fi direct remote capabilities etc. among the many features of the Roku device. The full in-depth review of my initial impressions can be found here [http://theaverageguy.tv/2013/06/27/the-roku-3-review-hands-on-experience/].   Over this course, however, I have been frequently annoyed with the number of times the Roku 3 hangs up and the number of clicks I have to make to view content. Hardly a couple of days go by before I have to unplug and reconnect the Roku

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DrivePop Sponsors the 2013 Home Server Show Meetup in Indy!

The Average Guy Network, Home Server Show, and the Surface Geeks Meetup 2013 is right around the corner.  On September 21st, 2013, technology enthusiasts from all over the country will converge on Indianapolis to continue the tradition that is the Home Server Show Meetup.  Every year this gets bigger and better and 2013 will be no exception.   This year there are several sponsorships including one for The Average Guy Network.  DrivePop, the cloud backup service talked about on The Home Server Show Podcast is sponsoring us.  It’s great to have a company step up and make sure The Average Guy

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