Hands-On Tech (Video)

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Hands-On Tech (Video) episodes

February 15HOT 254: Mac Mini Home Theater - Setting Up a Mac Mini As the Ideal Home Theater PC
On Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent answers listener Don's questions on how to set up a Mac mini as a home theater system.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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21 min
February 08HOT 253: Backing Up a Large Photo Library - Effortlessly Back Up Your Large Photo Libraries
On Hands-On Tech, Mikah offers Scott some suggestions for managing a large photo library for his wife that are simple enough for her to handle and can be automated as well.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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16 min
February 01HOT 252: Stopping Spam Callers - Silencing the Robocallers
On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Omar with ways to reduce the number of scam callers he receives daily.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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15 min
January 25 HOT 251: Accessing Drobo Files - Recovering Files From Obsolete NAS Devices
On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Jeff emails Mikah about trying to recover files from an old, obsolete Drobo NAS.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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16 min
January 18 HOT 250: Syncing Cloud Photos - Cross-Application Photo Libraries?
On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, George asks whether he can sync his iCloud and Google Photos photo libraries together.

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19 min
January 11HOT 249: A Broken Apple Watch Streak - Can You Fix Broken Apple Watch Streaks?
On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers one of the more common problems that plagues Apple Watch users: how can you fix an Apple Watch streak that was broken?

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23 min
January 04HOT 248: Home Theater PC Replacement - Alternatives to HTPC's
On the first episode of Hands-On Tech for 2026, Mikah helps Andrew out with some recommendations to replace his home theater PC (HTPC) so that his family can watch old home movies easily!

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15 min
December 21, 2025 HOT 247: Saving Your TiVo Files on a Windows PC - Save TiVo Files on Your PC!
On Hands-On Tech, Richie asks Mikah Sargent about saving their TiVo recordings to their PC after TiVo discontinued its TiVo Desktop software.

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13 min
December 14, 2025 HOT 246: Replacing Pocket - Alternatives to Pocket Reader
On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Curt asks Mikah Sargent about a good replacement to the Pocket app, an app that allowed you to save articles for later reading, which Firefox discontinued back in July of 2025.

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14 min
December 07, 2025 HOT 245: The Return of the iPod Classic? - Could Apple Bring Back the iPod?
On Hands-On Tech, listener Michael proposes an idea to Mikah Sargent if Apple could ever bring back the iPod Classic, but updated to be a home ecosystem? Mikah shares his thoughts.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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16 min

About Hands-On Tech (Video)

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Welcome to Hands-On Tech, where host Mikah Sargent turns tech troubles into tech triumphs. Each episode zooms in on a specific theme, unpacking listener questions with expert analysis and easy-to-follow advice. From decoding the latest gadgets to simplifying everyday tech, Mikah's got you covered.

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