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Total Views: 8,907 Average Views Per Week: 2,969 Average Videos Released Per Week: 1 Average Views Per Video: 2,969

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Features
From Episode 507
June 7, 2017
4,273 Views and counting

Image Scaling for WordPress

Ever want your pictures to all show up the same size on WordPress? We'll use GIMP to answer a viewer question and help you understand how the aspect ratio of our images is key when uploading to WordPress.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 650
May 13, 2020
149,908 Views and counting

Getting Started with MikroTik Routers

Robbie gets things rolling in our MikroTik router series by starting at the beginning: Bridging our modem and setting up MikroTik as a new gateway for our network. Bekah is on the newsdesk, Robert has a great list of recommended cryptocurrency podcasts and YouTube channels, and we'll learn a little more about where things are at for Category5 following our move.

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From Episode 650
May 13, 2020
125,109 Views and counting

(2) Initial Setup of a MikroTik Router

Welcome to our series on using a MikroTik router! Through the series, we'll learn some exciting and sophisticated network configurations we can create with our affordable MikroTik router. But we've got to start with the basics: We'll begin by bridging our ISP's modem (cable Internet) and connecting to our MikroTik router (default 192.168.88.1) in the web browser. We'll change the IP address (to 10.0.0.1) and the DHCP pool to 10.0.0.100-10.0.0.254, establish Internet connectivity to our network and setup basic 2GHz and 5GHz WiFi connections. We'll also glance around the RouterOS WebFig interface quickly, and talk about the optional MikroTik configuration client, WinBox.

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New Every Day
Episode 85
February 10, 2017
3,514 Views and counting

Lessons From Ranger Dave

On our way to Nashville, we stopped at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and learned a lot from "Ranger Dave" during his historical talk. This week we'll discuss some of the things we learned by asking someone who knows the answers and what the answers mean.

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From Episode 692
September 8, 2021
84,583 Views and counting

How to Add Wireless Charging to Any Android or iPhone Smartphone

Learn how to add wireless QI charging to any phone! It's easy. Jeff demonstrates how to upgrade any smartphone (tablet, android, iOS) to include QI wireless charging. It's an inexpensive way to upgrade any smartphone with wireless charging.

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Newsroom
From Episode 649
May 6, 2020
1,968 Views and counting

LibreOffice 6.3.6 is the final update to 6.3, which is going EOL

The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3.6 as the sixth and final update of the 6.3 series, which will reach end of life at the end of this month.

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Newsroom
From Episode 668
November 18, 2020
1,939 Views and counting

Google Nixing Free Google Photos Storage

Google Photos will soon count against your overall Google account storage space, which will mean fees if you exceed 15 GB. Instead, Google says any new photos and videos you upload will count toward the free 15 gigabytes of storage that comes with every Google Account, or for those of us who require more space, additional storage may be purchased.

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From Episode 698
August 7, 2023
5,107 Views and counting

Upgrade to Proxmox VE 8 from Proxmox 7.x using pve7to8 for FREE!

Upgrade to Proxmox VE 8 from Proxmox 7.2 or 7.4. We use pve7to8 to upgrade Proxmox for free!

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From Episode 699
December 1, 2023
16,427 Views and counting

Storage Thing: Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD perfect for video production

The Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD is a rugged Storage Thing for your phone, computer, perfect for video production or safe photo and video storage.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 461
July 19, 2016
203,008 Views and counting

Linux Backups with LVM Snapshots and rdiff-backup

Now that we know how to create a Linux LVM, resize our LVM and create LVM snapshots, let's back up our system with the rdiff-backup tool.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 420
October 6, 2015
334,389 Views and counting

The Issue With Online Ads, The Teeny Drone Line

In this double feature episode, we speak with James Avery, CEO of Adzerk about the current state of online ads and how we can make them suck less, plus Jason Mainella joins us from TeenyDrones to show off his line (both current and future) of multirotor quads, including a racing drone and a camera drone that fits in your shirt pocket.

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From Episode 652
May 27, 2020
37,742 Views and counting

(4) True Guest WiFi with MikroTik Routers

When customers, friends, or guests arrive, they often ask for the WiFi password. Thing is, by providing it to them, you make your network susceptible to ransomware attack if their device is infected, plus you grant them limitless access to your network resources, such as private shared files, printers, and IoT devices such as your smart surveillance, thermostat or even smart door locks. Let's set up a separate WiFi network--with no additional hardware--using MikroTik. It will be isolated from our main network so users who are connected to it will be unable to access anything on our private network.

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From Episode 687
June 10, 2021
11,034 Views and counting

SD Cards vs MicroSD Cards with Adapter Speed Reliability - Which is Better?

We use SD cards in our 4K video cameras, but when asked why we choose full-sized SD cards as opposed to MIcroSD cards with an adapter, Robbie had no answer beyond personal preference. So he turned to a pro to talk about the difference between these two form factors. Is there a difference besides physical size?

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From Episode 495
March 15, 2017
10,731 Views and counting

LEGOLAND Discovery Center - An Exciting and Fun Adventure for the Whole Family!

As part of our March Break Family Special, two of the families from Category5 Technology TV visited the LEGOLAND Discovery Center at Vaughn Mills (just north of Toronto) to get a feel for how great this place really is. We were all very impressed!

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Newsroom
From Episode 662
September 9, 2020
1,665 Views and counting

WordPress File Manager users: Upgrade now or be pwned

A frightening takeover vulnerability in the popular File Manager plugin for WordPress is being exploited in the wild, giving attackers the ability to drop and execute code on around 700,000 WordPress sites.

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Features
From Episode 583
November 21, 2018
4,783 Views and counting

[FIX] Boogie Board Sync Won't Save

The Boogie Board Sync is a great tool for taking notes, but when Sasha took it to school, she found nothing but blank pages were saved. Having discovered the cause, she hopes to save you from losing your own notes.

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New Every Day
Episode 150
June 1, 2018
2,459 Views and counting

The Impact of The Missionary Life

When Jef and Renatta Walton became missionaries in Malawi, Africa, they never planned to become church planters. Let's explore the familial impact of the missionary lifestyle, and how God honors faithfulness and can do the unexpected through each of us.

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From Episode 634
December 4, 2019
3,669 Views and counting

Sharing Your Internet? A VLAN Could Help Protect You

Sasha has an interesting situation where her Internet connection is provided by her landlord and shared with another apartment. The neighbor therefore has access to her Spotify account, all her devices, her files, her printer, and more. In this brief discussion Robbie talks about how a VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) can be added to her apartment to separate her systems onto their own network that cannot be seen by the neighbor. This is not a how-to, just a discussion on the ability of a VLAN to protect her privacy and accounts.

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From Episode 563
July 4, 2018
4,179 Views and counting

Discussion: VR Has Some Really Cool Use Potential

Having seen VR grow from Nintendo's Virtual Boy to a fully immersive, realistic experience, Shizu, Robbie and Sasha discuss some of their experience with VR, and the incredible potential to be used for good purposes.

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Newsroom
From Episode 648
April 29, 2020
3,397 Views and counting

Settling The Debate: One or Two Spaces After a Period

Microsoft answers once and for all: Should there be one or two spaces after a period?

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From Episode 497
March 29, 2017
9,011 Views and counting

Expand RetroPie ROM Storage on Raspberry Pi

RetroPie is a great retro gaming distro for Raspberry Pi, but once you've been using it a while you might find you start to run short on space for ROM storage. We'll do away with that problem by adding an additional 128 GB of storage to the Raspberry Pi and setting it up so your ROMs all run from the new storage.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 510
June 28, 2017
46,609 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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Newsroom
From Episode 660
August 12, 2020
2,010 Views and counting

Teen Spent $20,000 on Twitch Donations With Mom's Debit Card: Now Grounded

A teenage Twitch viewer sent $19,870 USD to several streamers using his mother’s debit card over the course of two weeks. The teen’s mother found the charges toward the card between June 14 to June 30, claiming “years of savings” were taken from her account over a two-week period. She says these donations went to popular streamers on the platform. How can this be prevented with modern Debit cards carrying the Visa or MasterCard logo?

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From Episode 544
February 21, 2018
151,895 Views and counting

Plex on Raspberry Pi 3 - NEW for 2018

A lot has changed since we showed you how to setup Plex on a Raspberry Pi 3 back in 2016. Back then, it was Raspbian Jessie, but now, we'll show you how to setup Plex Media Server using Raspbian Stretch, the current version of the Pi OS in 2018. To ice the cake, we've even create a PlexPi image so you can get up and running instantly (and without having to do it yourself).

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From Episode 515
August 2, 2017
3,720 Views and counting

Mining cryptocoin is easy with cat5tv-miners - Introduction to Cryptocurrency - 2 of 3

Mining cryptocurrency with consumer CPU and GPU hardware can be complicated to setup. Our crack team of genius developers have simplified the process and created a free mining installer that gets you up and going with xmrig on Windows or Linux and supports Category5 out of the box, but can also be used to mine to your own wallet. Mines Monero and Turtlecoin at the time of this recording (check the site for current list).

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From Episode 510
June 28, 2017
3,553 Views and counting

Simplifying The Tech For Sasha's Big Day

Sasha's getting married, and wants to have a variety of tech pieces in use to perform tasks like play music or a picture slideshow. Robbie's advice? Keep it simple. Let's look at a handy and affordable media player that lets you load up a USB stick or SD card full of videos and pictures and play away on any TV.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 512
July 12, 2017
36,731 Views and counting

Hexachords Orb Composer - The AI Musician

Hexachords has developed an AI to compose music, and their CEO Richard Portelli joins us to discuss how their Orb Composer is about to take the industry by storm. We also cover the latest tech news and answer viewer questions about Netflix on Debian and why Linux should look like Windows.

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Newsroom
From Episode 642
February 12, 2020
10,264 Views and counting

Helios64 Arm-Powered Linux NAS Discounted Preorders

Helios64 is a full-fledged Linux-powered NAS solution that offers built-in features you won’t find in any other product at this price point.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 491
February 15, 2017
28,736 Views and counting

Viewing Your Hard Drive's SMART Report on Linux

We dive into the mailbag this week and answer your questions. Now that we've learned to image our hard drive to a file or other drive, it's time to learn what the next step is if ddrescue shows errors: the SMART report, which tells us if the drive is thought to be failing.

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Features
From Episode 491
February 15, 2017
7,287 Views and counting

WordPress Security Advisory February 15, 2017

In the past couple of weeks, more than 1/4 million WordPress web sites have been compromised. We'll discuss why these sites were targeted, and what WordPress users of all levels need to do to protect themselves.

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From Episode 640
January 22, 2020
19,934 Views and counting

Cancer Breakthrough, Guinan's Back, Stop Using IE, Pinebook Pro US Keyboard, Microsoft Data Leak

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Hey Windows users: Are you still using Internet Explorer? Stop it! There's yet another zero-day exploit that will give hackers the ability to remotely take over your computer. - Not to create false hope, but this is too huge not to mention: Scientists at Cardiff University have discovered a part of our immune system that can kill prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. - Pine64's $200 pro-grade Linux laptop is now available with a US keyboard, and customers who pre-ordered theirs are receiving the first shipment now. - A security shocker out of Microsoft as it has been revealed that 250 million customer records have been exposed online. - Following a personal (yet very public) invitation from Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg will be returning to the character of Guinan in Star Trek: Picard.

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From Episode 665
October 21, 2020
2,270 Views and counting

Jeff hopes to create his own PCBs, but Robbie prefers prototype boards ... for now.

While Robbie's approach to maker tech is to start cheap and expand his kit as his skills grow, Jeff wants to hit the ground running, diving right into PCB creation. Robbie has designed and created simple circuits which he's soldered onto blank PCBs, but Jeff has got his sights on the laser printer method as a starting point.

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From Episode 653
June 3, 2020
8,819 Views and counting

(5) MikroTik Viewer Q&A

In the first Viewer Q&A of our MikroTik video series, Robbie receives some kind words from drreality1 and TCC, as well as an intriguing request from RockawayCCW that leads Robbie to an excellent idea on how parents can restrict the Internet access of their children based on time of day. He also has a question for you, so comment below: Should we use WebFig or WinBox, and why?

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New Every Day
Episode 173
November 23, 2018
3,481 Views and counting

Talkback #1 - Church and Unanswered Prayer

Is it okay that I pray every day, or do I have to go to church? Why doesn't God always answer my prayers? We'll address these viewer-submitted questions, and share an interesting fact about the significance of Jesus waiting four days to raise Lazarus from the dead.

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Features
From Episode 569
August 15, 2018
298,315 Views and counting

Where to Get Retro Gaming ROMS Now That Emuparadise is Dead

Downloading retro games is a bit of a grey area for now. Abandonware and software preservation all play into it - but when the creators -- like Nintendo -- want to put a stop to it and even cause Emuparadise to shut down, is there somewhere else to "safely" get those games from the days of old before they're gone for good?

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From Episode 550
April 4, 2018
13,903 Views and counting

Pi vs Pi - Is the Pi 3 B+ Really Worth it? Raspberry Pi 3, 3 B+ and 2 Head To Head

With the new release of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+, is it it really worth upgrading? Let's put the Pi 3 against the Pi 3 Model B+, and even include a Pi 2 just to show how far they've come. What kind of performance gains can we expect from the brand new Raspberry Pi we've all waited two years for? The results are going to surprise you.

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From Episode 673
February 23, 2021
4,155 Views and counting

3D Printer Paid For Itself! 3D Printed Server Upgrade Saved Hundreds!

When the SSD upgrade in our Dell server resulted in amber lights on all drives, Robbie consulted Kingston's Mark Noland who pointed out the issue as the 2.5-inch drive adapters. So Robbie hit the 3D printer and found he could create better adapters that cost so much less than the purchased ones that he nearly offsets the expense of having purchased a 3D printer in the first place.

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Newsroom
From Episode 639
January 15, 2020
2,550 Views and counting

Citrix has a Massive Takeover Exploit

Late last month Citrix disclosed a critical security hole in both its Application Delivery Controller and Unified Gateway offerings. Up to 80,000 systems were thought to be at risk, with some 25,000 instances found online over the weekend.

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Features
From Episode 680
April 16, 2021
5,870 Views and counting

Linux Distro Hop! Test Linux Distros In Seconds In Browser - No Downloads!

Distro hopping doesn't have to take time! DistroTest.net lets you tap into the power of the cloud and run any of 500+ Linux distros directly in your browser, with no downloads, no setup, and no delays. Try out as many distros as you like to see which one is right for you. Find new distros you otherwise might not have heard of, and take each one for a spin with just a few mouse clicks.

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From Episode 547
March 14, 2018
2,998 Views and counting

An optional update in Windows 10 breaks its ability to upgrade in future

Microsoft says installing KB4577062 will cause compatibility warnings when trying to update the OS to newer versions if HTTP Internet access for LOCAL SYSTEM accounts is blocked using a firewall.

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Features
From Episode 619
July 31, 2019
3,348 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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Catching Nuance
Episode 7
July 6, 2020
4,016 Views and counting

La Corriveau of New France, Quebec

In 1761 Saint-Vallier, New France, fifteen months after the mysterious death of her first husband, Marie-Josephte Corriveau married a second farmer.

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Features
From Episode 702
December 31, 2023
2,638 Views and counting

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT Kingston 2 TB XS2000 and XS1000 External SSD

Two lucky viewers end 2023 with a prize from Kingston Technology! A 2 TB Kingston XS2000 or XS1000 external SSD (we're giving away one of each)!

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Immersive Nature Sounds
Episode 3
January 9, 2015
499,725 Views and counting

Early Morning Woodpecker

A female Hairy Woodpecker visits the woodland in search of breakfast. In the distance, spring songbirds sing their call, and traffic begins to build in the city.

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Newsroom
From Episode 654
June 10, 2020
2,368 Views and counting

Elon Musk is Making Getting Humans to Mars His Top Priority

Having completed its first human launch, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk says the company is now focusing on developing its next-generation spacecraft, Starship.

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The Pixel Shadow
Episode 22
April 1, 2017
6,299 Views and counting

Surviving TPS-Domes with BaldNerd (Part 4)

EXPLORE! That's the name of the game this week on The Pixel Shadow. Join BaldNerd as he runs from dome to dome in search of anything interesting. We'll find The LAND of the MushROOMS, a sand/water biome, and not one but TWO Nyan Cat Rainbows.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 664
October 14, 2020
21,217 Views and counting

Season 14: FRESH

It's time to put "lucky" Season 13 behind us and kick of Season 14. But we'll freshen things up with a new theme song remix, improved audio on our mics, and more camera angles. Bekah's here with the top news stories this week, and Robert's got the Crypto Corner to tell us what's up with the cryptocurrency market.

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From Episode 545
February 28, 2018
39,108 Views and counting

PlexPi Getting Started - An Introduction to Plex Media Server on Raspberry Pi 3 in 2018

PlexPi makes it dead-simple to get a Plex Media Server up and running on a Raspberry Pi 3. In this walk-through, we'll learn how to activate Plex, add library items from an external USB drive, and access and play our content from any device on our network.

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New Every Day
Episode 172
November 16, 2018
3,557 Views and counting

Happy Thanksgiving

Let's be real: we're thankful for good food and football. But there's a lot more we're also thankful for, and we, along with an assortment of guests, want to share our thankfulness.

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New Every Day
Episode 163
August 31, 2018
3,798 Views and counting

The Holy Spirit Is Our Guide

Jeff: "When I think about being a guide, I picture a trail guide; you know, you go into some national forest and you have no clue where you're going ... maybe you're climbing Mount Everest! ... If you're Joe Nobody and decide to go do that [without an expert], you're in trouble." Lawrence: "It's not like you can just climb this mountain without the expertise ... of a guide; someone who can help us navigate ... " Jeff: "Someone who knows the way inside and out. And that is exactly what the Holy Spirit is." Join us as we further discuss how this aspect of the Holy Spirit plays out in the life of a believer: #3 The Holy Spirit Is Our Guide. Note: The Seven Roles Of The Holy Spirit is a devotional series by J. Lee Grady available as part of the YouVersion Bible App.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 515
August 2, 2017
172,675 Views and counting

The Tiny, Easy-To-Use Video Player

We've all dreamed of a video player that's so simple your kids could hook it up and use it. This week we'll show you one that plugs into any TV and lets you play videos, slideshows and even music directly from a USB drive or SD card.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 585
December 5, 2018
22,617 Views and counting

With Help From A Dummy Head

We pulled out the old dummy head again, because what better way is there to review a set of Bluetooth headphones? We've got the Bluedio T-Monitors, which are a budget set of wireless headphones that feel and sound great. Sasha is having trouble with Discord and Jeff is getting a lot of botspam.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 616
July 10, 2019
6,580 Views and counting

SBC in the Enterprise Data Center with Bo Lechnowsky (ameriDroid)

Bo Lechnowsky, the founder of one of the world's most well-respected Single Board Computer stores, joins the Category5 team to discuss how far SBCs have come, how he and his company are currently using the tiny supercomputers, and how these pocket-sized (and some bite-sized) computers are revolutionizing the enterprise data center.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 568
August 8, 2018
90,875 Views and counting

Monitoring Your Digital Assets with NEMS Linux

Nobody does network asset monitoring as well as Nagios, and NEMS Linux brings a fully-configured Nagios server to your Raspberry Pi. Robbie and Bekah check out the latest release of the Nagios Enterprise Monitoring Server for Raspberry Pi 3.

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From Episode 576
October 3, 2018
38,253 Views and counting

YES: Ubuntu 18.04 Runs on Windows 10 Hyper-V With Enhanced Session Mode ... If You Do This

Getting Ubuntu running on Hyper-V with Enhanced Session Mode wasn't quite an out-of-the-box success. But this week we follow up to our previous failure and show you what we needed to do to get it working.

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From Episode 596
February 20, 2019
4,951 Views and counting

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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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 306
July 30, 2013
299,028 Views and counting

The $200 Jib That Makes Your Video Look Like $1 Million

A sub-$200 jib rig that gives your video production that "fly over" look. With special guest appearance by Owen the Great, arguably Canada's youngest magician.

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The Show Show
Episode 8
May 31, 2022
21,917 Views and counting

Remove Pimple Blemish in Video with Motion Tracking in DaVinci Resolve

Remove blemishes such as pimples in video using DaVinci Resolve's motion tracking to "photoshop" your video.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 477
November 9, 2016
21,961 Views and counting

Getting Started with 360 Video Production

This week we learn how to turn spherical 360 video into usable equirectangular video, and how to stitch the videos from two 360 cameras together to provide a full 360x360 viewing experience.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 234
March 13, 2012
308,923 Views and counting

Beginner-to-Intermediate PHP Part 1: The Magic of the PHP Array

Robbie and Rachel teach you how to create a PHP array and use foreach() to loop through the array and output images to the browser window.

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Newsroom
From Episode 639
January 15, 2020
2,715 Views and counting

Broadcom Exploited: Hundreds of Millions of Routers Are Vulnerable From Popular Brands

A vulnerability in Broadcom's cable modem firmware has left as many as 200 million home broadband gateways in Europe, and potentially more worldwide, at risk of remote hijackings.

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Features
From Episode 530
November 15, 2017
31,076 Views and counting

NOT a PI KILLER!

WOW! Raspberry Pi fans are die-hard! We've been so impressed with all your comments about our calling the ODROID XU4 a "Raspberry Pi Killer" and felt it seemed important to explain the tongue-in-cheek statement.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 356
July 15, 2014
397,577 Views and counting

Viewer Question Extravaganza

Robbie and Eric dive into a massive mailbag, discuss pronunciation and generally goof around for a time that's funner than an extra hour in the ball pit.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 411
August 4, 2015
371,285 Views and counting

Solar Power, The GoPro Killer, 3D Binaural Mic and a Teeny Drone, Oh My!

This year's Cottage Special is a mad test of the power of LTE Internet service as Robbie presents not one, not two, but FOUR product review segments! Charge your phone using solar power, a look at the SJCAM SJ4000 WiFI ActionCam, a cheap binaural audio mic rig and a quadcopter you can crash hundreds of times and it'll keep on flying. Don't miss this fun-filled show from the heart of the Haliburton forest.

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Features
From Episode 641
February 5, 2020
7,416 Views and counting

Debian Linux: The Default OS on PINE64 Pinebook Pro (PBP 3/3)

Robbie feels right at home on any Debian-based distro, and the $200 Pinebook Pro Linux laptop from PINE64 comes with Debian pre-installed. Let's take a quick look at the distro that boots with your new ARM64 Rockchip RK3399 laptop from the company that brought us the RockPro64, Pinebook and the A64 single board computer.

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Features
From Episode 571
August 29, 2018
4,624 Views and counting

How To Use the GPIO of Raspberry Pi (A Quick Look for Beginners)

We've all got to start somewhere, and this quick guide will show you the basics of using a breadboard, a couple must-have tools for beginners, and we'll learn to turn a LED on and off using Python code on the Raspberry Pi.

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Features
From Episode 671
January 30, 2021
4,436 Views and counting

Raspberry Pi 4 Minecraft Server Follow-Up Discussion + BONUS GAMEPLAY

Robbie and Jeff discuss their experience with the new Raspberry Pi 4 based Minecraft server, and what they can do to further enhance it. Complete with bonus gameplay, including the one momentary "glitch" that was experienced during more than an hour of multiplayer gameplay.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 340
March 25, 2014
332,736 Views and counting

Viewer Question Extravaganza

The mailbag is full, so Robbie and Erika tackle viewer questions about Wirecast, GRUB, VortexBox, webcams that seem really dark, and mounting ISO images directly on VirtualBox. It's a Viewer Question Extravaganza! The only rule is that you run the show.

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From Episode 631
November 6, 2019
2,920 Views and counting

Benign police drones, nuclear hack, Adobe disconnects paid users, rental "smart" car is stupid

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Police Scotland has unveiled a new aerial drone system to assist them in searches for missing and vulnerable people. - After initially denying it, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India has now confirmed that their network of nuclear power plants has been hacked. - Amidst an already rocky ship following their response to US sanctions in Venezuela, Adobe continues to falter in the eyes of users, making a security blunder that exposed around 7.5 million user records to the public. - An interesting and unexpected flaw in how smart devices work has turned up as five months after returning a rental car, the customer discovered that he can still track the vehicle, lock and unlock it, and even start and stop its engine.

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Immersive Nature Sounds
Episode 4
January 12, 2015
504,778 Views and counting

Bird Song of Happy Canaries

Clementine (the vocal, thinner one) and Pumpkin (the pudgy, softer-spoken-but-dominant one) serenade us at home every day. This is their song. These two Red Factor Canaries love to sing (especially Clementine), and we hope you enjoy listening to their song. This track is also perfect for teaching your own canary how to sing. Just put it on repeat and let your bird sing along.

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Catching Nuance
Episode 3
May 24, 2020
4,124 Views and counting

The UFO of Falcon Lake, Manitoba

On the May long weekend of 1967, an amateur geologist named Stefan Michalak journeyed into the wilderness of Falcon Lake, Manitoba, in search of quartz and silver in an outcropping he’d scoped out the year before.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 329
January 7, 2014
346,296 Views and counting

Extending GIMP's Filter Set

Increasing the professional-quality filters available in the free GNU Image Manipulation Program is easy, especially on Linux. Learn how to install and use two awesome add-ons: FX Foundry and G'MIC.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 517
August 16, 2017
15,434 Views and counting

Picking The Parts and Free E-Books

For a few days this weekend, Amazon is giving away some books on its Kindle platform. Robbie shares the details, and we get started on selecting the hardware for Sasha's computer build.

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Episode 25
October 2, 2015
320,396 Views and counting

An Ordinary Day: Surrender

Radically change the way you are living. Jenn shares how God revealed himself by placing a seemingly random scripture on her heart, and through this passage, she has been challenged to surrender her thoughts, fears and insecurities to the Lord and evaluate her integrity.

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Episode 321
November 12, 2013
766,766 Views and counting

Making Windows 8/8.1 Look and Feel Like Windows 7

Not a big fan of the new "start screen" on Windows 8? We'll show you how to return the traditional Start Menu to the latest version of Microsoft's desktop operating system.

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Episode 647
April 22, 2020
41,309 Views and counting

Making It Work During A Global Pandemic

Category5 is back and broadcasting from its new studio, but who could have predicted a global pandemic occurring during our downtime as we prepared to move? Robbie is joined by Tom Costantino (Co-Producer, The Orville), Brandon Fayette (VFX Supervisor, The Orville), Sasha Rickman (Co-Host, Category5 Technology TV), Bo Lechnowsky (Founder/Owner, ameriDroid) and Amie DD (Contestant, LEGO Masters) to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting each differently. We're also joined by our socially distant news team featuring Jeff Weston, Henry Baillie-Brown and Robert Koenig to cover the week's top tech stories and the status of blockchain jobs.

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Episode 387
February 17, 2015
447,184 Views and counting

YouTube Comment Special

Robbie and Sasha pull up YouTube and read through some of the most recent comments on our YouTube channels.

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Episode 360
August 12, 2014
376,059 Views and counting

Using VLC to Stream Live Video to Your LAN

Robbie demonstrates how to use VLC to stream a live video stream (a webcam in our demo) over RTSP using nothing more than VLC on Linux.

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Episode 31
April 20, 2020
2,281 Views and counting

Coffee Break - April 20, 2020

Nobody can quite make sense of shipping times these days, closing your source code isn't security, open source could lead to others helping you fix your code, and Peter is working on coding his own game using Lazarus in Linux. Robbie got a live broadcast out on Sunday (for Jenn Wagar's church) and is getting back into the weekly routine of Category5 Technology TV and shares his concern over the future of the Community Coffee Break. Joining Robbie Ferguson today are Peter Lewis, Solbu, Lanceman 63, bp9 and MarshMan.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 620
August 7, 2019
6,553 Views and counting

Mission to the Moon, Smart Sensors and Pocket E-Paper

Experience the Apollo 11 mission through the very software used to place mankind on the moon -- on a Raspberry Pi or in your web browser! Henry will take us through the basics of liftoff. We'll also look at the Wyze Sense door sensors and motion sensor, and an improved version of the pocket-sized e-paper tablet we looked at a year ago.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 408
July 14, 2015
357,351 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 64
December 9, 2008
282,328 Views and counting

Mark Shuttleworth Speaks on The Future of Ubuntu

An interview with Ubuntu founder, Mark Shuttleworth. Robbie's favorite web site for desktop wallpaper. Announcing the winners of the Jawbone Bluetooth Giveaway.

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Episode 36
December 18, 2015
219,453 Views and counting

Believing At Christmas - Part 2

When the angel presented himself to Mary, her reaction was that of faith and wonder; a stark contrast from the reaction of Zechariah. Let's learn what made Mary "blessed among women."

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 547
March 14, 2018
9,303 Views and counting

Pi Day

As we celebrate Pi Day -- or Pi Week as we'd rather call it -- let's look back on some of the exciting projects we have done featuring the Raspberry Pi micro-computer. There are so many things you can do with it, and we'll just scratch the surface.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 615
July 3, 2019
4,789 Views and counting

Powerful "Desktop" Computer... Itty-Bitty Living Space

Remember when a desktop computer took up a large space under your desk? Now, you can get a reasonable user experience in something that fits in your pocket. This is not a Raspberry Pi 4. This is better! It's the brand new, up-and-coming Khadas VIM3.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 327
December 24, 2013
312,248 Views and counting

Fake Support Call Scammers

Robbie and Sasha speak with Dale Pearson from Subliminal Hacking about the fake support caller scams that are plaguing the world right now, not caring whether you're on Windows, Linux or Mac.

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Episode 501
April 26, 2017
32,360 Views and counting

Eliminating The Need For Photoshop

Let's review some of the great feedback we've received from our community, and see how GIMP 2.9.5 can be installed on Ubuntu Linux to fix the one thing that kept Robbie from dropping Adobe Photoshop: blurry scaling.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 459
July 5, 2016
347,940 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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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 518
August 23, 2017
20,920 Views and counting

Rockin' On Stools, Making The List and Having Fun

This week Robbie, Jeff and Sasha -- along with the help of our viewers -- finalized the shopping list for Sasha's computer build. We also discuss what we're enjoying on Netflix right now, the amazing stools we're sitting on, and the demise of PasswordBox.

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From Episode 477
November 9, 2016
8,523 Views and counting

Stitching Two 360 Spherical Videos Together

Learn to make the footage shot from our 360 camera rig usable by stitching the two cameras' video together into one equirectangular video.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 374
November 18, 2014
375,886 Views and counting

Beginner-to-Intermediate PHP Part 4: A Basic Photo Gallery

Robbie begins a multi-part lesson on how to create a basic photo gallery using PHP and an assortment of images. Through this series we'll learn how HTML and PHP interact with one another.

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From Episode 519
August 30, 2017
4,207 Views and counting

The Unboxing - Sasha's Computer Build - Part 5

The hardware has arrived and it's time to check out what's in the box. Join Jeff and Robbie as they break the seals and check out the awesome hardware we've selected for Sasha's gaming rig.

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Episode 200
July 19, 2011
338,941 Views and counting

Celebrating 12,000 Minutes of Category5 TV

Robbie Ferguson is joined in studio by Christa Wells, Eric Kidd, Carrie Webb and Jodi Krangle to look back at 200 episodes of Category5 TV.

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Episode 6
March 26, 2020
2,479 Views and counting

Coffee Break - March 26, 2020

Let's compare hats, wonder about missing INSERT keys, and look at a TRS-80! While Robbie attended to the Internet installation at our new studio, MarshMan ran the Coffee Break for us. Join him along with community members Solbu, Ron Morrissette, bp9, Bo Lechnowsky, Peter Lewis and YES, even Category5 TV host Robbie Ferguson showed up briefly - from Studio E!

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Episode 40
April 29, 2020
2,361 Views and counting

Coffee Break - April 29, 2020

UFOs are real! Speaking of aliens, you can convert RPM to DEB. bp9 tells us more about how the PineTime ticks away the moments without an RTC, and Peter's atomic watch arrived for his wife. Luckily it was safe when hooligans (family members) broke down the back door! Peter has been experimenting with a program called Inno Setup to build an installer for his program, and bp9 shares how his local git setup works to create a local alternative to GitHub. bp9 suggests trying gitk, and Solbu likes etckeeper to create git-powered backups of your /etc folder. Joining Robbie Ferguson today are Ron Morrissette, bp9, Peter Lewis, Solbu, and Bo Lechnowsky,

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Features
From Episode 587
December 19, 2018
4,938 Views and counting

Improve Your Product Photos for Cheap with a Portable Light Box

Good product shots mean more sales, more clicks, and an overall more professional look, and this $14 accessory that packs up into its provided carrying bag will give you an edge. With several included colored backdrops and two built-in LED light strips, your product photos will look incredible.

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Episode 87
January 17, 2021
1,194 Views and counting

Coffee Break - January 17, 2021

bp9 and Peter chat about his homebrew antenna switching solution until Solbu shows up, fashionably late. bp9 shows off the "Think Outside" keyboard but Doug is not here to see it. We talk about old solar powered calculators and mapping solutions that use vector-based data to draw roads instead of raster (tiles consisting of images of maps). Solbu and bp9 discuss his client/server app and insists that signing the encrypted packets is the best solution. Also describes how open source helps all projects, big and small. bp9 is joined by Peter and Solbu.

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Episode 22
September 11, 2015
340,488 Views and counting

Jesus' Claims to Deity

Rob Webb joins us once again to see if the Scripture really tells us that Jesus claims to be God. He will also arm us with a method to help us remember the authority of the Word of God.

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From Episode 647
April 22, 2020
2,640 Views and counting

GitHub is FREE AT LAST!

GitHub announced last week that all of its core features are now available for free to all users.

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From Episode 610
May 29, 2019
4,380 Views and counting

How NewYes Has Improved Their E-Paper Tablet in 2019

On Episode 557‎ we set out to answer the question whether E-Paper was worthwhile. And now, a year later, the technology continues to improve. Let's take a look at some of the new enhancements from NewYes, including the ability to erase parts of the screen just like you would with a traditional eraser!

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From Episode 622
August 21, 2019
11,178 Views and counting

Turn 2 SATA m.2 Drives Into External USB-C RAID Device

With a little assembly, two m.2 drives can be made into a single USB 3.1 RAID drive! Downward compatible, you'll finally have redundancy in a pocket-sized portable drive, with no moving parts and no difficult configuration or drivers needed: just plug it in and go. Also compatible with other RAID modes, but we choose RAID 1 to add protection against data loss in event of a drive failure.

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From Episode 516
August 9, 2017
4,179 Views and counting

Computer Build Challenge - Sasha's Computer Build - Part 1

Sasha has challenged herself to build a smokin' gaming computer for her soon-to-be-husband. It has to impress, it has to wow, and it has to be built by Sasha's two hands. Join us in Part 1 of Sasha's adventure into computer design and building, and share your advice to be part of the build.

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Episode 181
January 25, 2019
2,268 Views and counting

Goals

Jeff's back, and we look at the goals we set for ourselves that tend to fall by the wayside rather quickly, and explore some practical advice to help us achieve them.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 184
March 29, 2011
284,343 Views and counting

Web Site Development - Part 4

Robbie and Christa continue coding the web site and teach us how to add specifically-sized top margins to our site and place our logo and menu elements using CSS floats.

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From Episode 700
December 22, 2023
3,015 Views and counting

FREE GIVEAWAY Kingston 2 TB XS2000 and XS1000 External SSD

Win a 2 TB Kingston XS2000 or XS1000 external SSD (we're giving away one of each)!

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January 21, 2019
3,459 Views and counting

Cyber Security Outlook for 2019

Join host Robbie Ferguson and ESET cyber security expert Tony Anscombe as they speak about which cyber security threats are most likely to impact your business in 2019. From cryptojacking to data privacy, our first episode will help your staff take control of personal and company data, keeping it out of the hands of those who should not have access.

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July 8, 2020
1,996 Views and counting

Arm plans to spin off its IoT businesses as it focuses on core chip design business

Arm has announced plans to spin off its two IoT businesses, a move that would effectively transfer the divisions under the broader umbrella of the SoftBank Group, which purchased the chip designer back in 2016. The move comes as Arm seeks to focus its efforts exclusively on the semiconductor business that has made the company a ubiquitous presence in the mobile world.

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Episode 185
April 5, 2011
284,300 Views and counting

Web Site Development - Part 5

The menu is ready to go and Robbie and Christa get moving into the actual site layout and begin implementing the woodgrain area.

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Episode 663
September 16, 2020
15,157 Views and counting

Debian 11 on Pinebook Pro, and The Orville Die-Cast Model

As "lucky" Season 13 comes to a close, Robbie takes us through installing Debian 11 (Bullseye) on a Pinebook Pro. We've also got our hands on a die-cast 10-inch model of The Orville ship, which is available now at comic book stores and online. Robbie will get into the box and take a look at this stunning set piece. Robert has cryptocurrency news and explains impermanent loss, and Bekah's here with the news stories we're following.

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Episode 471
September 27, 2016
9,918 Views and counting

Season 10 Kickoff - Standard 16:9 Version

Season 10 kicks off with a 360 VR Video experience! This "Standard Version" has been converted for your TV, Computer or other non-VR ready device. Featuring Robbie Ferguson, Jeff Weston, Sasha Dirmeitis, Shelly Desilva, Erika Lalonde, Christa Wells and Lionel Lalonde. Take a look around Studio D and let's recap some of the great times we've had in the first 9 years of broadcasting Category5 Technology TV.

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Episode 218
November 22, 2011
302,567 Views and counting

Linux Distros - Part 4: Linux Mint 12

Linux Mint 12 RC gives us a glimpse into the upcoming "Lisa" release of Linux Mint. Robbie and Christa also give away prizes to our draw winner as well as on Click Race.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 171
December 28, 2010
309,837 Views and counting

VirtualBox 4.0 and Time Tracking on Gnome

Robbie demonstrates how to install VirtualBox 4.0 on Linux, and also shows a cool Gnome Applet called Hamster, which allows you to track your time on Linux.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 198
July 5, 2011
299,969 Views and counting

Linux Distros - Part 2: Zorin OS 5 Free

Robbie and Christa take a look at Zorin OS 5 Free, an exceptional Linux distribution, especially for users wanting to migrate from Windows or Mac to Linux.

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Episode 464
August 9, 2016
160,935 Views and counting

AMPSound: The Bluetooth Earbuds That Help You Hear Better

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Episode 230
February 14, 2012
422,264 Views and counting

Creating a Headless VirtualBox Server

Robbie and Rachel demonstrate how to create a headless virtualization platform using free software, and test the Microsoft Lifecam Studio 1080p webcam in Telestream Wirecast.

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From Episode 640
January 22, 2020
3,381 Views and counting

A Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment as Scientists Discover a Powerful Cancer-Fighting T-Cell

Not to create false hope, but this is too huge not to mention: Scientists at Cardiff University have discovered a part of our immune system that can kill prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests.

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Episode 543
February 14, 2018
54,509 Views and counting

Raspberry Pi 3 vs. Odroid XU4Q

Robbie and Bekah fire up both a Raspberry Pi 3 and a Hardkernel Odroid XU4Q to see how each of these SBCs handle various tasks. From image editing to mining cryptocurrency, which mini computer will perform the best?

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From Episode 590
January 9, 2019
4,395 Views and counting

$25 Smart Home Surveillance - Unboxing Wyze Cam v2 and Pan

The smart home is evolving and surveillance cameras are the latest addition. But could the Wyze Cam at only $25 really be a good option? This week we'll get into the box of their two models: the v2 1080p stationary smart camera and the Pan 1080p PTZ smart camera.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 199
July 12, 2011
295,567 Views and counting

Linux Distros - Part 3: CrunchBang Linux

Robbie introduces CrunchBang Linux, a hacker-esque distro based on Debian and featuring the ultra-fast OpenBox window manager.

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From Episode 639
January 15, 2020
5,315 Views and counting

Convert Raster (JPG, PNG, etc) to TRUE Vector Paths in Linux

Robbie shows you how to create true vector paths from raster images such as logos. When upscaling raster images such as JPG or PNG, the pixels are stretched and distorted causing edges to appear blocky and blurry. Vector is the preferred choice for graphic design projects such as logos, where color information is much more minimalistic and the edges are what is important. Vector can be upscaled to any size with absolutely no pixelation.

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Category5 Technology TV
Episode 210
September 27, 2011
293,369 Views and counting

A Year of Batteries and a Browser-Based Photoshop Alternative

Robbie Ferguson and Christy Burton (Van Noort) demonstrate a web-based Photoshop alternative that lets you edit images directly in your browser window with a professional image editor. Lionel Lalonde from Eco Alkalines joins the on-air team to award a year supply of eco-friendly batteries to a lucky viewer. Also, looking at a GUI front-end for lshw, a Linux tool that shows you detailed information about your computer hardware.

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