- S12E24
- March 20, 2019
Unboxing ODROID-N2 6-Core SBC
The ODROID-N2 is a new generation single board computer from Hardkernel that boasts a more powerful system with more stability and faster performance. The SOC integrates a quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 CPU cluster and a dual core Cortex-A53 cluster with a new generation Mali-G52 GPU. It's also available with 2 GB or 4 GB DDR4 RAM. Let's get into the box and see how it looks!
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- S12E24
- March 20, 2019
In 600 Weeks of Our Show, How Has Tech Changed?
Category5 Technology TV has been broadcasting live every week for 600 weeks. Let's talk about some of the key technologies that have been introduced or evolved during that time. From the introduction of the first iPhone and how that revolutionized both communication and cameras, to a 2,000 GB solid state drive that fits in your pocket. We can't possibly cover them all, but we'll chat about some of the stand-outs.
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- S12E23
- March 13, 2019
Block Ads and Porn using a Single-Board Computer
Whether you want to keep your kids safe while using the Internet, prevent staff or students from accessing inappropriate content at work or school, or just want to make your Internet visibly faster, we'll build a DNS server that lets us block Internet ads before they're downloaded, and will take it one step further by also blocking pornography using nothing more than a single board computer to protect our entire network.
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- S12E22
- March 6, 2019
Correct Photo Lighting Issues With Free Software + Quick Tips to Improve Your Shots
Using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program we'll learn to improve bad lighting situations that cause backlight exposure problems and an incorrect white balance. Robbie will also share some quick tips on how to improve your photos while taking them by utilizing some of the automated features of your DSLR.
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- S12E22
- March 6, 2019
Kingston Data Traveler 2000 GIVEAWAY - Round 1
Have you cast your ballot yet? FOR A LIMITED TIME Email contest@category5.tv with the subject line "Kingston Giveway" and include your name and where you're watching from. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell to receive notifications, and then watch for the draw because YOU MIGHT BE OUR NEXT WINNER!
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- S12E21
- February 27, 2019
Unboxing ODROID HC1 (Home Cloud 1) 8-Core XU4-Based SBC NAS
The ODROID HC1 is an 8-Core ARM SOC based on the popular XU4. It has integrated SATA3, Gigabit Ethernet, and runs Linux like a dream. Let's get into the box and see what it looks like to connect an SSD to the unit before firing it up.
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- S12E21
- February 27, 2019
Turn the ODROID HC1 into a Linux-Based BitTorrent Seed Server
Now that we've got our ODROID HC1 ready to go with Debian Linux, let's boot it up, SSH in and get started! We'll format our SSD, create a non-root Linux user, mount the SSD using fstab, setup transmission-daemon and gain access to its web server, and set it to download our torrents directly to a "torrents" folder on the SSD. This is some serious Linux fun, so get ready!
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- S12E20
- February 20, 2019
Opening Your Local Documents with Google Docs or Word Online
Especially in business, we all have a mish-mash of documents, spreadsheets, presentations and the like. But in our quest to find the ideal collaborative cloud-based office suite, the problem of opening these locally-created files comes up. Let's look at how to load our DOCX and ODT files in both Google Docs and MS Word Online - both of which are available free of charge.
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- S12E20
- February 20, 2019
Beginner GPIO Project for Raspberry Pi with Simple Circuit
Using a Raspberry Pi, a simple circuit, our live API and a Linux bash script, we'll learn how to automatically turn on an LED lightbulb every time Category5 Technology TV hits the "broadcast" button. Of course, the ideas here can be used for all kinds of fun projects, but this is a fun, easy and usable example of how to create a simple Pi-driven application supplemented by hardware.
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- S12E19
- February 13, 2019
We Need Your Help
The Category5 TV broadcast server, a powerful gaming-type rig, is not only showing signs of its age, but also it's pending doom. Please consider supporting what we do at Category5 TV by pitching in a little something extra in the tip jar this month.
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