Topics Covered:

• Robbie Ferguson and Eric Kidd present live from the Category5 studios in Barrie, Ontario. Rachel Xu makes a surprise appearance ... as a Vulcan.
• The co-host computer exploded 15 minutes before the show.
• Viewer Postcard.
• Strange observance: The postal system gets a post card from Germany to Barrie faster than from Barrie to Bracebridge.
• Eric's Christmas do.
• Robbie's new Mountain Dulcimer.
• Greetings to Dennis Kelley's wife.
• Viewer Question: How should I best use my external hard drive for music and movies on my Linux system?
• Thoughts to contemplate about the speed of external hard drives (why you wouldn't mount it as your Linux home folder).
• Viewer Question: How do I get Netflix running on Linux? Do I have to install a virtual machine with Windows?
• Rachel Xu shows up and starts dancing like a Vulcan.
• Top stories from the Category5.TV Newsroom.
• Feature: Customizing Debian Linux with Compiz to give you a custom Linux desktop.
• Using Synaptic Package Manager to install the Compiz packages we'll need to customize our Debian Linux desktop with effects and beautification.
• Loading Compiz on Debian.
• Using CompizConfig Settings Manager to enable animations and more.
• Configuring specific animations for your Debian desktop.
• Eric's Question: Is Compiz using a lot of processor power?
• Enabling and configuring the desktop cube effect in Debian Linux.
• Virtual desktops: the ultimate boss key.
• How to fix it if you're unable to move windows after enabling Compiz on Debian.
• Fixing the missing titlebar in Compiz with the Window Decoration plugin.
• How to enable the cool Desktop Zoom features of Compiz.
• Viewer Question: Is there a distro that is good for young kids?
• Viewer Question: Does Compiz work in Gnome Classic?
• The 3D Windows plugin for Compiz adds a cool effect to your Desktop Cube.
• Making your desktop a gradient in Debian without an image.
• Using the Expo plugin on Compiz allows you to see all desktops at once and move applications among virtual desktops.
• Using the Wobbly Windows plugin to give you [you guessed it] wobbly windows on Compiz.
• Using Random.org to pick a random number.
• Eric's son bought an iMac.
• Viruses, antivirus, and the Mac.
• Viewer Comment: Run your Mac as a user, not administrator.
• Viewer Comment: There are trojans for Mac, but not "viruses" per se.
• Viewer Question: Do you have any suggestions for speeding up read/write access to a NAS device?
• Viewer Question: Would green drives slow down my NAS?

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Links to Relevant Web Sites:

• Debian: debian.org