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Episode 353 – What’s Justin Smoking!?

In this Weeks Show Shawn asks the question to all of us, what is the One Thing we want for Christmas, but we know we won’t get. Justin tells us it would be a upgrade to his Smoker, he wants the Traeger. Shawn wants the DJI Arvada Drone that works in FPV Mode or a Wireless N64 Controller for his switch, lately they have been hard to get. After the numbers, the Nintendo Switch was the biggest seller for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Justin still wants the company to update the Switch. Justin also wants to get a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. Andy asks Justin and Shawn which the best game is to get for the Nintendo Switch. Justin recommends Mario Odyssey or Legends of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Andy fires up the Free Epic Games Star Wars Squadron and finds out he is out of practice for Action Games. And says he wants a better graphics card and is flip flopping between the 3080 – 4090 and Radeon 7900.

Justin shares more of his experience with the Master Built Smoker and how YouTube videos have helped pick up new recipes and styles. YouTube continues to be a great place to learn about all kinds of How To Do to It. Andy tells us about buying a Whirlpool Stove with Air Frying yet no instructions on how to use the Air Frying Features however YouTube was a place he found how to get it done. Shawn tells us about setting up his Synology NAS and how YouTube also helped for that. Shawn Recommends Data Hoarders for learning about how to completely set it up. The guys talk about the Hording of Data and how it becomes an issue with more storage. Andy has used the Duplicate File Program within Roxio NXT Pro 9 and has been very happy with it.

The guys talk about some of the shows we have finally watched on Streaming Services, Justin watches Free guy and loves it while Andy finally has seen Top Gun Maverick while Shawn has watched Bullet Train.

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New Show Posted! Episode #351 Ripping the Band-Aid Off – Time to Upgrade!

In this Weeks Show Justin, Shawn and Andy start the show talking about Shawn getting ready to install his Synology NAS System. Shawn is testing drives he purchased with HD Tune Pro which can tell how long a drive has been in use and other useful info. Justin tells us why Synology is much more then just extending storage on the system but can also be used to run a multitude of services such as Docker which can then run PiHole, DNS Blackhole, Minecraft Server, Virtual Machines and more including his Plex Server which can always run under the Synology. The guys talk about Plex and how the service has grown over the years. Shawn and Justin both did the lifetime sub for Plex, and the guys recommend this as a way to go. Cord Cutters can use HD Homerun for recording Over the Air Television and use it like a DVR and can be served over the Plex Server. The newest product from Silicon Dust is the HD Homerun 4K. Justin explains why OTA delivers a better picture then Cable. Shawn tells us about the Latest Time lapse, and it included some snow! We learn a bit on how he creates these great looking Time Lapse creations and some software to help called LRTimeLapse which Shawn feels is one of the best.

Justin reminds us about data collection and how we are the product and why your browser will feed you ads based on information you searched for. With this info, Justin shares info on Network Chuck and how he explains how you could create your own Search Engine using SearxNG. Justin recommends NotGoogle.live created by Network Chuck. Andy talks about migrating a Windows 10 system with corruption in Windows which was preventing Windows Update from completing. Users purchased a new system with Windows 11. Rather than reinstall all the programs and must relink the Database to network drives, reconnect printers, Andy purchased Laplink PCMover Professional and while the time to do was about 5 hours it worked flawlessly!

The crew talks about some of the many different versions of Windows over the years and what they liked while Andy has been banned from talking about Windows 8. Shawn lets us know that Windows 8.1 support is ending January 10th, 2023. Shawn and Justin talks about making the move for listeners to Upgrade while Shawn also decides to try doing an install of Windows 8.1 to see if it was really as bad as a lot said. Shawn, Justin and Andy talk about Cyber Monday and each shares a tip to be safe shopping online.

Justin talks about getting back into Cyberpunk2077 from CDProjekt Red and how much better the title has gotten since its first release and why.

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New Show Posted! Episode #350 – Expanding Storage!

In this Weeks Show Justin, Shawn and Andy share some great listener comments regarding past shows including one from Rick about Shawn’s reluctance to use AI in the home such as the Google Home Assistants or Amazon Alexa. Rick also recently migrated to the iPhone and shares why he made the jump from Samsung. Andy finds his iXpand drive from SanDisk. He couldn’t use it previously due to the otter box case he had on the iPhone 8 and misplaced it, finding it has been great as he can easily transfer info with a Lightning Jack or USB-C with the drive.

The guys talk about the photo on the Facebook page for TechtalkRadio of the man with an RTX4090 and PlayStation 5 Console. Joel said this is the perfect combination of a Console and PC for gaming. Justin isn’t sure of the comment and shares why while Shawn talks about the money being spent by the game distributors having to release for each device. The guys share some of the first games they experienced that had them say Whoa! For Justin his was Wolfenstein 3D, Andy’s first was Medal of Honor and Shawn was the PS1 Suikoden and Harvest Moon.

Justin shares a story about Jeff Bezos and a story of how reports are saying he will spend some of his massive wealth. The guys talk about the massive layoffs announced at Meta and Amazon and wonders if it could signal a return to in person shopping for the holidays. Shawn decides to get himself a Synology Raid System for Data Archives, Storage and Server. Justin has the 920Plus NAS and explains what the system is. Shawn tells us about his latest Wyze product, and the new Wyze Mesh just announced.

The guys talk about streaming shows and movies and what they are watching. Justin says he is watching Tulsa King with Stallone and Yellowstone Season 5, Shawn is catching up on old television shows like Stargate SG-1 and rewatching Ted Lasso on Apple TV+. Andy is watching A Christmas Story Story on HBO Max.

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Andy Is Banished!

In this week’s show, Andy has been banished to the Island of Misfits after screwing up the order of Windows Operating Systems over the years. Handling the show duties are Justin and Shawn and cover the latest regarding Jeff Bezos who is now out as the CEO of Amazon and the guys talk about his stepping down 27 years to the day of him creating Amazon. In the 27 years, the Amazon Web Services has become a key player in how we use the Internet. Security with our Home Assistants are discussed, and Justin asks the important question, how much do we Trust Companies with our Data. Question have arisen regarding the Updated Privacy policy for Audacity and Justin and Shawn break down what it might mean for new and current users.

The Upcoming Windows 11 from Microsoft is discussed, and the guys talk about how Mac like it is and what is the reasoning for TPM. Shawn questions why since the system requirements for Windows 11 are said to only be in the 1Ghz CPU Range. Justin on Prime Day purchases a couple of Wyze Outdoor Cameras and has received them and loves them. Shawn and Justin talk about the benefits of Security Cameras and when it comes to Wyze, the inexpensive Wyze subscription service. Shawn talks about Northplay’s Fly Together software title for Nintendo Switch. He tells us about the title and how much fun he had exploring this flight simulator type game. Justin looks at Mario Golf and also loves the fun involved in playing it.

Shawn gets a new Motherboard and shares the info on the board and what it is designed for.
He got the deal from a friend who was able to be a part of a Newegg Shuffle deal. Now the planning of how to put it together happens. Justin jumps into using a NAS and goes with the Synology DS920 Plus, he explains how it is used with a Raid5 Array.

For the Website of the Week, Shawn and Justin recommend Password Manager 1Password to help manage passwords for greater security.

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