Dad of 5, #CliftonStrengths Community Manager & Podcaster @Gallup - gallup.com/cliftonstrengths and tech #gadgets - theAverageGuy.tv
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How are you protecting your off-site backups?
Our Discord community shared real setups using Synology, Unraid, Backblaze, OneDrive, CrashPlan, Proxmox and even safe deposit boxes.
I pulled them together here:
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A dashboard can tell you what happened.
It can’t always tell you why.
After a few weeks running OpenClaw, that’s been one of my biggest lessons: automation creates data fast, but understanding still takes context.
Here’s what I’ve learned so far:
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What happens when POC radios, remote gaming, Frigate and a whole lot of home tech end up in the same conversation?
Mike Wieger joined me for HGG689, and we covered a ton of practical tech along the way.
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New Home Gadget Geeks is live.
@GvnCampbell joins me for HGG690 to talk Tesla + Home Assistant, ESPHome projects, water-leak monitoring, smarter lawn automation, camera systems and using AI to make sense of years of home data.
🎧 Watch or listen:
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Before giving an AI agent real access, I’d rather prove it can behave safely in a staged environment first.
That’s the idea behind “Authority Before Autonomy” — building trust, guardrails and observability before handing over the keys.
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I’ve been using the EcoFlow Delta 3 as part of my home backup and solar setup, and I put together a long-term look at how it has actually performed.
What worked, what I learned, and where it fits in a real home power setup:
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🎙️ Live with @GvnCampbell on Home Gadget Geeks!
We’re talking tech, home gadgets, and whatever else comes up along the way. 8pmC/9E
Join us live and jump into the conversation tonight:
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I’ve spent real time with both the Bluetti AC180 and EcoFlow Delta 3, and the spec sheet doesn’t tell the whole story.
Here’s what I learned using them — and why I ended up favoring the EcoFlow.
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Concert photography is one of those places where gear, workflow and experience all collide.
@jayfranze joined me on HGG688 to talk camera gear, backup strategy, AI editing and what actually works in the field.
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I’ve spent a lot of time with both the Bluetti AC180 and EcoFlow Delta 3.
They overlap quite a bit, but in day-to-day use I’ve developed a clear preference.
Here’s what pushed me toward the EcoFlow — and where the Bluetti still makes sense:
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What does a professional concert photographer actually carry, back up, and trust when the shoot is over?
Jay Franze joined me on Home Gadget Geeks to talk camera gear, backup strategy, workflow, and where AI editing is starting to fit in.
HGG688:
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Dashboards show activity. They don’t always show what matters.
A few weeks with OpenClaw changed how I think about agents, automation and decision-making.
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The best AI agent setup isn’t the one with the most freedom.
It’s the one with the clearest boundaries.
Here’s how I structured my first OpenClaw environment to keep automation useful without letting it run wild:
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Giving AI access is easy. Giving it the right amount of access is the harder problem.
I’ve been staging OpenClaw carefully before giving it real authority. Where do you draw the line between useful automation and too much autonomy?
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Mac Mini M4 or an RTX 3060 PC for local AI?
I’ve been testing both, and the tradeoffs aren’t always where you’d expect. If you were building a local AI setup today, which would you choose?
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HGG689 is live with Mike Wieger. We cover POC radios as a kid-phone alternative, Apollo + Moonlight remote gaming, off-site backups, Tailscale, TrueNAS/UNRAID, and Frigate 0.18 for local camera AI.
Show notes + video:
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I’ve been running OpenClaw for a few weeks now, and one of the biggest lessons has been this: the dashboard doesn’t always know what matters.
Here’s what I’ve learned building my own AI operations system:
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What the Dashboard Couldn’t Know: My First Few Weeks Running OpenClaw. What would you try first?
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Mac Mini M4 or RTX 3060 PC for local AI? I tested both. Which would you choose? theaverageguy.tv/2026/09/09/…
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Why do concert photographers carry two camera bodies? @jayfranze explains why. 📸
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