Tag: Jim Collison

How to Shop for a Tablet, Portable Keyboards, Microsoft DreamSpark, Google Hangout Issues Solved – HT144

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Jim (@jcollison) has guests Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) and Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) for show 144 of the Home Tech Podcast brought to you by the Average Guy Network.  With the first half of the show, after opening with an update on Malwarebytes and a coming review of the Magicstick, Kevin covers all things Tablets as you… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Double Sided Coin of Employment Numbers – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT047

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After last week’s surprisingly strong employment report, it’s almost possible to picture Ben Bernanke slapping trail dust from his leg, ducking his head, and saying, “Just doin’ my job.” After all, running the economy is as laden with complications and unexpected events as a cattle drive. Richard Graboyes, an economist who was once the Director… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Wireless Storage, Dealing with CryptoLocker, Malwarebytes, Crashplan, Lastpass, Abobe Breach of Password Hints, Mover.io – HT143

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Jim (@jcollison) has guests Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM), Renny Phipps(@rennyphipps) and Nathaniel Lindley (@thanlindley) for Home Tech 143. During the show we did a review of the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage 500 GB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive STBF500101 Black by Seagate (http://amzn.com/B004Z0S7K6), a discussion of CryptoLocker, Malwarebytes, Crashplan, LastPass and the Adobe breach… Click for more / Podcast Player>

First Look at the Apple iPad Air on Home Tech – HT142

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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: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy Join… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Microsoft MVP John Zajdler, Outlook.com gets IMAP, Using Gmail for Microsoft ID, SkyDrive and Office Web Apps Demo, Dell Venue – HT141

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and Christian Johnson from the NASA Bus!  We talked about the New Surface 2, Outlook.com now has IMAP, using your gmail account as your primary account for Microsoft, Jim looks at using Office Web Apps with SkyDrive and removing Office 2013… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Contrarian Investing and the Direction of Interest Rates – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT046

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Contrarians probably are waiting for the other shoe – or, in this case, U.S. stock markets – to drop. If you’re not familiar with contrarian investing, the theory goes something like this: Consensus opinion is often wrong. When the majority of investors have a bullish outlook and believe stocks are going to move higher, the… Click for more / Podcast Player>