Tag: Jim Collison

Video Review of the Tronsmart MK908, XBMC – HT138

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com and Kyle Wilcox (@kylejwx) for show 138 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk the Tronsmart MK908 that was a purchase from the Tech Scholarship Fund here at theAverageGuy.tv.  Previous written reviews of the Transmart MK908 can be found here and here. Support… Click for more / Podcast Player>

DroboCare, Windows to Go, ACES at UMD, Classic Shell, Clifton StrengthsFinder at UMD – HT137

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson and Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) for show 137 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk about a listener email, Windows to Go, Christian's ACES program at University of Maryland, a question from a listener on Classic Shell and even some StrengthsFinder talk… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Déjà vu with a US Government Shutdown – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT043

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“It’s déjà vu all over again,” Yogi Berra reportedly said as he watched Yankee teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris smack back-to-back home runs for the umpteenth time. Americans are experiencing déjà vu all over again, too. Sure, the prospect of another fiscal showdown doesn’t electrify a crowd like a couple of major league home… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Home Server Show / Average Guy/ Surface Geeks #Meetup2013 Wrap Party – What we learned – HT136

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Mike Howard from http://jpeg2RAW.com, Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) and Home Server Show and Surface Geeks host David McCabe (@homeservershow)  for show 136 of Home Tech. In this episode we talk about all things #meetup2013 with the host of the conference and couple guys who were there. Great deals on… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Fed: lather-rinse-repeat – Commentary on Quantitative Easing – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT042

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We’re going to do it…We’re going to do it…We’re not going to do it…Yet. Last week, the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee gave stock markets a gift that, on a scale of thrills, might have been on par with Marilyn Monroe singing happy birthday to JFK. On Wednesday, the FOMC announced (without a trace of… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Overview of the Nokia Lumia 520, NEST Video Review, IFA 2013, Women in IT and STEM, Leap Motion Review, HP Microserver G8 – HT135

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Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Christian Johnson, Andrew Morris(@unrealshots), Kevin Schoonover (@schoondoggy1979) and Greg Welch (@welchwerks) for show 135 of Home Tech.  With a large cast of hosts and Kevin coming in from Denver, we have a lengthy conversation around the idea of being "too plugged in" with all our digital devices and… Click for more / Podcast Player>