Erin Lawrence with a Tech Camper Conversion, the Pixel 3 XL and the Hobot – HGG376
On this episode, we have Erin Lawrence from Tech Gadgets Canada at and on Twitter @erinLYYC as we talk about her newest home DIY project – Tech Camper Conversion! We also cover the new Google Pixel 3XL, the Hobot window washing robot and Erin’s take on mood lighting. Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #376 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network
Chad Bostick from HelloTechPros, Apple iPhone 7 Announcement – HGG277
Listen Mobile: Chad Bostick from joins Jim Collison and Mike Wieger from for show #277 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of community. Please leave a REVIEW (iPhone or iPad) at ;type=Podcast&ls=1&mt=1 Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: or if you are in Canada, use WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at Full show notes and video at Find Chad at Jim was on HelloTechPros at Get more on the iPhone 7 – Get the Home Gadget Geeks Mobile Apps at is powered by Maplegrove Partners web hosting. Get secure, reliable, high-speed hosting from people you know and trust. For more information visit Catch all the subscription links at Facebook Group: Jim’s Twitter: #!/jcollison Contact the show at Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at
First Look at the Apple iPad Air on Home Tech – HT142
Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Amish Gangar, a co-worker from Gallup. We took a first look at the new Apple iPad Air. Amish takes some time to walk through the new specs of the new Air as well as a new hands on demo. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at Listen Mobile: SPECS AT A GLANCE: APPLE IPAD AIR SCREEN 2048×1536 (264 PPI) touchscreen OS iOS 7 CPU Apple A7 RAM 1GB DDR3 GPU “Apple A7 GPU” (likely an Imagination Technologies 6-series variant) STORAGE 16, 32, 64, or 128GB NAND flash NETWORKING , Bluetooth CAMERA 5MP rear camera, front camera PORTS Lightning connector, headphone jack SIZE #8243; × #8243; × #8243; (240 × × mm) WEIGHT 1 pound (469 g) Wi-Fi, pounds (478 g) with cellular BATTERY 8827 mAh STARTING PRICE $499 OTHER PERKS Charger, Lightning cable Facebook Page: Facebook Group: If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at at The Show Announcements and Schedule: #!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: #!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: #!/unrealshots Contact Christian: Contact the show at Find us on Facebook: Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at
Michael Crump @mbcrump Microsoft MVP from Telerik, Windows 8.1, Firefox OS Phone and Easy Windows Phone 8 Development, Lumia 520 to GDR3 – HT139
Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Microsoft MVP Michael Crump (@mbcrump) for Home Tech #139. In this episode we meet Michael Crump, MVP for Microsoft and a mobile phone enthusiast. We cover an easy way to start Windows Phone 8 development and wrap it up with a discussion about Windows Phone 8 GDR3. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at Listen Mobile: Special Guest: Michael Crump – @mbcrump – @telerik Firefox OS Phone and others] Windows Phone App Development Made Easy] Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: Facebook Page: Facebook Group: If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at at The Show Announcements and Schedule: #!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: #!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: #!/unrealshots Contact Christian: Contact the show at Find us on Facebook: Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.
The Disaster that is Windows 8? iPad Mini, LastPass Giveaway, Pogoplug Giveaway – HT097
Jim and Christian are joined this week by Gordon Schmidt (#8217;s Knee Jerk Reaction) and special guest Ces White () for show 97 Lots of connectivity and sound issues this week. Apologies for the sound quality for most of the podcast. Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at Listen Mobile: LastPass Giveaway Winners: Antonio Facciponti Rob Berg New Pogoplug Giveaway Starts today. Cloud Storage Know It Guyde – Updated: Jim at the KC Microsoft Store on Saturday #!/events/233372026794040/ #!/events/434644559929768/ If you are new to podcasts and are looking for a way to easily listen each week, you might want to consider using Stitcher. Available for both Android and iPhone platforms, it a great way to listen to podcasts both at home and on the road. Of course, this show and all the past shows are on Stiticher. – Search Home Tech. It’s educations for your ears! Facebook Page: Facebook Group: If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at at Jim’s Twitter: #!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: #!/unrealshots Contact Christian: Contact the show at Find us on Facebook: Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.
Home Tech Podcast Special: Nokia Lumia 800, Windows Phone 7, Navigation, Nokia Drive, Bing Maps
Jim is joined again for another installment covering the Lumia 800 and Windows Phone 7. He is joined by Christian, who appears on the Thursday night podcast of the Home Tech Podcast. He was also joined by Mike Martis from BYOB and a new guest Tim Black. We spent the first half of the podcast talking about Navigation options with the Lumia 800. We talked about the Lumia 800 size differences with other phones, Nokia Drive, Nokia Maps, Bing Maps and Local Scout. Listen LIVE every Thursday night at @ 6pP/8pC/9pE Listen Mobile: Tim and Mike talked about their experience with both the Samsung Focus and the HTC Titan (not the Titan II). Jim also spends some time comparing the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy sII and the Lumia 800. If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at at Jim’s Twitter: #!/jcollison The Show Announcements and Schedule: #!/TheAverageGuyTV Andrew’s Twitter: #!/unrealshots Contact Christian: Contact the show at Find us on Facebook: Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at
Its All About Windows 8 – HT063
The show kicks off with some very exciting news from Christian, who has scored himself a holiday internship at NASA in one of their software development teams. A big congratulations from all of us here at The Average Guy! For those who like to test the latest and greatest in Microsoft Operating Systems before they hit mainstream, Microsoft has released the Consumer Preview for Windows 8, available for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Be sure to grab the Product Key before you close you browser session! Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at Listen Mobile: If you do your testing of new Operating Systems in a virtual machine, Jim recommends Virtual Box from Oracle. Andrew has had some issues with getting the preview installation to load into a virtual machine, and is going to pursue the option of booting from a VHD file, which lets you essentially multi boot your hardware, without creating additional partitions on your hard disk. The guys discuss the potential learning curve that they believe may be involved in moving to Windows 8 with the new interface, as well as the learning curve associated with moving to a different platform like the Apple Mac or even an iPad. The guys discuss the merits of purchasing a refurbished device from Apple for a basic consumption device. Moving on to the popular topic of mobile phones, Rich shares his experiences of using his Android Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket, and the various applications he uses and the comparisons drawn between his previous phone, an iPhone. While talking phones, Christian shares a negative eBay experience relating to the purchase and lack of vendor follow-up regarding a new phone Gary purchased that went bad following a charging issue with the phone – be careful when selecting your eBay buyers! Rich talks about some of the niceties about the Apple ecosystem, such as the ability to backup and restore an iPhone in the event of data corruption or loss, whereas this feature is somewhat lacking in the Android marketplace at this time. John Zajdler joins the podcast, and walks the Livestream viewers as well as the hosts through some of the features in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, after living with it for a day. From Christians’ Corner, the Deal-of-the-Week is the amped Wireless AP600EX High Powered Access Point with a wireless range of up to miles! Amazing wireless performance from a device under $200! If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Facebook Page: Facebook Group: If you’d like to subscribe to the show, click on to update your iTunes library, or for other Podcast downloading applications, please click on the RSS Feed and pick your Pod Catcher of choice! Or, you can now stream the show online at at The Show Announcements and Schedule: #!/TheAverageGuyTV Jim’s Twitter: #!/jcollison Andrew’s Twitter: #!/unrealshots Contact Christian: Contact the show at Find us on Facebook: Find this and other great Podcasts from the Average Guy Network at Some links may contain affiliate codes that benefit the Average Guy Podcast Network.