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Home Gadget Geeks

On Home Gadget Geeks we cover all your favorite tech gadgets that find their way into your home. News, reviews, product updates and conversation, all for the Average Tech guy! Host Jim Collison and his super line up of hosts are LIVE each week on Thursday nights, 8pmC/9E at http://theAverageGuy.tv

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62:48

Sammie Collison on Print Media, Cable News Networks...

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2019/11/30

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg425Jim’s daughter Sammie is back on the show this week with some updates, her thoughts on Northwest Missouri State still using printed papers for distribution, cable news outlets and how she sees podcasting shaping news for the future. I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #425 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network.WANT TO SUBSCRIBE

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90:32

Dewain Robinson with White Label Virtual Assistants...

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2019/11/23

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg424We sat down with Dewain Robinson and caught up with him on his latest responsibilities at Microsoft and a discussion around building your own virtual assistant. We also spend a bunch of time talking about the use of virtual assistants and how they fit into the human space. I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #424 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by

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83:05

Rich Hay and the 1909 Windows Update, Surface...

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2019/11/17

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg423Rich 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 at some new Surface hardware and the new Surface Laptop that Rich picked up at the event. We also talk a little Xbox and see a

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72:52

A Look at APRS for Ham, Black Friday Shopping Lists...

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2019/11/10

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg422By surprise, when I was interviewing Christian for Cyber Frontiers 58, he mentioned a site for Ham Radio Operators. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio-based system for real time digital communications of information of immediate value in the local area. Data can include object Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, weather station telemetry, text messages, announcements, queries, and

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60:24

An Update from Mike Howard - HGG421

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2019/11/03

Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/liveIn the 10+ years of podcasting, this might make the Top 5 list of favorites. Mike Howard, a longtime friend of Home Gadget Geeks and Jim joins us to give an update on his fight with cancer and general well being. Mike has some important things to say about his health, battling cancer and how he feels about it. Thanks for letting us take a week off from Gadget Tech. I think you will enjoy the show.Full show notes,

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85:18

Jos Poortvliet from Nextcloud- HGG420

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2019/10/26

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg420We had Jos Poortvliet this week from Nextcloud on the Podcast this week as we talked about why taking control of your data is important, how Mike uses Nextcloud in his setup and why you might want to consider it too. At the end of the show we talk a little Storj and Jim does a review of the Alxum 2 Bay Hard Drive Docking Station. I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger /

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81:21

Ed Sullivan with Cigar Tech, Tips and Tools - HGG419

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2019/10/19

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg419Ed Sullivan from The Cigar Authority and Ash Holes, and a long-time listener to Home Gadget Geeks is on this week to talk about Cigars. From the production line to the sales line, Ed gives us an update on the industry. Still a handmade product, cigars are resurging again as very popular product especially here in the United States. We cover humidors, humidification and temperature, bags and lighters and just about

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71:27

Jay Mattison from Tek Everything - HGG417

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2019/09/28

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg417 We were joined by Jay Mattison from https://tekeverything.com/. Jay is a Youtuber who passionate about small form factor PC and all things tech. We spend some time getting to know Jay and find out that he is also a gadget guy. Lots of product conversation and updates. I think you will enjoy the show. Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #417 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the

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84:09

Ryan Kerschner from ThinkComputers with Reviews on...

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2019/09/14

Full show notes and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg416Ryan Kerschner from ThinkComputers.org and a long time listener to Home Gadget Geeks (and the Home Server Show before that) joins us to talk reviews on PC Cases and a Fanless Mini Desktop PC. We look at the SilverStone LD03 Case (links in the show notes), Azulle’s Byte 3 Fanless Mini Desktop PC and the InWin 905 Case together. We also find out that Ryan is quite the collector of 80s and 90s collectables! I think you will enjoy the show.Join

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81:36

Kreg Pocket Hole Jig for Corn Hole Boards, Making...

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2019/09/07

Mike has taken on a second job with building Corn Hole Boards out of his garage this fall and working Hannah as the head painter. We spend some time talking about Kreg Pocket Hole Jigs and how Mike is using them. We also looked at $5000 fridge that will make clear ice balls for you as well a window to see into the unit. We finish up with some chat about some new Battery Powered Generators on Kickstarter. I think you will enjoy the show.Full show notes and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg415Join

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89:32

Ross Brand from Livestream Universe and How to...

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2019/08/31

Full show notes and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg414Ross Brand from Livestream Universe and LivestreamUniverse.com joined us to talk about the state of live streaming. We talk about where the industry has been and where it might be going. We spend the majority of the show talking about YouTube and what it has become, how to take advantage of titles, thumbnail images, tagging and promotion as well as the community it brings. I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and

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Cody Wheat from Shots of History Podcast - HGG413

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2019/08/23

Cody Wheat, the voice behind Shots of History joins us this week for an interesting conversation centered around the beer, wine and spirits industry as well has how LibDib is trying to change the way spirits are distributed in the United States. We also talk about making better ice and then Jim and Mike have some updates at the end. I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #413 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy

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Erin Lawrence and Her Custom #vanlife Build - HGG412

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2019/08/10

Erin Lawrence is back with us this week as we talk about her new van! She took a 2006 Sprinter Van and built it out as a camper van. Complete with power, USB outlets, ventilation, lights, water, refrigeration and some sweet living space, you will hear what she learned during the process. We also open the show with an update on Jim’s Govee Hygrometer and how it is working out in the new Humidor. We come back to that discussion at the end of the program. I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim

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72:50

Mike is Hamming it Up with Amateur Radio, Hands on...

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2019/08/03

Jim opens the show with a quick hands on review of his new Govee Bluetooth Thermometer and Hygrometer that he picked up to try to get better control over the wooden humidor he has for his cigars. Mike spent the rest of the time going over a basic Ham radio set up. I think you will enjoy the show. Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #411 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for

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86:56

Edward Weniger is Back with Facebook Libra and a...

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2019/07/27

We are joined by Edward Weniger from AlphaBTC for our annual update on the Blockchain, Bitcoin and Facebook Libra. We always enjoy having Edward with us and he did not disappoint. I think you will enjoy the show. Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #410 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Full show

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81:33

Grill and BBQ Show, Summer 2019 - HGG409

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2019/07/19

Mark Robson joins us this week as we talk all things BBQ and Grill! From a new pellet Pizza oven, to a new smoking tube for Jim to try, to some new and old recipes to try and even a little doggie tech, we have it all! Packed into 80 minutes you will not want to miss! I think you will enjoy the show. Join Jim Collison / @jcollison, (Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech is out) for show #409 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join

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81:39

Back from Vacation, New Podcast Option with...

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2019/07/14

Mike and Jim are back this week after taking a much-needed break for 2 weeks! It was super needed and awesome. This week we come back with some community updates, a look at both StreamYard and Otter.ai (you can now get full transcripts of the program with time stamps below) and update on the July 15 –16 Amazon Prime Day and Mike gives us some additional info on his Unraid set up. I think you will enjoy the show. Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #408 of Home

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74:30

Get Off My Lawn! Some Complaints About Tech - HGG407

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2019/06/23

Jim kind of goes on a rant about tech this week and doesn’t like what is happening at Facebook or any of the other tech giants. Have we lost our edge on innovation at the moment? Is there anything compelling? Mike tries to talk him off the ledge. We also spend some time talking about Facebook’s announcement around Libra, their new crypto currency offering. Will this put crypto in the mainstream? It seems like the crypto market is responding with favor! I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim

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76:05

3D Printing and Printers, New Cigars and Hygrometer...

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2019/06/15

Ron from Canadian Maker Project joins us to talk about 3D printers, parts and how to use them. We show off a cool coin that Ron has printed for us and the best ways to get into 3D printing. At the end we look at 2 cigars that were sent by listeners and Jim looks at a new Hygrometer. I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #406 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE

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Fathers Day Gifts, Apple News, Unraid Setup and...

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2019/06/08

With Father’s day coming up, Jim reviews his Acrylic Humidor that he purchased a few months ago at Amazon. Mike covers the latest Apple Announcements from WWDC 2019 and then dives into his Unraid set up. It is a complete review from top to bottom! I think you will enjoy the show.Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #405 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribeJoin us for the show live each

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