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  • S12E04
  • October 31, 2018

Amazon's Cheapest "Pro" Mic Reviewed and Tested - NEEWER NW-882 KIT

Could a super-cheap microphone kit be worthwhile for your podcast or home studio production? Let's unbox and try the NEEWER NW-882 kit, which we got off Amazon for just $16.

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  • S12E03
  • October 24, 2018

Making LibreOffice 6.1 Load Faster (Other Versions Too!)

A viewer just built a dreamy computer, but LibreOffice still loads slowly! We'll look at the most likely way to speed up load time with LibreOffice (all versions, including 6.1+). Since airing this video, the viewer confirmed this fixed their problem. Does it fix yours? Let us know.

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  • S12E03
  • October 24, 2018

$10 ATX PSU to Lab Bench DC Power Supply Adapter

Have a spare PSU kicking around? Want to save yourself the trouble of converting it into a universal DC power supply? There's little need to buy a lab bench power supply when you can easily convert a decent computer ATX PSU into a multi-voltage DC power supply with this cheap breakout board.

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  • S12E03
  • October 24, 2018

Build Your Own Retro Handheld with Game Boy, GameGear, NES, Game Boy Color + More

The ODROID-GO is a DIY kit that you can pick up for around $30. It takes a few minutes to assemble, and will provide the ultimate pocket nostalgia machine: retro gaming handheld ala Game Boy, GameGear and more, plus it can even play Nintendo Entertainment System ROMS.

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  • S12E02
  • October 17, 2018

Unboxing the RockPro64 6-Core Single Board Computer

The RockPro64 is the most powerful SBC from Pine64 as of Q4 2018. Let's unbox this beast - 6 cores, 4 GB RAM, eMMC, Gig Ethernet and [get this]: PCI Express x4!

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  • S12E02
  • October 17, 2018

Viewer Comments: LibreOffice Like Microsoft Office (and Vertical Monitors)

Our demonstration about how to make LibreOffice look and feel more like Microsoft Office sparked some great discussion within the community. Here are a couple of those comments, plus a tip from Robbie about how and why he rotates his computer screen 90-degrees.

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  • S12E02
  • October 17, 2018

Windows is Better Than Linux - Linux is Full of Bugs

In October 2018 (of all times) a viewer posted a comment claiming that Microsoft is more stable than Linux. Here's how the hosts reacted to it on the live show.

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  • S12E01
  • October 10, 2018

Making LibreOffice More Like Microsoft Office [For Free]

LibreOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office, but it doesn't quite look and feel the same. While it's not possible to make the free counterpart exactly the same, we'll go through a handful of quick steps you can take to make it a much closer match, and possibly a more comfortable free office suite for those used to Microsoft Office.

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  • S12E01
  • October 10, 2018

Shoutcast Internet Radio is Still Free To Listen

In 2018 Shoutcast restructured its site to appeal to the commercial broadcaster. But the large directory of free Internet radio stations is still available for free - you just need to know where to look.

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  • S11E53
  • October 3, 2018

FANIMATRIX: The World's Oldest Torrent Turns 15

In 2003 some amateur film producers created a fan film that takes place in universe of The Matrix. There was no YouTube back then, and they decided to use BitTorrent to distribute their creation cheaply. 15 years later, the torrent is still active, making it the world's oldest torrent!

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