Mike Wieger is back from you Montana with some updates on using Ham Radio there as well as a new way to use some old equipment for a webcam. He tests it live right on the show. We also talk about the new Public Beta for iOS 14, an update in zip ties from last week, some new from Plex about LIVE TV and some info from Western Digital on their new hard drive recycle program. We finish up with some user requests for help around converting old slides and 8mm film to digital and the best way to sell and old stamp collection. I think you will enjoy the show.



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News:

New Webcam Camera?

Nikon D3300 with this cheap HDMI capture card – https://amzn.to/30HKUob

Mike’s Stuff

Use of Ham radio in the mountains of Montana with no cell service. Also Mike is going for his General license (the next step up from technician) 

 

Reviews:

Public Beta iOS 14 is released – https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/ – Mike’s initial thoughts

 

Product Updates:

Update on cable ties – Eric Janofsky via email

Plex has new live channels

https://www.plex.tv/blog/the-one-where-plex-announces-free-streaming-live-tv/

WD is now giving $15 off $50 for broken hard drives

https://shop.westerndigital.com/campaign/landing/easy-recycle

 

Conversation:

Jim went thru my Dad’s old stuff – My Dad’s Timex Watch

Two bits of community help?

* Community help on the conversion of slides and old film to digital

https://www.amazon.com/KODAK-SCANZA-Digital-Slide-Scanner/dp/B00O2BU8PK

* Best way to sell all my Dad’s stamps?

Jim has another DCS 936L coming for the backyard

 

 

Jim Collison  [0:00] 

This is The Average Guy Network and you found Home Gadget Geeks show number 453 recorded on July 23 2020. Here on Home Gadget Geeks we cover all your favorite tech gadgets that find their way into your home, News,

Jay Mattison is back this week as we spend most of the show looking at just what is on his desk! Man is it a nice desk!  We also review a very small ITX gaming case and look at a new Dell XPS 15 9500 laptop. We finish the show with some impressions on Microsoft Earbuds vs Apple Airpods Pro.  I think you will enjoy the show.



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Jay on the Web – https://tekeverything.com

Jay on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/tekeverything

Jay on Twitter – https://twitter.com/TekEverything

 

Desk Tour 2020: Minimal Work & Gaming Setup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79JX4OmFBpE

 

— Desk Gear —

Monitor – Acer 38-inch: https://amzn.to/2GMBWgb

Speakers – Dynaudio Xeo 2: https://amzn.to/2KgRETd

Speaker Mounts: https://amzn.to/2yfnBYS

DAC/AMP – Monoprice Monolith:

Paul Braren joins us this week as we get an update on several of home projects. From a discussion on Cox internet to Rheem Hybrid Water heaters, we cover a few. Paul also gives us an update on his Teslas and how he fixed his video storage issue.  I think you will enjoy the show.



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Jim Collison  [0:00] 

This is The Average Guy Network and you have found Home Gadget Geeks show number 451 recorded on July 9 2020.

Jim Collison  [0:21] 

Here 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. I’m your host Jim Collison broadcasting live from the average guy TV Studios here no eautiful Bellevue Nebraska. Paul, we had some thunderstorms roll through last night and I hit reset in a story it will tell it a bit later I had to reset my package cam you know I got a cam that’s sitting in the window that’s a package box that you talked to me into, I don’t know three or four shows ago and and I reset the camera and put it up a little high last night and in. I’m glad I did because when the storm came through it caught all of the storms. So got three really good site hound got three really three really good lightning pictures in there and I had no idea I should be using site hound to track the sky

Paul Braren  [1:10] 

for like a block you got the bolt of lightning showing in your footage huh

Jim Collison  [1:13] 

yeah it’s super cool I should have maybe maybe later and maybe in the post show I’ll bring them up and and we’ll try should try to show them but you know it’s summertime here in Nebraska and we do we do thunder and lightning better than anybody. Speaking of that better than anybody Paul Baron writes show notes better than anybody. He’s got a lot available. even put out like some Paul, you put out some. What did you What did you call it? The notes you put on your site that kind of like the pre show notes or what you use the term for that? What did you say available draft? There we go. You said you put out draft show notes,

Mike and Jim are filling in for Dave McCabe (we will get him back for the fall episode) and we talk all things summer lawn care. From weeds to watering, we cover many of the things you need to consider as we move into summer and how to make the most of your lawn!  I think you will enjoy the show.



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What is Mike doing on YouTube now?

TheDadNerd everywhere

* YouTube – https://youtube.com/c/TheDadNerd

* Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TheDadNerd/

* Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedadnerd

* Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedadnerd

 

Briggs & Stratton PowerSmart 6500-Watt Gasoline Portable Generator

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Briggs-Stratton-PowerSmart-6500-Watt-Inverter-Gasoline-Portable-Generator/1001472820

 

16TB drives are upon us! Seagate Externals at B&H for $315. Sweet spot seems to be the 12TB drives now for $215

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1558328-REG/seagate_steb16000400_16tb_expansion_desktop_usb.html/

 

Lawn tips from Jim

* It’s never going to be perfect

* You looked like a rockstar in spring, now it’s time for a rock garden – its not too late to bring it back for the fall, just don’t try to do it all in one day.

* Weeds, weeds and more weeds – Spot applications vs the nuke option

* Your watering is key. 

* Monitoring is important. (Use security cams to check how it is going if you can) Deploy irrigation automation whenever possible.

* Hand watering can be helpful if you are in a place where water is expensive or in short supply. I am going back and forth between front and back everyother day.

* Weather apps for long range forecasts. I like MyRadar and the Weather Channel App. (Screenshare MyRadar). Been thinking about getting weather stations. Recommendations in the comments on YouTube

* Scott’s tips – https://www.scotts.com/en-us/library/lawn-care-basics/summer-lawn-car...

We were live from the Wieger Tech Studios (aka Mike’s House) this week as we follow up on Jim’s Cox Modem issues from the week before and cover a bunch of listener feedback. We also celebrate 5 years of Mike being on Home Gadget Geeks and Jim get him his very own bottle of Jeffersons!  I think you will enjoy the show.



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New Generator coming tomorrow for back up power

Briggs & Stratton PowerSmart 6500-Watt Inverter Gasoline Portable Generator

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Briggs-Stratton-PowerSmart-6500-Watt-Inverter-Gasoline-Portable-Generator/1001472820

 

Listener Feedback

—

Good morning Jim.

Reasons to subscribe to your channel where are enjoying listening to your recorded live shows covering interesting topics ranging from gardening to technical information.

If I was going to ask a question, it would be.

What have you look forward too or release this pass year. And the fullfill expectations

Regards for UK 

Chris

—–

Hi there Jim and Mike,

Thanks for doing HGG for us week in, week out.

I’m enjoying the variety of topics and themes you are introducing these days. Sometimes I’m fully engaged, others less so. But no complaints from me.

Regards,

Philip 

—–

1. I really enjoy the show and the mix of topics and all the guests that you have on. The live sessions are not timed well for me to participate but I always download the audio and listen to it while walking or driving. The shows focusing on specific topic are always great. Unraid, BBQ, etc.

2. When are we going to have an Omaha meetup? BBQ,

With Jim having major internet problems this week, Mike covers most of this shorten show. He talks about this work with Blue Iris with DeepStack AI and a replacement modem for the Cox rental. I think you will enjoy the show.



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Blue Iris Security System enhancement with DeepStack AI (https://deepstack.cc/) server running in Docker. This suggestion came from JP Simmonds in the Discord with his link to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwoonl5JKgo&list=WL&index=4&t=41s

Mike upgraded to the Arris Surfboard SB8200 DOCIS 3.1 modem and doubled his speed and lowered his wifi interference.  – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DY16W2Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

 

Jim Collison  [0:00] 

This is The Average Guy Network and you have found Home Gadget Geeks show number 448 recorded on June 11 2020.

Jim Collison  [0:22] 

Here 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. I’m your host Jim Collison broadcasting live from eautiful Mike. We had I don’t know eight or nine really hot days in a row seemed like and then thunderstorm rolled three guys everything survived the it was windy, like that storm came through and it was it was windy yesterday.

Mike Wieger  [0:45] 

Yeah, our neighborhood wasn’t bad.

Chris Nesi from https://chrisnesi.com/ is an educator and podcaster at House of EdTech and joined us for the latest as we discussed some of the ways “Shelter in Place” orders has and is changing the landscape of EdTech today.

I think you will enjoy the show.



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This is The Average Guy Network and you found Home Gadget Geeks show number 447 recorded on May 28 2020.

Jim Collison  [0:22] 

Here 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. I’m your host, Jim Collison broadcasting live from a beautiful Bellevue Nebraska spring and it’s here for sure no humidity out there today Of course, we’ll post the show with World Class show notes out of theaverageguy.tv. Don’t forget you can also join us live on the mobile app. Maybe the best way to listen to this if you’re mobile, not many of us as mobile as we used to be. But if you have a need for that, go ahead and download it just have it on your phone so it’s ready HomeGadgetGeeks.com it’s free and if at some point you’re you’re out and you want me to you’re outside in the back yard enjoying the fine weather that’s that’s wherever your location is. HomeGadgetGeeks.com get it downloaded. Today, we thank our Patreon subscribers for helping support that as well.

Jim Collison  [1:10] 

Don’t forget, you can follow this show schedule now too. If you want to know everything that’s going on here,

This week we take a look at some parts that will make up a gaming build for JIm’s son. We also discuss replacing the hard drive enclosure for Jim’s Nvidia Shield and how not to smoke a whole chicken.

I think you will enjoy the show.



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[3:50] June 18 – All Listener Feedback Show – email me your feedback and questions to [email protected]

 

[6:24] Replaced the HD dock I had been using for the 1TB SSD on my Nvidia Shield with the enclosure from the Seagate drive that failed. Used the 

 

[23:08] Tim’s Box O’Parts

WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD M.2 2280 2TB

Core i7 9700K KGA1151

Patriot Viper Gamiling 16GB 2x8GB DDR4 PC4_32000 4000MHz

ASUS Prime Z390-A

ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6

 

 

[51:38] Grill experience with the drip pan that caught fire.

 

 

Jim Collison  [0:00] 

This is The Average Guy Network and you found Home Gadget Geeks show number 446 recorded on May 21 2020.

Jim Collison  [0:22] 

Here on Home Gadget……oops

Jim Collison  [0:28] 

One of those days I don’t really care.

Jim Collison  [0:30] 

Here on Home Gadget Geeks we cover all the favorite tech gadgets that find their way into your home news reviews, product updates and conversation all for the average tech guy. I’m your host Jim Collison broadcasting live from the average guy TV Studios in Mike for as long as we want in spring it will not end here in Nebraska like we cannot we can’t summer kind of tries early you know tries to get started and we see sun and then it’s clouds and cool again great for the grass. We were talking about that in the pre show. Sure your grass is doing well. Mine is awesome.

Rich Hay from https://www.windowsobserver.com/ and his new podcast at https://www.windowsobserver.com/faith-tech-space-podcast/ joins us this week. We talk with Rich about the various communication platforms that we are now using and then how some companies, like Microsoft, have switched their conferences to completely virtual. We wrap with some updates from Rich on his new podcast.

I think you will enjoy the show.



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Jim Collison  [0:00] 

This is The Average Guy Network and you have found Home Gadget Geeks show number 445 recorded on May 14 2020.

Jim Collison  [0:22] 

Here 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. I’m your host, Jim Collison broadcasting live from the average guy TV Studios here in a mike. Summer could come any day like it just keeps on has never looked greener. Oh, you know that the rain we’ve been getting lately, which we weren’t getting earlier this season has kicked in and man that lawn is green. It is it’s pretty great. It’s pretty easy to be along here. Oh, we had of course. Big thanks to Dave McCabe, who was on last week talking about his line. Richard, are you aligned guy? Do you know okay.

Rich Hay  [1:02] 

My wife gets the green thumb the gardener lady comes once a week to help her with that so I don’t even mow the lawn. Okay, I plugged the lawnmower in on Friday morning so the battery can charge up. That’s it. That’s it.

Jim Collison  [1:14] 

How did you look out on that? with just this you guys decided that’s ho...

David McCabe from https://reset.fm/ is back this week with some lawn care tips for the Average Guy! We talk about lawn size, soil temperature, chemical fertilizers and mowers. Everything you need to tackle your spring lawn care.

I think you will enjoy the show.



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Soil Test

Above, Ag office will have a test kit if not a recommendation for where to get it tested.  If not, Lawn Care Nut.

https://extension.purdue.edu/marion/article/4487

https://thelawncarenut.com/collections/featured/products/yard-mastery-soil-testing-kit

https://thelawncarenut.com/collections/featured/products/yard-mastery-soil-testing-kit

 

Agri-Fab – https://www.amazon.com/Agri-Fab-45-0462-Push-Broadcast-Spreader/dp/B002U0KDH8

 

Meat Thermometer

https://www.amazon.com/Multi-use-Digital-Meat-Thermometer-White/dp/B07TK51GCV

 

Humic Acid and BioChar

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D9F3QY0

Humic Acid/BioChar/Charcoal Mix

https://www.amazon.com/Andersons-HumiChar-Organic-Builder-BioChar/dp/B0843NQR9J

Site One has a product called Lesco Carbon Pro-G