We lead off with the weather and tails of torrential down pours and flooded classrooms. Then up is our talk of visiting historic battlefields and seeing these battles reenacted. We also discuss our camping experiences and our distaste for doing it. Kevin regales us with his tale of finally getting MacOS Sierra installed. Next up we have a discussion on updating to Windows 10 and a teaser of a Windows 10 tablet that Mike should buy. Lastly we discuss the demise of some popular Apple devices and what Mike should buy before they are all gone.

We round out the show with our picks. Mike is first up with his choice of an LG Android Wear watch to keep up with the rest of us.  Then Kevin chooses a new 55” TV with ultimate plans of expanding his current wall of monitors.

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We lead off with the weather and it will be a shocker but, Kevin has a weather related rant. The rant is tied to a discussion about a classic car show and the cars of our youth. Talking about shows we have been to transitions into a discussion with Elisa about her recent concert visits. Mike laments on the tickets he can’t get for Garth Brooks concerts. Next up is Kevin’s continuing trials and tribulations with trying to upgrade to MacOS Sierra. After that we move on to an old favorite topic of ours, cord cutting.  Mike points us towards a site that offers a good resource for those wanting to head in that direction called Suppose.tv.

We round out the show with our picks.  Kevin has a bit of a shocker by choosing an Apple Watch Series 1. Next up Elisa chooses the Apple AirPods for her listening pleasure and yours. Lastly Mike comes up with a very unique choice of a Pancake printer and yes they are edible folks. Until next week don’t forget to hug a geek.

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This week we have a discussion on what each of us did to stimulate Amazon’s profits by participating in Prime Day. There were some interesting purchases and purchase recommendations made to friends and family. Then a discussion on the MacOS Sierra adventure Kevin has been having. That leads to a discussion of the oddities that Elisa and Mike have seen in iOS recently. Fun for everyone.

We round out the show with our picks. Mike wants to continue with his home automation expansion and chooses a ceiling fan that is bluetooth enabled. Next Elisa wants to get her cleaning done in a big way and with more power so she chooses a Generac Power washer. Lastly Kevin needs to replace his current desk chair and decides to go big with a LazyBoy chair to cushion his backside. 

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So Skype decided to plague us with issues but, we managed to record the show despite the problems. We open our discussion talking about Amazon Prime music and streaming music services in general. Is Prime music worth $0.99 for 4 months of service? Can Mike and Elisa convince Kevin it is? Next we move on to Mike’s topic about home brewing a “Google Home” with his new Amazon show. Why would anyone do this you ask? Because, as geeks we like to home brew things. Mike shares a link to a video for the 31 step process to add the “Ask Google” skill.

We round out the show with our picks. Elisa decides to spend her play money on a Nintendo Switch even though she isn’t a gamer. Next up Mike wants to expand his Bluetooth speaker capabilities with the Cassia Hub Audio kit. Lastly Kevin needs more HDMI ports for all his gear so he chooses a Dennon AV Receiver. 

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This week we have a focus on random topics. We start out with a discussion about fireworks that we have seen or purchased over the years. Kevin recommends checking out fireworks.com one of his favorite places to purchase pyrotechnics for any holiday. Next is our main topic for the evening, video gaming. We hear Mike’s impression of the Nintendo switch to date. Kevin also discusses his early impressions of the Switch. Next Kevin mentions his recent semi-retro gaming purchase of a Nintendo DS Lite. He may have Mike convinced he needs one or that he needs the yet to be released Nintendo 2 DS XL.

We round out the show with our picks. Mike chooses a  way to power his bike up those tough hills on the way to work. It is the GeoOrbital Wheel a battery power assist to modify any bike. Kevin then shares his pick of a 12.9” iPad Pro fully tricked out.

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Well we have 3 out of 4 hosts this week so that is pretty good. First up we find out about Elisa’s travels to Northern Virginia and the traffic she faced. Next Kevin wants to share more of his thoughts on WWDC with Elisa and Mike. We discuss the iPad Pro’s at some length and the coming of iOS 11.  How the iPad and iOS 11 combined bring us closer to replacing laptops in some use cases. Elisa shares how her co-host has all but replaced her Mac with just such a combination.  Mike shares that he may be coming back to the iPhone. Then we discuss an article about Amazon killing off the unlimited cloud storage option.

We round out the show with our picks. Mike chooses a foldable Travel Bike that is really cool but, will it kill him. Elisa is up next for an outdoor pick of a lovely screened in Gazebo to get Kevin outside. Lastly we round out our picks with Kevin’s choice of a System 76 Linux laptop.

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Well we are down two hosts again this week. Mike and Elisa pick up the torch and discuss their thoughts on what was announced last week at Apple’s WWDC Keynote. Their loves, likes and I don’t care about it thoughts. They also talk about how the presentation style has changed for these Keynotes and what they do and don’t like about that. We wrap up the show with a short contribution from Kevin and his thoughts on WWDC.

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Well four minus two equals two and that is the number of hosts we have this week. This weeks primary discussion leads off with what we would like to see announced at the WWDC Keynote. This is based off an article Mike links to on ARSTechnica about what may be announced at WWDC. Mike and Kevin both share their wishes and some fears related to the announcements. Then we move on to talking about the newly released book “A God in the Shed” by our friend JF Dubeau who was a guest on the show a few months back. Kevin’s first impressions of the book are great and well worth the read. We also talk about some of JF’s other projects.

We close out the show with our picks. Mike leads off with his choice of something to keep himself and maybe others cool. A portable room AC unit by Black & Decker. Just the thing to help Kevin keep his cool. Kevin has another semi weather related pick he chooses a big UPS by APC to help him keep his gadgets running when the weather knocks out the power. 

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