Tag: Windows 10

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Windows Know IT Guyde: Upgrade, Repair, Replace or Keep What You Have

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I’ve been writing and talking about Windows on The Average Guy for a long time. Years ago, I built separate Know IT Guydes for Windows 8 and Windows 10. The idea was pretty simple: put useful information in one place and keep updating it as Windows changed. The keeping-it-updated part didn’t exactly go according to plan. So I’m doing things differently this time. Instead of creating another Guyde tied permanently to one version of Windows, this is the Windows Know IT Guyde. Windows versions will change. Hardware will change. Microsoft’s requirements will change. But the questions most people are trying

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All the Free Apps and Resources Episode with Kevin Schoonover- HGG455

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We spend some time with long time listener and co-host Kevin Schoonover as we look at a couple dozen free or nearly free apps and resources that are still available. We catch up with Kevin and spend a little time chatting about the Folding@Home Project that many of us started in the Spring. I think… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Cloud Backup, Data Caps and Home Network Monitoring: Lessons From a 6TB Sync Failure – HGG451

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A storage configuration change triggered a synchronization loop that generated roughly six terabytes of internet traffic. Jim Collison and Paul Braren discuss cloud backup, Cox data limits, home network monitoring, IoT security, Rheem heat-pump water heaters, Tesla dashcam storage and other real-world technology lessons. Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Rich Hay and the 1909 Windows Update, Surface Hardware and Xbox – HGG423

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Rich Hay joins us this week in his regular semi-annual rotation and is back from both the Microsoft Surface Event and Microsoft Ignite! Rich catches us up on the Windows 1909 Update and we get a trick to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 ahead of the January 14th end of support event. We look… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Your Racks, New Windows Home Server, SyncBackFree, YouTube TV and the Zmodo Pivot – HGG389

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   Many of you posted your home PC racks to the Facebook group and they are great!  Thanks for letting us see into your world. Jim has a new Home Server in his and its easier than you think and he is using SyncBackFree to get it populated. Jim and Mike cover the benefits… Click for more / Podcast Player>