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HP Stream 14 in 2026: The Idea Was Better Than the Hardware

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Originally published November 5, 2014. Updated for 2026. Looking Back at the HP Stream 14 When I look back at the HP Stream 14 more than a decade later, I don’t really see an old laptop. I see an idea that arrived before the hardware was ready for it. The PC industry had already spent years experimenting with netbooks and inexpensive laptops. The thinking was sound: maybe people didn’t need a powerful computer sitting in front of them all the time. The execution was usually the problem. Too little memory. Too little storage. Slow processors. Cheap displays. Machines that were

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Buying a color laser printer on Craigslist: Some tips for the bargain seeker

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By Kevin Schoonover I spend way too much time shopping for things on Craigslist. Buying used can be a great deal or you could just be buying someone else's headache. You need to research and understand what you're buying. Specifically, around printers, vendors have good models and models that are not so good. Doing a… Click for more / Podcast Player>

A Special First Look at the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen 8 Ultra Micro Tower Server G1610T – HT129

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A special edition to Home Tech that was recorded after show 128 (http://theAverageGuy.tv/ht128), Jim (@jcollison) stayed live with Andrew Morris (@unrealshots), John Zajdler (@Dieharder), John Stutsman (@JohnStutsman) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) to talk about the newly released HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 Ultra Micro Tower Server G1610T.  Since we didn't know this would become a podcast,… Click for more / Podcast Player>

How to Fix Monitor Troubles, Video Cards, HP XW8600 Workstation, Cheap Memory – HT060

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This week Jim, Christian and Gary Johnson bring you the latest installment of the Home Tech Podcast WE HAD SOME SOUND ISSUES at minute 45 and 55. Sorry for the bad quality. Christian talks a bit about his site http://bios-mods.com. There might someday be a special guest appearance on the show from the bios mods… Click for more / Podcast Player>

HP TouchPad is Back! Well, Sort of Back?

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I made a big deal about the HP TouchPad just a couple months back and even dropped a few reviews here at the Average Guy (http://theaverageguy.tv/category/hometech/hp-touchpad/).  But as most of us know by now, HP decided to get out of the table business (later reversed) sold them for $99/$149, quickly sold out and we thought we would never see them again, right?  WRONG! I first saw this at Best Buy, and today I saw the same thing at CompUSA.com.  They are back at $149, but with a catch!  (click the graphic to see the deal) HP TouchPad FB356UT Tablet –

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The Future of WebOS, Ringtone Revenue, Multiple Skype Accounts, Chrome gets the Metro UI, Microsoft Touch Mouse, and Google does a Barrel Roll – HT051

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Jim and Andrew are joined this week by John Zajdler and Gordon Schmidt for this weeks’ installment of the Home Tech Podcast. The guys start off the show discussing the recent news that HP is retaining the Personal Systems Group, and if HP will keep WebOS, and where HP could use WebOS in their existing… Click for more / Podcast Player>