Topics Covered:

• Robbie Ferguson and Hillary Rumball present live from the Category5 studios in Barrie, Ontario.
• The new server is built, and Robbie did a 9-hour broadcast on Saturday to teach viewers how to build a computer.
• Robbie's thoughts about the goofy media coverage of Apple's press conference.
• With Halloween coming up, make sure you place your costume orders at the Category5 Costume Store - cat5.tv/costumes
• The Liquid Image video camera masks.
• Feature: Installing Ubuntu 11.10 Linux.
• Unity feels great for tablet or touch-screen, but not for mouse users.
• Ubuntu is a free operating system which you can download from Ubuntu.com.
• You can test Ubuntu Linux without having to install it or lose any of your hard drive's data using the live CD's "Try Ubuntu" mode.
• The first screens we see when installing Ubuntu Linux.
• Robbie uses MP3 files on his Pogoplug so he can stream music to his iPod Touch without having to go through iTunes.
• Ubuntu Linux has a multitasking installer, so if you walk away from the computer during the installation it will keep going even if you don't answer the few questions right away.
• Setting your timezone during Ubuntu installation.
• Setting your keyboard layout during Ubuntu installation.
• Setting up your first Ubuntu user during installation.
• Do we set our system to automatically login, or do we prefer to have to use a password?
• Viewer Question: I've been a long-time fan of the show, watching through Miro and iTunes. My brother has an XP machine that blue-screens on bootup. I've tried using the rescue CD but it just reboots. I've tried Ubuntu Live via USB but it doesn't see the hard drives. Is the problem a rootkit? (answer: no, not likely) Is it a hardware issue? (answer: yes, more likely)
• Memtest is included with Ubuntu Live, which will help assess the stability of your RAM.
• Robbie explains his concerns over a failing hard drive and when you should stop trying and go to data recovery.
• Viewer Question: Should you just run Spinrite?
• The best—and cheapest—way to prevent data loss is to have an effective, redundant backup in place.
• Welcome to Season 5!
• Viewer Comment: Hillary looks so pretty.
• Viewer Comment: Robbie has a nice bald head.
• Top Stories from the Category5.TV Newsroom.
• Continuing our Feature: Ubuntu is installed and ready for review.
• Follow us on Twitter: @RobbieFerguson and @HillaryRumball. And/or follow the show, @Category5TV.
• Please snail-mail us your post cards.
• Viewer Question: Through the help of Category5 TV, I'm really close to getting my Pogoplug working on Linux, but I keep getting the error "Cannot connect to server". What do you suggest?
• Looking at Ubuntu 11.10's Unity interface.
• A couple of the key features of the new Ubuntu 11.10, which will be released on October 13th.
• Ubuntu 11.10's strongest point is probably the improved Ubuntu Software Centre. Unity itself, while much more refined and stable than 11.04, is still non-intuitive for mouse users.
• Using the Ubuntu Software Centre in Ubuntu 11.10 to find and install Linux applications.
• Ubuntu's Unity in 11.10 is much more refined than in 11.04.
• The different interface of Ubuntu's Unity, and how to find your applications.
• With Ubuntu 11.10 you can sync your installed applications across multiple computers.
• What does it mean that both Canonical (Ubuntu Unity) and Microsoft (Windows 8) are developing their next-gen operating systems for touch-screen?
• Why the sound is now fantastic on Category5.TV: Music Pro Barrie.
• Hillary gives a verbal high-five.
• Robbie and Eric slaved over brick and mortar to make the studio look so good for Season 5. Not really; it's a legit studio set.
• Viewer Testimonials.

Links to Relevant Web Sites:

• Ubuntu Linux: ubuntu.com