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About the Home Server Show:
This podcast and blog is aiming for the Home Server enthusiast market whether that is Windows Home Server, Media Vaults, NAS, and home storage in general. It will also cover the convergence of Home Storage with networking, and Home Media, including Media Center.
About Dave:
I have over 20 years experience in the networking and Internet field. Some of my past experiences include 12 years as a technician for small and large networking environments including R&D and implementation of early technologies such as wireless networking and internet telephony. I also served over 6 years as VP Operations for a large regional Internet Service Provider. I have spent the last several years running a small business that provides Small Business Networking and Home Networking Convergence of the computer and the media room. Most recently, I attained Microsoft Certified Professional certification in Designing, Deploying and Managing a Network Solution for the Small and Medium-sized Business.
I am a true Geek and gadget freak. I love my Zune, Media Center, and HP’s MediaSmart Servers so I guess you can say I am “onboard” with Microsoft. I was on the Windows Home Server Beta prior to release and ran it on a home brew box. My first MediaSmart Server was the EX475 and I currently run the EX495. I am also proud to have been nominated and named Windows Home Server MVP for 2009.
I hope you enjoy this site and the podcast.
Dave
About the Co-Hosts and Writers:
Jim Collison (jcollison)
Jim is a technology manager at Gallup Inc. in Omaha Nebraska, where he oversees the Oracle and Microsoft platforms as well as the staff that supports them. He and his family (Sarah and 5 children) have lived in Nebraska since 1992, enjoying the “good life” but maybe not the weather of the Midwest. He has been a Windows Home Server enthusiast since it was first released and has several servers (both production and test) at home. He currently blogs to help the average person with general technology at http://pcaverageguy.blogspot.com and Oracle Users at http://oracleaverageguy.blogspot.com.
Christopher Lux (CTLux)
Lux. Indianapolis, IN, MD/PhD Student at Indiana University School of Medicine with a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Home Server and Media Center Hobbyist. Blog – http://luxlive.spaces.live.com
John Zajdler (Diehard)
aka DieHard, Montreal, Canada. John started with Vic 20 and Commodore 64. He always likes tinkering with computers. Hardware & Software hacks. Past 4 computers have been Shuttles. He got the Media Smart server as soon as it came out because he kept messing up the computers with my hacks. His main focus now is getting movies & TV collection onto the MSS and view with the Popcorn Hour.
AJ Peck (USAComp2k3)
AKA usacomp2k3. AJ is a self-professed geek who has been involved in the PC hardware world for almost 14 years now. He also dabbles in programming from time to time. He has a degree in Engineering and lives near Orlando, Florida. Other interests include photography, woodworking, and tinkering around the house.
Tom Sydow (Wodysweb)
Tom Sydow, aka Wodysweb, is a fellow Wisconsinite like Dave and a fan of anything electronic. By day an IT security and governance professional, and by night a gadget loving geek. He loves digital media, and any way it can be played, stored, streamed, and consumed is right up his ally. An avid HTPC fan and WHS user since the first beta, he is also a strong proponent of virtualization and all it can bring to our home computing environments. Look for Tom to be talking virtualization on the podcasts and in the forums.
Edward O’Brien (Eobie)
I am a self professed computer geek. My first computer was a Commodore 64. I spent many hours writing programs in BASIC, both learning to love it and hate it the same time. Ever since those days, I spend most of my free time tinkering with computers. I knew I always could have went on to have a career in computers, but decided long ago that I wanted to keep it as a hobby and not something I HAD to do.
After High School I took some classes at a local Art School, majoring in Graphic Design. I never had a chance to finish because the company I was working for had major cutbacks after 9/11. I eventually went on to serve in the United States Coast Guard where I concentrated on environmental issues. I served a total of five years in the Coast Guard and now work in the civilian sector, still working in maritime law and am also concurrently working toward a degree in environmental management.
My major interests today are backpacking, photography, and of course Windows Media Center/Windows Home Server.
Jason Smith (ohpleaseno)
Jason lives in South Florida with his wife and kids. When he isn’t chasing after the kids, trying to get that running hobby going again or failing at woodworking, he searches for ways to make the technology in his home work for his family instead of against it. His foray into the world of HTPCs began when his wife looked at the CD rack in the living room and decided it was ugly. After spending a summer ripping CDs to a hard drive, he researched the best way to get an HTPC up and running and the rest is history. In January of 2009 he built his first Windows Home Server and hasn’t looked back since. The WHS has become the best investment he has ever made. You can find Jason arguing with Windows Media Center users about how great SageTV is on twitter @ohpleaseno.
Mike Faucher (PCDoc)
I have been in technology for more than 25 years and originally started in electronics manufacturing. As a result of my job there I began to develop a passion for the computer industry and began to study various programming languages and experiment with any software I could get. As I began to learn and grow with the PC industry I started a consulting business about 10 years ago mainly supporting small businesses and some private individuals with everything from building custom computers, networking, office automation, to custom database applications programming. I enjoyed the variety and the experiences and kept up with the consulting business for about 5 years. As I was operating my business in addition to working as a Director of Operations for a large electronics firm, I decided to stop consulting and changed my focus to my own passions of technology instead. I experiment with most types of computer technology and especially in the area of convergence. As digital media has become more and more mainstream, I became passionate about taking full advantage of the technology and started experimenting with all types of audio/video hardware, home automation, WHS, and most recently with HTPC’s. I acquire most new technologies as they become available and enjoy endless hours of trials, testing, and troubleshooting. I am a true technology geek and I am excited about being a part of this industry.
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