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Features
From Episode 641
February 5, 2020
11,222 Views and counting

Disassembling the Pinebook Pro (PBP 2/3)

Now that we have started using our Pinebook Pro, we may want to upgrade the eMMC, replace the built-in Linux distro, or even install an m.2 riser board on the integrated PCIe x4 port. So let's remove the ten screws and get a look at the inner components of PINE64's $200 Linux laptop.

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The Category5.TV Newsroom
From Episode 389
March 3, 2015
93,160 Views and counting

Google Hangout - February 24, 2015

Featuring Robbie Ferguson, Sasha Dirmeitis, Hillary Rumball, Kelsey Jensen, Adam Jensen and special guests Eric Kidd and Carrie Webb.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 459
July 5, 2016
348,875 Views and counting

Plex Media Server on a Raspberry Pi 3

Stream all your movies, home videos, television shows and music to all your devices with Plex Media Server. We'll show you how to install it on a Raspberry Pi 3 micro computer, giving you a powerful little Plex Media Server for a fraction of the price of a similarly-spec'd dedicated system.

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Newsroom
From Episode 665
October 21, 2020
2,166 Views and counting

Hackers are using a severe Windows bug to compromise un-patched servers

Patch your servers! One of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities disclosed this year is under active attack by hackers who are trying to backdoor servers that store credentials for every user and administrative account on a network using Active Directory.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 408
July 14, 2015
357,710 Views and counting

Video Drones with Henry Baillie-Brown

Henry Baillie-Brown (Air Support Aerial Photography) stops by Studio D to discuss video drones, how the technology is evolving, and how this change in technology has allowed companies like his to rise up and enhance industries such as extreme sports and real estate tours.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 289
April 2, 2013
316,081 Views and counting

Virtualizing Android 4.1 on Standard PC or Mac Hardware

Using AndroVM to create an OpenGL accelerated Android 4.1 virtual machine, compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux hosts.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 332
January 28, 2014
345,809 Views and counting

Manage Your Passwords and Protect Your Digital Legacy

Robbie and Sasha discuss CES 2014's "Best Mobile App", PasswordBox with Maeghan Smulders. An app for Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile that does much more than your average password manager.

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Data Drive Podcast
Episode 12
November 26, 2025
3,480 Views and counting

18 Years of Category5 Technology TV! Sasha's Return: Retro Tech & the Gadgets That Got Away

Eighteen years of Category5 Technology TV... can you believe it? Robbie Ferguson is joined by long-time co-host and fan favorite Sasha Rickman, visiting all the way from Newfoundland, for a nostalgic deep dive into the tech, gadgets, and moments that shaped nearly two decades of Category5. From life on the East Coast (bees, cod fisheries, crab vending machines, goats and more) to the challenges of staying connected with rural Internet, Sasha shares what it's really been like living on the east coast of Canada. Then we take a fun “road trip” through the tech history of the show: boogie boards, gimbals, retro gaming handhelds, Kingston drives, spinners vs SSDs, and the legendary gadgets that stood the test of time... plus a few that sadly got away. Whether you grew up with Category5 Technology TV, love retro tech, or just enjoy hearing the behind-the-scenes stories that made the show what it is, this special anniversary episode has something for every tech fan. Thanks for joining us on the Drive! Let’s celebrate 18 years of Cat5 together.

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Features
From Episode 508
June 14, 2017
16,876 Views and counting

The World's BIGGEST USB Flash Drive - Introducing the 2TB Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT

Remember when a 16 GB flash drive was considered BIG? Imagine a drive that's the equivalent of about 125 of those, yet still fits in your shirt pocket. Kingston has done it again and broken through the flash media storage ceiling with a whopping 2 TB USB flash drive!

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Newsroom
From Episode 655
June 17, 2020
2,886 Views and counting

Facebook's Giphy takeover halted by the UK Competition and Markets Authority

Facebook's takeover of Giphy, a search engine for funny reaction images, is being investigated by the UK's competition authority to determine whether or not the acquisition "may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition".

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New Every Day
Episode 77
December 16, 2016
3,432 Views and counting

Tell A Lie And You'll Die - Part 1

God takes lying seriously because of the damage it can do. This week we visit Acts 5 for the story of Annanias and Saphira: The couple who lied to Peter and immediately died. Let us seek after an honest tongue.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 485
January 4, 2017
45,959 Views and counting

A Low Profile Monitor Stand and the Nest Thermostat

There are so many great uses for a low profile monitor: studio, boardroom, concert hall, church, kitchen... to name a few. We'll show you an awesome stand to upgrade your standard computer monitor to let it lay down at a very low angle. We'll also look at the Nest Learning Thermostat and see how it uses technology to save you a lot of cash.

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Features
From Episode 661
August 26, 2020
2,657 Views and counting

The Forced Evolution of Internet Infrastructure in 2020

2020 has seen ISPs and online service providers hit with massive increases in bandwidth consumption. This has lead to dropouts and occasional outages, but behind the scenes work is being done to improve the underlying infrastructure. Robbie and Jeff discuss what they think will come of it: The further growth of online services and mesh networks, and possibly a need to look at how "big brother" collects and uses our data.

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Newsroom
From Episode 662
September 9, 2020
2,513 Views and counting

Latest Windows 10 cumulative update breaks Sleep mode. We'll share the fix.

Having trouble sleeping? The latest Windows 10 cumulative update breaks ‘Sleep mode’, causing laptops around the world to become insomniacs. We have the fix to yet another Microsoft update blunder. Microsoft’s September 2020 optional update seems to be causing some trouble for those who are running Windows 10 version 2004.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 232
February 28, 2012
406,613 Views and counting

Free Software Alternatives

Robbie and Christa demonstrate the GNU Image Manipulation Program and LibreOffice as viable alternatives to their expensive counterparts, available for Windows, Linux or Mac computers.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 347
May 13, 2014
401,949 Views and counting

Getting Deep into PasswordBox

Robbie and Sasha speak with Security Engineer, Francois Proulx from PasswordBox about the intricacies of how the platform works, and how the PasswordBox team works to protect our passwords through their secure service.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 166
November 23, 2010
291,457 Views and counting

The DD-WRT Router Firmware

Robbie covered a lot of interesting Pogoplug-related questions, such as how to mount the Pogoplug as a drive in Linux and Windows, and what cool ways you could use Pogoplug to protect and share your data. Our main feature is all about DD-WRT--from selecting which router to buy based on the type of DD-WRT firmware you wish to use, to actually installing and running the firmware.

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Features
From Episode 549
March 28, 2018
4,703 Views and counting

World Backup Day 2018 - Where Are Your Files?

It's World Backup Day, and Robbie and Sasha want to help you with your backup practices by posing a few simple rhetorical questions. What you learn just may save your files!

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Features
From Episode 559
June 6, 2018
5,301 Views and counting

Qintex/Qintaix R33 Android TV Stick with Strong WiFi

Unhappy with the WiFi performance on a Raspberry Pi for watching YouTube videos? Or perhaps the Amazon Fire TV Stick's lack of connectivity drives you nuts? The Qintex R33 Android TV Stick solves both these shortcomings with exceptional WiFi (2.4 and 5GHz bands), Bluetooth 4.1 and both USB 3 and USB 2 ports.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 436
January 26, 2016
708,002 Views and counting

LED Bulbs, Fitness Through Tech and Making Kids Fly

This week's show brings an eclectic mix of topics. We'll look at LED bulb replacements for traditional Halogen G9 bulbs, a cheaper alternative to the Fitbit for losing weight, and how to use the GIMP to make Jeff's kid fly.

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From Episode 665
October 21, 2020
2,031 Views and counting

We told Jeff to look at the camera more

We told Jeff to look at the camera while Robbie speaks. Unfortunately for him, Robbie talks a lot. Let's see how Jeff made out.

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Features
From Episode 663
September 16, 2020
8,479 Views and counting

Compile Debian 11 (Bullseye) on Pinebook Pro $200 Linux Laptop

When Daniel Thompson posted a script in the PINE64 forum to deploy a genuine upstream Debian Bullseye OS on the Pinebook Pro, the community took notice. Robbie walks us through the steps to deploy on a MicroSD card, and polls Twitter for which desktop environment he should choose. The poll results are in, and Robbie is frightened: Will this even work? Added Bonus: Robbie confirms that you can charge your Pinebook Pro with a standard USB-C phone charger.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 550
April 4, 2018
36,710 Views and counting

Pi vs. Pi, Giant Hand Hairs and Bad Soldering Joints

On this jam-packed episode, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ to the original Pi 3 and even the Pi 2. Then, we'll look at a cordless digital microscope that zooms up to 600x and lets you record 1080p video.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 510
June 28, 2017
47,634 Views and counting

Linux Desktop Environments on Debian Stretch

As we continue to experiment with the newly stable Debian Stretch, we'll compare the out-of-box new user experience of Cinnamon, LXDE, Gnome and KDE.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 472
October 5, 2016
8,864 Views and counting

It's All Wednesdays Now, and Sasha's Back

This week our live broadcast makes the move to Wednesdays, and we welcome Sasha Dirmeitis back to both co-host and present The Category5.TV Newsroom. We'll discuss the current status of last week's 360 special, and what we can expect in Season 10.

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The Category5.TV Newsroom
From Episode 432
December 29, 2015
181,993 Views and counting

Upgrading Our Server's Storage to SSD

Robbie has finally pulled the filled-to-the-brim spinning hard drives from our data server and replaced them with enterprise SSDs. Does it make a difference? We'll chat with Mark Noland from Kingston to help us understand our benchmark results. Jeff, Bekah and Robert are all here too!

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 500
April 19, 2017
12,271 Views and counting

500 Episodes of Category5 Technology TV

We've had a lot of fun over the past 500 weeks! We've welcomed great guests on the show and shared some exciting technologies! This week we'll take a look back at a few standouts, including the first appearance of Jeff, Sasha and Henry, as we celebrate 500 Episodes of Category5 Technology TV.

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The Category5.TV Newsroom
From Episode 580
October 31, 2018
223 Views and counting

Life In The Desert - Part 1: It's So Salty

Join us as we journey to the United States. This week we'll head to Red Rock Canyon, Death Valley and a conservation area that's so salty you can taste it.

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New Every Day
Episode 107
July 14, 2017
3,266 Views and counting

Living in the Danger Zone - Part 4: The Scattering of the People

Having spent the last few weeks exploring Stephen's story, we've studied the story up to his stoning death. Let's explore the exciting things that happened next with early evangelism and the establishing of the Christian church.

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Features
From Episode 619
July 31, 2019
3,967 Views and counting

Creating Stunning YouTube Thumbnail with Free Software

You can use the FREE GNU Image Manipulation Program to create great looking YouTube Thumbnails. Even if you're not a creator, you'll learn some cool tricks through this tutorial: How to trace borders around the people in your photo, blur the background to create depth, and even replace the background entirely with a color gradient. We'll also pop on some in-your-face text to market our video.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 467
August 30, 2016
82,785 Views and counting

YouTube Questions and Comments

From scanners in Linux to Plex, from drones for government to which sci-fi shows are hot right now. You never know what our viewers will say... and you never know how we'll react.

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The Category5.TV Newsroom
From Episode 386
February 10, 2015
64,991 Views and counting

Expand Your Raspberry Pi Storage

We'll take a look at the very first steps to setting up Raspbian Jessie Lite on your Raspberry Pi micro computer, including making sure Raspbian gives you access to the entire MicroSD card, not just the default 1.3GB.

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Newsroom
From Episode 656
June 24, 2020
2,839 Views and counting

Apple is moving its Mac computers to ARM processors

We recently talked about how Apple plans to drop Intel for its own processors for future Macs. But it came as a surprise Monday that these processors will be ARM-based. It’s a big move, and perhaps the biggest addition the transition to ARM-powered chips brings is the ability for iOS and iPad apps to run natively on macOS in the future. Apple says “Most apps will just work,” meaning you’ll be able to run native macOS apps alongside native iOS apps, side-by-side.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 563
July 4, 2018
26,345 Views and counting

Marie Kondo Method for Computers

Shizu Yamagucci joins us once again to discuss how the organizational and de-cluttering methods made famous by Marie Kondo can apply to our digital lives. From closet space to our computer desktop, learning to be more organized and only keep those things that make you feel good can be life altering.

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Community Coffee Break
Episode 62
June 7, 2020
2,704 Views and counting

Coffee Break - June 7, 2020

MarshMan is working hard to document NEMS Linux WMI support for monitoring Windows-based network assets. bp9 has received his Pinebook Pro, and it's glorious: He's completely pimped it out the way he wants, with XFCE and xearth. Robbie received a new Raspberry Pi High Quality camera, along with the two available lenses, plus a Raspberry Pi 4 8 GB with an Argon ONE case. Can MikroTik bond multiple network connections? Sure, but Robbie has only ever used failover. Peter has figured out how to control sine waves using a Raspberry Pi, a few buttons, and a custom circuit. Joining Robbie Ferguson this week are bp9, Marshman, and Peter Lewis.

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Features
From Episode 524
October 4, 2017
37,975 Views and counting

Windows 10 Update DESTROYS BOOTLOADER On Robbie's Laptop! Rescatux Linux Saves The Day.

As Windows 10's update tends to happen at the most inconvenient times, Robbie spent over an hour waiting for it while he was supposed to be preparing for our Season finale last week. The results of the update when it finally finished? An unbootable PC! #FAIL

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Features
From Episode 660
August 12, 2020
3,773 Views and counting

A Better Portal for Your Wires

The Easy Portal from ameriDroid is an easy and clean looking way to pass cables through walls, desks, ceiling tiles or any other surface where you need a portal for cables. For us, we needed something to allow us to cleanly get HDMI and XLR cables from our production room to the studio, and Easy Portal saved the day!

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Newsroom
From Episode 644
February 26, 2020
3,059 Views and counting

SpaceX Approved to Build Starship Rocket Facility in Los Angeles Port

Los Angeles City Council has approved a SpaceX permit to lease 19 acres of land in the city’s port for 20 years for a Starship rocket facility.

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Newsroom
From Episode 641
February 5, 2020
8,325 Views and counting

PINE64 2020 Product Updates: Introducing a New SBC, CUBE is Back, and a NPU SOPINE Module

PINE64 fell behind schedule last year since they were working so hard on exciting products such as the Pinebook Pro, PinePhone, PineTime and PineTab. They're getting on track for Q1/Q2 2020, and now we know what's to come -- including the new HardROCK64 single board computer.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 552
April 18, 2018
121,617 Views and counting

Retro Gaming in 2018 on a Pi 3 B+

With the release of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ as well as RetroPie 4.4, it's time to look at DIY retro gaming again! We'll assemble the ultimate stylish retro gaming machine (a throwback to the NES) and give Mario Kart 64 a try to see if the new Pi with the new distro will outperform the retro gaming systems of just a few years ago.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 351
June 10, 2014
315,363 Views and counting

The iPhone Case with 22 Tools

Upgrade your iPhone 5/5S to include 22 tools with an incredible, lightweight and slim multi-tool protective case, perfect for biking or outdoor adventures. We always have our phones with us, so make it an all-in-one tool!

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Features
From Episode 658
July 8, 2020
4,704 Views and counting

Crew Conversation: A DIY Pan-Tilt Idea for Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Using DMX Lighting

DJ Lighting kits are available for cheap. They use the DMX (Digital Multiplex) protocol to control lighting and motors. A pan/tilt light can be bought for roughly $90. So Robbie contemplates whether 3D printing a revised faceplate for that light would allow him to embed a Raspberry Pi HQ Camera, providing a high quality pan/tilt camera that could be controlled from the DMX board.

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Newsroom
From Episode 665
October 21, 2020
3,154 Views and counting

Compute Module 4 has been released from Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi Foundation launched a new product Monday: the Compute Module 4. Just like the Raspberry Pi 4, it features a 64-bit ARM-based processor with VideoCore VI graphics. The Compute Module 4 is available with your choice of 1, 2, 4 or 8 gigabytes RAM, and 8, 16 or 32 gigabytes on-board eMMC flash storage. WiFi and Bluetooth are also optional. The price ranges from just $25 to $90 USD.

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