Resolutions? Nah, but we've got 5 tech projects for the new year, the $5 PiZero is up and running... it's tiny, 3 apps that recover lost data, a little chat about WhatsApp security (and what options you have for secure chat), a viewer's mini-HowTo on using a hard drive with your Raspberry Pi, and more!

Thermite, hydrochloric acid, and hammers... you bet we've got something against hard drives! We also talk NAS safety and massive backups, the 3-2-1 Backup Rule, swapping your perfectly set up Windows 10 HD into a new PC, and what it takes to go back to Windows 7 after your free Win10 upgrade... 

Drone registration? Yeah, it's coming, we explain who has to register, and why. Hands on w/ Synology's DiskStation DS216play. The best GPUs for 3D gaming under $150, FLIR's Vue Pro sUAS thermal imaging camera, blocking horizontal videos, and... yoga gifts?!? All coming up in TekThing episode 50! 

Chromebook vs. Windows 10 Home: Let’s talk $199.99 laptops… they’re a lot more usable than you think! Lenovo Yoga 900 review, 3 great Raspberry Pi distros, will the iPhone 7 dump the headphone jack, Global Entry beats TSA Precheck, and more in this episode of TekThing!!!

Did you fix your family's WiFi while you were visiting on the holidays? 17 tools & apps to make holiday travel less traumatic, router updates, why the Internet of Things is probably doomed, adding more HDMI ports, a slick Raspberry Pi case, and much more in Episode 48 of TekThing!