Hey Home Gadget Geeks listeners. If you're listening to this, you're probably still subscribed to Home Gadget Geeks on the PodoMatic feed. And I just wanted to let you know that they've had some pretty bad service problems and they didn't do the right thing when it came to fixing the errors. And so we'll be moving away from PodoMatic. I'll be closing my account in the next month or so. So make sure you re-subscribe to the podcast. We've got another feed available to you. Just search Home Gadget Geeks in the podcast app that you do and re-subscribe. Appreciate it. Thanks for listening. And unfo ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg521   Mike and Jim take a few voicemail questions from the audience and then dive into a hands-on review of the new T-Mobile 5G Home Internet offering. We cover the good, the bad and the not yet figured out as we discuss the service. An interesting conversation. All that and a bit more. Thanks for listening.   Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #521 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http ..read more

Erin Lawrence from Tech Gadget Canada helps us kick off the new year with some interesting Gadgets coming out of CES 2022! We have a look at the much-awaited glass break sensor from Ring for their Ring Alarm system. We also talk about the new Homey Bridge that will be One Bridge to Rule them all, if it works like they say, it will. We spend a few minutes on Jim’s favorite subject of robot vacuums and talk about the new Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni Robot vacuum that does it all but at a pretty big price tag. We wrap the show with a Jim must-have Samsung 55-inch Odyssey Ark monitor. With ridiculous c ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg518 Mike is back this week and we spend some time looking at our world of gadgets over the last year. What worked, what didn’t and what we really liked. We then spend some time looking ahead to 2022 and what we think the year will bring. Not your typical year-end show. Thanks for listening. Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #518 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us fo ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg517   The dictionary defines a “Techie” as a person who is expert in or enthusiastic about technology, especially computing. We have Marvin Bee this week from the Podnutz Pro podcast and we look at all our favorite or not-so-favorite gifts that we have gotten or purchased for ourselves. From flashlights to batteries packs, we cover our best. Thanks for listening.    Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #517 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg516   Mike talks about his new Unraid build this week and all the parts that had to go into it. No big surprises, but lots of great stuff. All that and more. Thanks for listening   Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #516 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   ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg515   We have Jay Mattison from TekEverything at TekEverything.com this week as we have a general conversation about the status of PC hardware purchasing here at the end of 2021. We also look at 2 different mechanical keyboards that Jay has reviewed in the last year and have an extended conversation about Keyboard in general. All that and more. Thanks for listening.   Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #515 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg514   Erin Lawrence from Tech Gadgets Canada joins us this week as we do a long look at the new Pixel 6 Pro from Google. The good, the bad, and even the ugly and how she likes it so far. Will it replace her daily driver iPhone? We also spend some time talking about the new Echo Show 15 and comparing it to the Echo Show 10 that we covered the last time she was on the show. The price point for both is a little surprising. In the end, we look at the Amazon Echo Buds and see if they really c ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg513   It’s great to have Mike back this week as we catch up with him and spend some time talking about Black Friday deal trends, Digital Assistances, Slickdeal Alerts and some of Jim’s newest power tools purchases. A run pre-Thanksgiving show and lots to discuss! Thanks for listening   Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #513 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network.   WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscri ..read more

Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg512   Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, a Patreon Supporter and long-time listener joins us this week. We spend some time getting to know Brian and then dive into TextExpander. We then spend some time with Classroomscreen, a new classroom tool that supports learning and on-demand widgets. In the post-show and available for Patreon subscribers, we talk about Brian’s Home Automation setup. Big thanks to Brian for joining us and we will be excited to have him back!   Join Jim Collison / @jcol ..read more