Home Server Show #117

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Christmas without Skype?  We all had a hard time believing that Skype had gone down!  So, we recorded this episode a little differently this time and you will certainly hear the difference.  With Skype down, Jim, John and Christian, cobbled up a quick solution and off we went!  It’s still a great show but I apologize for the audio.  We talk about Jim’s Drobo post and what is coming next and our featured guest is Christian Johnson.  Christian shares his latest Add-In with us and it’s upcoming release date. The entire show can be heard at http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-117.html By the way,

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Create and Edit Home Videos with Windows Live Movie Maker

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Over the past few weeks we’ve been taking a closer look at the apps in Windows Live Essentials 2011. For this week’s tutorial we’ll take a look at getting started with Windows Live Movie Maker 2011. Installation and Setup Download the Windows Live Essentials 2011 Installer file and kick off the process. Again, it’s worth noting that you aren’t required to install all of the apps in this suite, only the ones you want. Since we’re covering Live Movie Maker make sure to select Photo Gallery and Movie Maker then wait while it installs. Note: You will need to install

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The Fitness Tech Podcast #8 Best Buy Does Fitness? Special K Diet

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Jamie and Jim again come together to talk Fitness Tech!  We discuss Best Buy deciding to enter into the fitness market by dedicating space in 600 stores to sell fitness equipment and as well set aside space for users to try it out.  Seems that Best Buy is responding to slumping sales.  Would you buy… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Fitness Tech Podcast #7 The Mud Mafia, Winter Gear and Eating Clean.

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Jim is joined this weekend by special guest Carrie Adams as we talk fitness and tech.  We talk mafia…er…the Mud Mafia! What is that?  Listen as Carrie talks about the new running group and why she started it in the first place. Carrie also talks about her favorite piece of tech gear, and it may… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Home Server Show #116

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Dave tries to pull a bait and switch show!  He had been talking about an interview with Microsoft and thought this week we would get it done.  It was not to be, but there is some extra added to the end of the show, so make sure you listen all the way thru!  We talk Feedsource for Vail, Cloudberry for Aurora, IcyDock, CES planning, BYOB, a new look for the HomeServerShow.com and more.  By the way, you can join in live chat each week on Wednesdays, 8pm Central at http://homeservershow.com/live.  And don’t forget to join us for the BYOB live

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Benefits of Taking the Stairs

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Have you taken the stairs lately? Stair climbing burns almost 700% the number of calories you burn standing on an elevator. Just two minutes of stair-climbing each day burns enough calories to eliminate the one pound an average adult gains each year. Men who climbed at least 20 floors a week (about 3 floors a day) had a 20% lower risk of stroke or death from all causes, in one study. Stair-climbing has been shown to raise good cholesterol and improve cardiovascular health Want a cool device to help you keep track of how many calories you burn during a

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