Category5 Technology TV

Episode 295 - Analyzing Your Web Server Logs

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric show you a few great tools for analyzing your Apache server logs on Linux, and even have some fun in light of Nostalgic Gamer Month.

Episode 294 - Internet For Beginners: Finding What You Need with Google

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Sasha demonstrate how to use Google as a powerful but easy-to-use tool in order to find local businesses, addresses, images and information.

Episode 293 - Twenty Years of a Free World Wide Web

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa reminisce about the early days of the Internet in celebration of 20 years of the World Wide Web being made royalty-free. A Viewer Question Extravaganza follows as they work through a full mailbag.

Episode 292 - Retro Gaming: Looking Back to the 80s

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Erika rebirth memories of the very foundation of the gaming industry. From the Atari 2600 to a live ColecoVision demonstration, be prepared to enter into a state of nostalgia.

Episode 291 - DIY Phishing Scam for Novice Hackers

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EST

R0bb13 and cHr157a hack the Twitter homepage to demonstrate how easy it is for hackers to create phishing sites to gather steal personal information. The same lesson applies to your online banking, and more.

Episode 290 - Point Linux: Bringing Back Classic Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EST

Are you a Gnome 2 or Compiz fan? Not a big fan of Unity or Gnome 3? We have the distro for you. It's called Point Linux, and on this episode we officially announce the release and talk to its developer.

Episode 289 - Virtualizing Android 4.1 on Standard PC or Mac Hardware

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EST

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

Episode 288 - Turning Your iDevice Into a Guitar Effects Processor

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:00:00 EST

Eric Kidd joins Robbie and Erika to demonstrate a cool set of devices which turn your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad device into a full guitar effects processor.

Episode 287 - Communicating With Your Customers

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:00:00 EST

Bogdan Oros joins Robbie and Rachel to discuss TxtFeedback; a new service that allows customers to communicate their comments directly with your staff.

Episode 286 - Building A Photo Booth - Part 2

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie is joined by Abigail are her fiancé Kyle as they design and create a working photo booth for the upcoming wedding for around $200.

Episode 285 - Valve Steam on Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Sasha give Valve's Steam video game delivery system a try on Linux, and answer an assortment of viewer questions.

Episode 284 - Saving Money with netTALK DUO

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:00 EST

Nelson Hudes joins Robbie and Hillary to discuss how netTALK DUO is able to save you nearly $1,000 per year by replacing your existing phone company. And you can even keep your phone number!

Episode 283 - The World's Smallest Computer

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:00:00 EST

A hands-on test of the Rikomagic MK802 IIIS Mini PC and demonstration of how to set it up.

Episode 282 - Social Media for Your Business

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:00:00 EST

Getting started with Twitter and Facebook doesn't have to be overwhelming, and you can even amalgamate the two (along with other social platforms) into one interface.

Episode 281 - Internet for Beginners... and Chocolate

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:00:00 EST

It's almost Valentines Day! Robbie and Sasha talk to Belgian Master Chocolatier, Kevin Richards. Then, it's back to the basics with understanding web browsers, and what the address bar does.

Episode 280 - Viewer Question Extravaganza

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary tackle the mail bag and answer a wide assortment of viewer questions on what they call a "hodge-podge" of a show.

Episode 279 - Building a Photo Booth - Part 1

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie sets out to save Abigail some money on a photo booth rental for her wedding by building one on a shoestring budget. Follow along to learn how to build your own.

Episode 278 - Protecting Your Script from Disposable Email Addresses

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric are joined by special guest Gerold Setz, developer of the Block Disposable Email Addresses API. Learn to block DEA subscriptions from your PHP script.

Episode 277 - Easy, Effective Mockups for Web Site or App Developers

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST

Demonstrating Mockups Desktop - a cross-platform tool for creating app or web site mockups quickly. Also speaking to Richard Collins from Ubuntu Mobile about Canonical's mobile phone OS.

Episode 276 - Happy New Yrar!

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Erika play air guitar and give away a slew of amazing prizes to viewers who cast ballots over the past week.

Episode 275 - A Very Merry Christmas

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:00:00 EST

The on-air team of Category5 TV bring you a Very Merry Christmas - a Christmas special featuring musical performances from our entire on-air team, plus a special guest appearance by Carrie Webb from Seasons 1 and 2.

Episode 274 - Brother's Business Smart Printers

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Sasha speak with Tania Goffredo from Brother Canada about the brand new, innovative Business Smart line of printers from Brother, and what they mean for small business owners.

Episode 273 - Creating a Custom Calendar with Lulu.com

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary show you how to create your very own custom calendar with free software. Perfect for gifts and complete with your own photos.

Episode 272 - The Ultimate Backup Enhancer for Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:00:00 EST

Create live snapshots of your Linux system without using any notable resources, allowing for backups of running virtual machines and other in-use files. Hot Copy works much like Windows' Volume Shadow Copy.

Episode 271 - Tt eSPORTS Level 10 M Gaming Mouse

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa have a look at the new Level 10 M Gaming Mouse from Thermaltake, which might be the coolest computer mouse ever designed.

Episode 270 - Creating Amazing Presentations

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:00:00 EST

Creating a professional looking cartoon-style presentation is now possible on a tight budget (even free) thanks to PowToon. See how it works on this week's show.

Episode 269 - Gerbil Meets Mouse

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:00:00 EST

Continuing our series on self-publishing, author Bailey J. Thompson discusses some of the trials she encountered in getting her book series published, and how she launched Gerbil Meets Mouse Publishing to make it happen.

Episode 268 - Protecting Your Business with Endpoint Protector

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric speak with Bodgan Oros from Romania about the powerful Endpoint Protector security appliance which protects businesses from data theft and accidental leakage.

Episode 267 - Fighting Malware and Phishing Scams with Malwarebytes.org

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EST

Spiderman, Spidergirl and Anti-Malware Man talk about recognizing phishing scams and how to protect ourselves in this frightening connected world.

Episode 266 - Ubuntu 12.10 vs Zorin OS 6 Ultimate

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Abigail take a look at the latest Ubuntu release and Zorin OS 6, and see which is most comfortable for new Linux users.

Episode 265 - Writing Without Distractions With Free Software

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa demonstrate FocusWriter, a free piece of software to help you avoid distractions such as social media or instant messengers while you write your novel.

Episode 264 - Traveling Back in Time. Audibly.

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EST

Your computer can be used to allow you to record audio from the past. Find out how to never miss that precious moment or great riff again with JACK Timemachine on Linux.

Episode 263 - Self-Publishing Your Book With Free Software

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie kicks off our series about self-publishing with a look at how to use free software to publish a novel or short story using Cafepress.

Episode 262 - 5th Anniversary Celebration

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie is joined by Hillary, Christa, Eric, Sasha, Jodi, a live studio audience and a packed chat room as we celebrate 5 years of Category5 Technology TV.

Episode 261 - Viewer Question Extravaganza

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa go through the mail bag and offer answers to a wide variety of viewer questions; from how we use Skype for interviews to obtaining a web design template.

Episode 260 - H+ The Digital Series

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary talk to John Cabrera, creator of H+ The Digital Series about the show, and the direction media is going with online-only programming.

Episode 259 - Hands-Free Computer Control using a Webcam

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:00:00 EST

Introducing Sasha Dirmeitis and controlling the computer using head movement and a cheap webcam.

Episode 258 - Setting up Knoppix as a Hobbyist Linux Distro

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric answer viewer questions and launch Knoppix as a hobbyist Linux installation running KDE, but not so much with Gnome 3.

Episode 257 - Backup The Cloud with Backupify

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa demonstrate Backupify, an online service to backup your Google services such as Gmail and Calendar, plus Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more.

Episode 256 - Debian as a LAMP Server Virtual Machine

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric install Debian in a virtual machine and demonstrate it as an easy-to-build web server. And then they tear down the studio.

Episode 255 - Online Image Compression to Speed Up Your Web Site

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa take a look into the Web Developers' Toolkit to see how to compress an image to save bandwidth and improve your site's response time.

Episode 254 - New Media in Cottage Country

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST

Silver Beach hosts Category5 for the Cottage Country Special, with a live performance by Eric Kidd and in-studio audience.

Episode 253 - Transmitting Data By Bird Song with Chirp

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST

A new app for iDevices lets you transmit and receive photos, web links, text and more via digital "bird songs" which sound a little like R2D2. We'll see how it works.

Episode 252 - Storing Passwords in a Safe Way

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST

Protect your data with a different strong password for each service and easily retrieve those passwords using the encrypted KeePassX software.

Episode 251 - Going Retro on Your Smartphone

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric demonstrate the iRetroPhone attachment for iPhone/Android/BlackBerry devices to give your smartphone a real retro feel.

Episode 250 - Protect Your Website with BlockScript

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:00:00 EST

Block unwanted website traffic from bad bots and open proxies using the powerful BlockScript program on your web server.

Episode 249 - Recovering Photos from a Bad Camera Card Using Free Software

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:00:00 EST

Whether you've accidentally deleted photos from your camera or have a corrupted filesystem on a camera card, learn to recover your precious photos with free software.

Episode 248 - Installing the Thermaltake Water 2.0 All-in-One LCS

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary go a little over-time with a realtime installation of the Thermaltake Water 2.0 liquid cooling system in place of a stock CPU fan.

Episode 247 - Viewer Question Extravaganza and a Liquid Cooling System

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary take on your viewer questions and unbox the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Liquid Cooling System.

Episode 246 - Saving Money Using Technology - Part 3: Reducing Power Consumption

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:00:00 EST

Using web-based software, hardware and even your SmartMeter to reduce your power consumption and save money.

Episode 245 - The Web Developer's Online Toolkit

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie opens up his online web development toolkit and shows you what's inside, and how to use some of the tools.

Episode 244 - Saving Money Using Technology - Part 2: The Sub-$100 Multimedia Center

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:00 EST

Looking at the AIOS HD Media Center, which provides full HD video, music, BitTorrent client and more in a device that is commonly available for under $100.

Episode 243 - Saving Money Using Technology - Part 1: Never Pay a Phone Bill Again

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 EST

Have you ever been skeptical of the magicJack? Robbie is. So he set out to do a little myth-busting and gets to the bottom of whether we can really save $1000 on our phone bill. Per year.

Episode 242 - GIMP 2.8 - Free Image Editing

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric show you how to install GIMP 2.8 on Ubuntu 12.04, and introduce you to an assortment of the new features.

Episode 241 - Ubuntu 12.04 - Linux for Human Beings

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Erika take a look at Ubuntu 12.04, the latest long term support release of the Ubuntu Linux operating system.

Episode 240 - Instagram. Love it or leave it.

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Rachel show you how to download all your Instagram pictures so you can close your account, or just to back them up.

Episode 239 - Pump Up The Volume

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary look at the iFrogz BOOST Near-Field Audio speaker and answer a slew of viewer questions.

Episode 238 - Viewer Question Extravaganza - Overdrive Edition

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric attack a full inbox with the first ever "Overdrive" edition of Viewer Question Extravaganza, answering a non-stop array of your questions.

Episode 237 - Viewer Question Extravaganza

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric work through a slew of viewer questions, give away a copy of Telestream Wirecast and announce our Earth Day giveaway contest. Eric also plays a live set of original songs.

Episode 236 - Telestream Wirecast and 1080p

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Erika take you for the first-ever on-air tour of the Category5 TV studio, and introduce you to the powerful broadcast software Telestream Wirecast.

Episode 235 - Beginner-to-Intermediate PHP Part 2: Counting with PHP

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST

We're learning to program web applications on Category5 TV, and this week Robbie and Hillary take you through a while() statement in PHP to count up from zero.

Episode 234 - Beginner-to-Intermediate PHP Part 1: The Magic of the PHP Array

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 233 - Easy game installation on Linux using DJL

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric demonstrate DJL, a Linux alternative to Valve's "Steam" software to make video game installation a breeze on Linux.

Episode 232 - Free software alternatives

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 231 - Monitoring your web sites and servers for free

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary demonstrate how to setup service monitoring using the free Uptime Robot service, allowing you to see when your web site, server or service is up or down.

Episode 230 - Creating a headless VirtualBox server

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 229 - Controlling Your Computer with an iDevice

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric show you how to control your computer with an iDevice and freely available VNC software.

Episode 228 - Controlling Your Computer with Your Head

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary demonstrate an amazing piece of technology for ergonomic or accessible use which allows you to control your computer's mouse by simply moving your head.

Episode 227 - Freeplay Human Powered Devices

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric take a look at a handful of the awesome flashlights in the Freeplay product catalogue. Never change a light bulb or battery again!

Episode 226 - Creating a Desktop Wallpaper for Linux with GIMP

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Rachel demonstrate how to create a simple desktop wallpaper for your Linux machine.

Episode 225 - Changing photo backgrounds using the GIMP

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary show you how to use the free GNU Image Manipulation Program to remove and replace the background in a photograph to make a Christmas photo usable throughout the year.

Episode 224 - Linux for little ones

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa show you how to setup Qimo as a session so when your young children login to your computer they are presented with a "made for kids" desktop experience.

Episode 223 - Customizing Debian for the best Linux desktop

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric demonstrate how to use Compiz to spice up the default Debian installation, allowing for a very fast and customizable Linux desktop.

Episode 222 - Tiling your Linux applications

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa introduce you to a Python script which lets you tile the windows on your Linux desktop, helping you organize your running applications and improve ergonomics.

Episode 221 - Making the Internet faster ... for free.

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Rachel demonstrate how to make your Internet service faster by using different DNS servers than those supplied by your Internet Service Provider. And best of all, it's a free upgrade, and you can change it at any time if you're not satisfied.

Episode 220 - HD Video, Web Streaming and Shopping for HD

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric show you the difference between four different grades of consumer video camera, and explain what each is capable of.

Episode 219 - Be a smart kid - Understand and stand up against cyber bullying

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST

Sharron-Ann Reynolds from iamaSMARTkid.org joins Robbie and Hillary to discuss how technology has changed the bully and created the cyber bully. Important information for parents, and young people alike.

Episode 218 - Linux Distros - Part 4: Linux Mint 12

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 217 - Home Office Tech with Brother Canada

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Rachel talk to Marc Ruel about technology to help the home office.

Episode 216 - The Cloud Powered by Asigra

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric chat with Eran Farajun from Asigra Inc. about Cloud backups and how "the cloud" relates to businesses and end users.

Episode 215 - Falling Back in Love With Ubuntu

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary show you how to make Ubuntu 11.10 look more like the old-style Ubuntu with a Gnome 3 running with a Gnome 2.x-looking layout and theme.

Episode 214 - The Halloween Special

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa (Spock and Paper Bag Princess) answer a slew of viewer questions in this special Viewer Question Extravaganza.

Episode 213 - Adding Textures in Photoshop (and GIMP)

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Rachel compare notes between Photoshop and the GNU Image Manipulation Program in a battle of epic proportions.

Episode 212 - Enhancing the Linux Clipboard

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Eric show you how to obtain, install and use Glipper, an excellent clipboard enhancement for Gnome.

Episode 211 - Installing Ubuntu 11.10

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EST

To kick off Season 5, Robbie and Hillary show how to install Ubuntu 11.10 Linux on your computer.

Episode 210 - A Year of Batteries and a Browser-Based Photoshop Alternative

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 209 - Enhance your video directly on YouTube

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie Ferguson and Christa Wells demonstrate how to use YouTube's new video editing feature to enhance the quality of your videos, practically instantly. Rachel Xu joins the Category5.TV Team and presents news from the Category5.TV Newsroom.

Episode 208 - Making LibreOffice Load Instantly

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie Ferguson and Eric Kidd demonstrate an easy way to make LibreOffice (and OpenOffice) load instantly on your computer, effectively improving the perceived speed of your computer.

Episode 207 - Creating Stop-Motion Video on Linux with Free Software

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Hillary demonstrate how you can create a stop-motion movie using free software and a webcam in Linux.

Episode 206 - Space Fish gets a name, and Windows programs work on Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa introduce a fun way to test if the lag issue is a [ahem] thing of the past by giving 25 viewer points to every user. Space Fish gets his name, and is happy to finally have an identity and purpose in life. Robbie demonstrates how the free "wine" utility can be used on Linux to run popular "Windows Only" applications directly and natively on Linux.

Episode 205 - A Year of Batteries, Pogoplugs and Live Lag

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa announce your chance to win a year supply of Eco Alkalines batteries, and offer a couple Pogoplug devices to give away. Many viewer questions are addressed. Lag on the streaming server unfortunately placed an unexpected delay on features, so viewer interaction was restricted, but a make-good episode will take place next week.

Episode 204 - Naming Space Fish and Creating Magazine Covers

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie Ferguson and Hillary Rumball demonstrate how to create a magazine cover using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program. The new Category5 Space Fish needs a name and you could win up to 300 viewer points.

Episode 203 - Viewer Question Extravaganza and an iPad

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie Ferguson sits down for a little one-on-one with the viewers, answering a wide assortment and large number of viewer questions. He also demonstrates the upcoming new version of the Category5 TV mobile site using an iPad.

Episode 202 - Technology Makes Its Way to Cottage Country

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie Ferguson visits with Silver Beach Developments' Gerry Kowalski to discuss their involvement in getting technologies such as high-speed Internet and zoned heating/cooling systems into Haliburton, Ontario. Hillary Rumball reviews the incredible Liquid Image MX video camera mask, and gets muddy doing it.

Episode 201 - CyberPower GreenPower UPS

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa take a look at the CyberPower GreenPower UPS, an economical battery backup with higher-end features such as a full LCD display, better-than-average surge protection, a $500,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee, and cost saving, environmentally friendly features. A large assortment of viewer questions this week as well.

Episode 200 - Celebrating 12,000 Minutes of Category5 TV

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 199 - Linux Distros - Part 3: CrunchBang Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EST

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

Episode 198 - Linux Distros - Part 2: Zorin OS 5 Free

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 197 - Linux Distros - Part 1: PCLinuxOS 2011.6

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa begin our new series taking a look at an assortment of Linux distributions, starting with PCLinuxOS 2011.6 with KDE.

Episode 196 - Creating Screencast Tutorials on Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa answer a ton of viewer questions and have a great time doing so, and then show you how to record and produce your own screencast tutorials on Linux using an assortment of free tools.

Episode 195 - Ubuntu Unity Replacements

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa take a look at scaling video to fill the frame in OpenShot Video Editor, and offer a couple viable alternatives to Ubuntu's default Unity desktop.

Episode 194 - Free Video Editing in Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates the free OpenShot video editing software, which brings non-linear editing, 3D titles and effects to Linux.

Episode 193 - Viewer Question Extravaganza

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa go through a handful of viewer questions, and say hello to viewers from all over the world.

Episode 192 - Web Development - Part 12

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie finishes off the web development series with Search Engine Optimization, and offers a free online tool for Search Engine Submission.

Episode 191 - Web Development - Part 11

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie fixes the footer of the web site and slices the HTML file out into PHP includes. A handful of viewer questions are answered and new chances to obtain Viewer Points are introduced.

Episode 190 - Web Development - Part 10

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie adds Lorem Ipsum placeholder text and some padding to the site layout. Several viewer questions are answered this episode, and two more viewers win 100 points for wearing a cardigan.

Episode 189 - Web Development - Part 9

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie fixes the z-index issue from last week, and finishes off the main layout of the site as he and Christa continue the Web Development series.

Episode 188 - Web Development - Part 8

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa continue coding their new web site by placing the Polaroid photograph and beginning the placement of the submenu below the woodgrain. Learn about absolute positioning in CSS and how to use margins to position an element within a container.

Episode 187 - Web Development - Part 7

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie interviews Loudon Owen, the chairman at i4i and discusses the US Supreme Court lawsuit against Microsoft and what it means for patent holders. Robbie and Christa continue their series on web site development, and we learn how to center text using CSS, and place image elements by both HTML and CSS.

Episode 186 - Web Development - Part 6

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christa battle a failing broadcast server, but entertain you none the less as they integrate the Google Font API into the web site.

Episode 185 - Web Site Development - Part 5

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EST

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

Episode 184 - Web Site Development - Part 4

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 183 - Web Site Development - Part 3

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie teaches us how to reduce the filesize of our polaroid PNG file, and then gets started coding the site itself. We learn the very basics of what our site will need for CSS, and start coding the layout itself.

Episode 182 - Web Site Development - Part 2

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST

Graphic Designer Christa Wells returns and Robbie puts Photoshop up against the GiMP as they both use their respective software to slice the web site Christa mocked up on last week's show.

Episode 181 - Web Site Development - Part 1

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie is joined by graphic designer Christa Wells to begin the series about Web Site Development. In this first part of the series, Christa demonstrates the creativity required to create the design of a professional looking web site.

Episode 180 - Restoring from a Bare Metal Backup with Clonezilla

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie uses the free Clonezilla tool to restore a full backup of your entire hard drive, bringing your computer back to its previous state, including the drive's data and files.

Episode 179 - Bare Metal Backups with Clonezilla

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie uses the free Clonezilla tool to create a full backup of your entire hard drive.

Episode 178 - Creating Mosaic Images

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates how to create a mosaic image: one big image comprised of thousands of tiny images, using free software on Linux.

Episode 177 - Surge Protection

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie explains what some of the on-the-box features mean when comparison shopping for good surge protection, and then compares eight different devices from a variety of price points to help us understand how to choose the best protection for the price.

Episode 176 - Becoming a Blogger

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST

Setup your own WordPress blog and get blogging with your own web site URL provided for free from WordPress.

Episode 175 - Internet Broadcasting 101

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST

An in-depth look at live streaming, along with representatives from Telestream (the makers of Wirecast 4), Filippa Hasselstrom and Christine Porter. Robbie and Hillary host an informative, practical discussion about how live video streaming on the Internet is revolutionizing media and video content delivery.

Episode 174 - Synergy

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie teaches us how to share our keyboard and mouse with multiple computers (Linux, Mac or Windows) using the free Synergy Software.

Episode 173 - Drum Beats on Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST

Hillary joined Robbie and Eric in studio, and we learn to create professional sounding drum beats on Linux using the free Hydrogen step sequencer. A lot of viewer questions were asked and answered, giving us a plethora of topics for Episode 173.

Episode 172 - Miro Internet TV

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates Miro Internet TV - a great tool for Mac, Windows or Linux that lets you obtain and watch the top quality Internet TV shows. Also, a tour of the new Category5.TV web site is provided, along with a cool web-based tool that sorts your text lists for you.

Episode 171 - VirtualBox 4.0 and Time Tracking on Gnome

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 170 - Zimbra Desktop

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST

Installing Zimbra Desktop on Ubuntu Linux and using it as an Email Client with Calendar and Social Media.

Episode 169 - Turnkey Linux LAMP Stack

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST

Deploying a Turnkey Linux server in a fraction of the time of a traditional server installation.

Episode 168 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 9

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates a simple technique to creating glossy web buttons from any photo using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program.

Episode 167 - Planet Calypso Society of Viewers

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie's wife had the baby, and Robbie has been working hard to take care of his family. In a surprise that the show was even able to go live, Robbie, Eric and Hillary pull a show together just for fun. In the course of the show, Robbie demonstrates how new Planet Calypso players can join the Category5 TV Viewers Society in the game to participate in events together.

Episode 166 - The DD-WRT Router Firmware

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST

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.

Episode 165 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 8

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST

During this episode, we look at how to crop images in The GNU Image Manipulation Program. In particular, we focus on Hugin-generated panoramas, but the method transcends the demonstration. We also talk about setting up shared folders on the Pogoplug, and how to mount CD/DVD ISO images using a handy GUI application on Linux.

Episode 164 - Running Planet Calypso on old hardware

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates how to get Planet Calypso working on old hardware. Hillary Rumball returns to the show in the role of News Correspondent, directly from school. We take more qualifiers for the upcoming draw for the Brother MFC-J615W all-in-one printer.

Episode 163 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 7

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST

Learn a simple technique that will enhance any color photograph using the free graphic editing software, The GiMP. We're also pushing our Canadian viewers to get their ballots in for a brand new Brother MFC-J615W all-in-one printer, answer a lot of viewer questions, and welcome back rdstreets following his open heart surgery.

Episode 162 - The Halloween Special

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EST

The Halloween Special: Lieutenant Commander Robbie Ferguson joins Left Wing player Eric Kidd to talk about the free multi-track audio studio software, Jokosher. A brief talk about the disposable mentality of our society and how retailers are trying to force it on us. Answering a slew of viewer questions.

Episode 161 - Home Office Organization with Brother Canada

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EST

Marc Ruel joins us from Brother Canada to help us understand how we can keep ourselves organized in our home or small business office. Qualifying users to win a Brother MFC-J615W printer. Scanning and printing directly to the iPad / iPod Touch / iPhone or Android device. Seagate hard drives and firmware updates. Reloading the menu items on your Gnome Linux application menu without having to reboot. Profanity delay on the cheap for radio. Will Linux users be excited, or upset about BBC Radio's new HD audio? Online tracking companies and advertisers are using Facebook apps to mine user data for their purposes. Oracle confirms their plans to continue development of the free OpenOffice.org Suite. Ubuntu Linux provides touch-screen features similar to the iPad.

Episode 160 - Ubuntu 10.10 in VirtualBox

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EST

Installing Ubuntu 10.10 in a Virtual Machine using VirtualBox. Software to rip DVDs. Google invents a car that drives itself. 200 hackers took out Spain's Copyright Protection web site in a pro-BitTorrent campaign. Apple has been ordered to pay $200 million. Pogoplug Pro is now available.

Episode 159 - Twitter and You

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EST

Setting up your very own Twitter account. RAID0 vs. RAID1. BlackBerry backups. Software suggestions when imaging your hard drive to a new device. Jot wins some Nanodots. Attendees at the Virus Bulletin 2010 conference have voted to abolish Adobe's PDF standard. The FAA plans to offer grants for Spaceports. Google is resorting to old-school tactics to make the Internet faster: image compression. Planet Calypso is stepping things up for online gamers with new hovercrafts, motorboats, and a secure in-game voice chat system.

Episode 158 - Data Security

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EST

Data security and keeping your private information safe when disposing of or selling your computer. Increasing the size of a VirtualBox harddrive. nVIDIA GeForce vs. Quadro. Shares in Research in Motion dropped today following yesterday's announcement of their iPad alternative, the PlayBook. Browser Sync Service Xmarks to Shut Down. Dr. Mark Wright is using his position as city councilor to fight the good fight on behalf for Open Source software in Bristol City, UK. Twitter's latest exploit redirected users to offensive web sites. Gallium has introduced its DirectX 10/11 implementation for Linux.

Episode 157 - 3rd Anniversary Special

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EST

The 2-hour anniversary special, featuring Robbie Ferguson, Eric Kidd, Carrie Webb, Christy Burton, Hillary Rumball, Bekah Ferguson, John Van Noort, Tali Ferguson and Zech Ferguson. A lot of random conversations and catching up with old friends of the show.

Episode 156 - Panoramic Photo Creation

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EST

Creating panoramic images using free software and a standard digital camera. Making scanners work using Vuescan. Extending a WiFi signal from one building to the next. Installing software on Linux. Win some Nanodots. Automattic Transfers Trademark to WordPress Foundation. WiFi is soon to get a lot easier for Linux users as Broadcom announces they are going open source with their latest drivers. Google Instant is being rolled out, making web searching even easier for novice users. Super Mario Bros. celebrated its 25th birthday yesterday.

Episode 155 - Answering Questions with Eric

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EST

Getting started with Panoramic Photography. Windows 7 on an SSD. Moving Program Files in Windows 7. Type of drives to purchase for a home RAID setup. Pronouncing words properly with the help of online tools. AMD to phase out the ATI brand. Launch Category5 Technology TV on your smartphone using a QR code. Toshiba recalls around 41,000 notebook computers. Ubuntu 10.10 is now available in beta.

Episode 154 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 6

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:00 EST

Making a summer photograph look like it was taken in the fall using the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GiMP). Hillary gets accepted into school for the fall. Shutdown problems with Ubuntu 10.04. Mass email service. Software RAID setup in Ubuntu using the GUI. An alternative to Facebook, Diaspora is soon to be released as Open-Source. Yahoo! search has come to an end in the US and Canada, with more markets to come. Protect yourself from genetically modified foods with the "ShopNoGMO" lifestyle app now available for iPhone and iPod Touch. Expedition Titanic promises to seal Titanic in time by capturing the best-ever quality 3D HD video of the Titanic wreckage. The OpenSolaris board of directors has finally had enough of being ignored by Oracle, and have disolved the board. NASA announced the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet crossing in front of the same star.

Episode 153 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 5

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:00:00 EST

Resizing an entire folder of images at once using the Linux command "mogrify". Malware has been found partly to blame for Spanair flight 5022 crash in 2008. Portions of the Android Application Licensing Server have been cracked by hackers. A handful of Denmark-based enthusiasts may soon send a man into space. Steam is not, I repeat not, coming to Linux. At least, not right now. Finishing off our photo manipulation from last week.

Episode 152 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 4

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:00:00 EST

Touching up photos like the magazine covers do, using nothing but free software. Category5.TV production system's video card died. Determining what Antivirus product is best for you. Converting VHS to DVD using Linux. Using the GNU Image Manipulation program (GiMP). Scientists from around the world plan to use a Turkish lake to white-balance satellite imagery. A decision by CableLabs provides a boost for Linux-based Home Theatre PC users. The Pogoplug gets its own little wireless buddy, and it's free to existing Pogoplug owners. Apple has patched iOS to protect users from a dangerous PDF exploit.

Episode 151 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 3

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:00:00 EST

Making a photo look really old using free graphic editing software. Category5 on Twitter. Making Hackergotchi heads. Qualcomm Inovation Center joins the Linux Foundation. Dell is still selling Ubuntu-powered computers, but not in the UK. Google is shutting down Google Wave. An Ontario man was arrested and convicted for speeding after he posted his speed record on Facebook. Using the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GiMP).

Episode 150 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 2

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:00:00 EST

Understanding "Layers" in relation to graphic editing. Using the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GiMP). Removing complex objects from a photograph using free image editing software. Robbie's new hobby: Snorkeling. Using bash to detect if files exist in a folder. BlackBerry finally adds some competitive edge to their smart phone products. GNOME 3 is being delayed... again. A new form of iPhone jailbreak is raising concerns over a frightening PDF exploit.

Episode 149 - The Cottage Special

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie welcomes you to the cottage in Eagle Lake, Ontario. Checking out the Liquid Image 310 digital video camera diving mask. Filesystems for external hard drives and large files. Why Category5 focuses its Linux-ness on Ubuntu. India unveils the $35 tablet computer.

Episode 148 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 1

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST

The basics of photo manipulation using free software. Security and the Pogoplug. President Obama's administration may indirectly help grow the open source market for online medical record storage. GNOME 3 is nearing release. Pogoplug has announced a new version of their cloud computing product called the Pogoplug Biz, and it's black.

Episode 147 - Farewell, Christy Burton

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST

Note: There were audio issues at the beginning of this week's show, but they resolve... so don't worry! Christy departs Category5 TV in style.

Episode 146 - Dynamic Linux Wallpaper

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST

Setting up a dynamic desktop wallpaper on Ubuntu Linux which shoes the "realtime" sunlight map of the entire earth, with clouds and realtime sun position. Adding a GUI cronjob editor to your Gnome desktop. Fixing the Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD webcam's auto-focus issues. Free ISO CD burning software for Microsoft Windows. Safe laptop practices and your data. Recovering a stolen laptop using free software. More then 240,000 Toronto hydro customers were in the dark on Monday. Microsoft abandons their Kin line of social phones after its sales flopped horribly in the first 6 weeks. Two British teens arrested for stealing banking information for 65,000 accounts using Facebook. Apple demonstrates that they are not as secure as they let on as many users see big bills for apps they didn't buy.

Episode 145 - Printing From Pogoplug

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:00:00 EST

Jeff Fochtman from Pogoplug announces the newest feature being added to the Pogoplug: Internet-based cloud printing from any device, anywhere in the world. Vehicles on Planet Calypso. Continuing to deal with a slow network connection even after upgrading the cables. Which version of Ubuntu to use for your laptop computer. Hillary introduces the Haikubuntu. Learning to say "Pogoplug" in sign language. Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD quality demonstration. Red Hat announced a major offering for cloud computing. Google is giving in to the Chinese government. The new nVidia 256.35 Linux driver is out. Hulu is bringing streaming TV to your portable devices. VLC Media Player 1.1 is now available with faster decoding of HD video. The Geekman action figure.

Episode 144 - Reverse Image Search

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:00:00 EST

Conducting a reverse image search to find high resolution versions of smaller images. Upgrading unRAID to the latest version on the fly. Category5 TV back on Ustream. 32-bit or 64-bit Linux: which to choose. Christy to leave Category5 TV. Resolving Last.fm GPG key errors on Linux. Hiding Category5 cable. The basic difference between Category5 and Category6 cable.

Episode 143 - Question Extravaganza

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:00:00 EST

Update about Christy's computer performance since cleaning out the fans. Wireless ESD wrist straps vs. grounded mat or strap. Canonical is gearing up for their upcoming release of Ubuntu for Tablet PCs. Google goes all "Bing" on its users with a background image on its search engine. MindForce is back on Planet Calypso and vehicles are coming. Apple has updated its Mac mini with new specs, and aluminum enclosure and HDMI port. Fixing errors when updating your repository list. Converting an OGV file to AVI in Linux without it being distorted. Unmounting a drive in Linux. Remotely access your Windows computers. Robbie performs as Fredric in the Pirates of Penzance.

Episode 142 - Clean That Computer, Christy

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:00:00 EST

Christy learns how easy it is to clean out the dust from a computer, increasing performance and extending the life of the system. Some of the Category5 team visits the Battle of the Bands. Apple unveiled their new iPhone last night, the iPhone 4. Linux is the choice for 91 percent of the world's fastest supercomputers. Open Source has won a court case against Microsoft in Quebec. You may be surprised at how many people have downloaded OpenOffice, the free alternative to Microsoft Office. Replacing the redundant shutdown question in Ubuntu.

Episode 141 - Hillary Installs Ubuntu

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:00:00 EST

Hillary installs Ubuntu 10.04. Pogoplug now supports document viewing directly within the interface, as well as direct email to your Pogoplug device. Activating basic network file sharing on Ubuntu Linux. Installing an encrypted Linux operating system--it's easy! Open Source innovations to compete with the Apple iPad. OLPC prepares for their upcoming tablet PC. 35,000 Facebook users quit using Facebook. The Jaguar Supercomputer is super fast. Google phases out Microsoft Windows from their offices.

Episode 140 - WiFi Security

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:00:00 EST

Understanding the dangers of running an open WiFi network, and what you should do to protect your data. Uninstalling a Skype plugin when it can't be found in add/remove programs. Perfectbuntu 5.1 has been released, with support for KDE and an expanded suite of software. Microsoft Outlook PST files may soon be accessible from within open source software. Google's Pacman tribute wastes a lot of time and costs corporations millions. Microsoft Windows 3.0 is 20 years old. Improving your privacy on Facebook the easy way. Google uses their Street View cars to collect private data from open WiFi networks and could be facing some serious reprecussions from world governments. Recording videos of your Ubuntu Linux desktop. Creating a cartoon version of your photo using the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GiMP). Argentina celebrates 200 years.

Episode 139 - Gaming Like It's The Early 90's

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:00:00 EST

Running nostalgic games (early 80s to mid 90s) on your modern computer using a freely available boot CD. Linux distros compatible with PowerPC. Knowing when new apps are added to Perfectbuntu. Fixing a failing IE8. Robbie = Pinky Lee? Cellphone study into radiation: does cellphone use pose a risk to our health? YouTube turns five years old. Is Ubuntu dropping Firefox in favour of Google Chrome? 64-bit Wine is nearing completion with version 1.2 around the corner. Microsoft Office 2010 has been launched. Valve is finally bringing Steam to Linux. Upgrading a netbook with its tiny hard drive to the latest Ubuntu without running out of space. FreeNAS is not based on Linux.

Episode 138 - Upgrading VirtualBox

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:00:00 EST

Upgrading VirtualBox to the latest version. Support charity by buying video games. A new laptop for Hillary. Android OS is second as far as how many phones went out in the first quarter, beating iPhone OS. Early plans for Firefox 4 are out. Mark Shuttleworth reveals Unity and Ubuntu Light, and their mission to see instant-on Ubuntu on retail desktops. Facebook's big security issue. Fedora 13 is coming out in one week. Solutions for a home file server. Fixing Windows boot with a broken bootloader after installing Ubuntu 10.04. Handbrake on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx. Fixing the Last.fm GPG key error in apt-get.

Episode 137 - Perfectbuntu 5

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:00:00 EST

Giving away the Final Pogoplug. Introducing Perfectbuntu 5 - add needed extras such as multimedia playback and Adobe Flash to your Ubuntu 10.04 system. Application suggestions for Ubuntu 10.04. Fixing the gimp-resynthesizer plugin on Windows machines. Creating a list of all installed applications on Ubuntu Linux (or any Debian-based Linux). Understanding the Ubuntu versioning system. Linux is no stranger to the world of mobile smartphones, but now it's making its way onto the smart deskphone with Alcatel-Lucent's new IC Phone. Google has purchased BumpTop. Why Ubuntu's window controls are now on the left. Sony is being sued for removing linux support from the PS3. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program is on its way to Palestinian refugees. Obtaining OLPC's "Sugar" operating system.

Episode 136 - Obtaining Ubuntu 10.04

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST

Obtaining Ubuntu 10.04 - The Lucid Lynx. Giving away a Pogoplug to our RSS subscribers. Shared calendar in Microsoft Outlook without the need for Exchange Server. Microsoft to join forces with Mozilla and Opera in bringing WOFF (Web Open Font Format) to W3C. McAfee antivirus software brings several business and public sector networks to their knees. Free software to burn CD ISO images on Windows. Installing Ubuntu 10.04 in a dual-boot environment with Windows 7 (also works for other versions of Windows).

Episode 135 - Remove Objects From Photos

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST

Category5 upgrades to 16:9 SD Widescreen. Using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program (GiMP) and the gimp-resynthisizer plugin to remove objects from photos in a similar way to Adobe Photoshop CS5's "Content Aware Fill" feature (except more than $1,000 cheaper, being that it's FREE). Win a Pogoplug, even if you can't join us during the live show. HTC and Verizon Wireless have announced and incredible smartphone powered by Android. Microsoft is making it easier to fix your Windows PC yourself with a free software tool. The Playstation 3 is soon to be offering 3D gaming and movies at home. Could OpenSolaris be in need of a fork?

Episode 134 - Depth of Field Effect

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST

Creating a realistic depth of field effect for flat-looking digital photographs using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program (GiMP). Awarding another Pogoplug to the Category5 chat room. Watching Category5 TV on your Android device. Microsoft announces its own apt/RPM style open source development platform to be added to Windows. iPhone OS 4.0 will finally add multitasking for iPhone users. Microsoft releases their new line of social media phones. The Digital Economy Bill passes into law in the UK. Category5 TV Studios were robbed this week.

Episode 133 - Pogoplug 2 Latest Firmware

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST

Jeff Fochtman from Pogoplug talks to us about the latest firmware update to the Pogoplug personal cloud computing device, and some of the exciting new features it provides. Download an MP3 version of Category5 Technology TV. Backing up your Evolution application. Adding Fotomoto javascript to a Joomla-based web site. Songbird pulling their Linux development. Zune HD Firmware 4.5 is released. Google Street View is now available in 3D. Announcing Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat. The world's deepest drill will soon penetrate the Earth's mantle. Creating an effective backup of your entire hard drive.

Episode 132 - Reflection Effect in The GiMP

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST

Increase the perceived speed of your Internet connection by setting up Quality of Service (QoS) on your DD-WRT powered router. Creating realistic reflection effects using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program (GiMP). Modifying the grub 2 configuration on Linux. Fixing a broken Wubi boot. Add a Send Link button to Google Chrome. Sony is pulling the ability to install Linux on the PS3. On the heels of Google, GoDaddy is pulling out of China. A Canadian tour guide that fits in your pocket. A fake Facebook antivirus app making its way around Facebook. Apple released Mac OS 10.6.3. Ethical e-waste recycling, and Robbie's convictions about disposing of old devices. Modifying radio2mp3 to support DVD MP3 discs.

Episode 131 - Robbie and Bekah Have Big News!

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie rebuilt the broadcast system and got a bunch of new features. Restoring a botched grub bootloader. Perfectbuntu to be released in a new GUI version. Checking if your laptop supports Linux. Novell rejects a $2 billion deal. Google stands up to China. The new Category5 TV Desktop Player.

Episode 130 - AllTray for Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST

Accessing the Category5.TV feed and chat room in the event of a site outage. Backing up your web site and mySQL Database(s). Importing mySQL databases that are too big. Google may leave China. A new tax in Canada for MP3 players. New Zealand's Internet filter is up and running. Nexuiz has been sold for commercial use. Don't take your video camera into a movie theatre. Learning to dock any application to your Linux system tray using AllTray. How to setup user-specific access to certain applications.

Episode 129 - Block Web Site Ads

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST

Using the Adblock Plus to hide ads on web sites. Cisco unveils a new router which they believe will revolutionize the Internet. A severe vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSL. Simon Phipps steps down at Sun Microsystems (Oracle). The iPhone and iPod Touch work out of the box in Ubuntu 10.04. The Steam gaming platform is coming to Mac. The iPad is shipping next month. All 127 years of the magazine Popular Science is now available online.

Episode 128 - Zimbra Collaborative Groupware

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie interviews Jim Morrisroe, vice president and general manager of Zimbra and discusses the acquisition of Zimbra by VMWare, and how it will impact the open source community. Microsoft signs a patent agreement with Amazon. The new Linux kernel supports Nintendo GameCube and Wii. Xerox is suing Google and Yahoo about search patents. Internet Explorer 6 is dead. Three Google execs convicted due to a video which was uploaded to Google Video. Microsoft stops support for Vista, XP and Windows 2000. A VISA card that gives a portion of every purchase to support open source software. Taking a look at the Bring TIM! device, which will save your company time and money. Speech recognition for Linux. Electromagnetic fields.

Episode 127 - Removing JPG Background Color

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST

Alternative to PortableApps for Linux. Using The GiMP to remove solid background colors from flattened images. Obtaining the GNU Image Manipulation Program for free. Microsoft forced to provide freedom-of-choice to browser users. New easy-to-use laptop for novice users is powered by Linux. Yahoo to be powered by Microsoft Bing. Make sure the latest Ubuntu updates won't break your computer by tapping into the power of social networking. Your router could become infected with the Chuck Norris botnet.

Episode 126 - Live Question and Answer

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST

Why startup-manager may have different advanced options from system to system. A free CCleaner alternative for Linux. What to do if a CPU is caked on to your heatsync. Wireless data transfer at over 1Gbit/sec. Sony disconinues its OLED TV in Japan. Ubuntu Netbook Remix will not include OpenOffice.org out of the box. Texas Instruments announces a super-tiny chip that combines a ton of wireless service features. Google becomes a super-fast ISP. How Robbie's unRAID Server is holding up after 23 weeks. How to setup an http proxy on Ubuntu. Changing the Alt-Move key in Ubuntu Linux. Free income tax software for Canadians. How Robbie makes Linux "better" ... for himself.

Episode 125 - Viewer Question Festival

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST

Introducing our new WMS feed. CBC.ca no longer supporting Linux viewers: what you can do about it. Completely erasing deleted files on your Windows computer. Electronics recycling: better for the Earth. Ubuntu or Mint. Sharing files to a guest virtual machine in VirtualBox. Announcing our Board of Directors.

Episode 124 - Making the Web More Readable

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST

Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius using Google. Deleting old kernels in Debian-based Linux such as Ubuntu. The Pogoplug and Linux. Windows 7 RC will start rebooting itself soon. Internet Explorer 6 is being phased out by Google. Intel announces new ultra-low-power processor line. Ubuntu 10.04 will see the default search engine changed from Google to Yahoo. Oracle announces that they will be holding on the the MySQL team. Making the Internet more readable, with Readability. Using VNC to support Linux users while working around their firewall. Outputting Linux script output to a custom log file.

Episode 123 - Converting Word DOCX to PDF

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST

The best Antivirus Software (opinion). Fixing Adobe Flash so you can click on things in Linux. A USB fingerprint reader which works in both Linux and Windows. Lenovo's new RapidDrive. Apple discusses replacing Google with Microsoft Bing as the default iPhone search engine. Jon Schwartz is retiring as CEO of Sun Microsystems now that Oracle is buying them out. A 35 TB digital storage tape. Downloading YouTube videos to your hard drive using Linux. The new Star Trek Online game. Lubuntu 9.10. Automatically restart Samba upon computer start. Creating a simple bash script in Linux. Linux CD's for a fee, or Linux CD's for free. How to enable or disable Mounted Volume icons on your Linux desktop. How to remove old kernels from your grub menu using startup-manager.

Episode 122 - Southern California Linux Expo

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie talks to Ilan Rabinovitch from the Southern California Linux Expo about their upcoming SCALE 8x conference. Get 50 percent off admission to this amazing open source show with our special coupon code! Introducing our new co-host, Hillary Rumball. Our News Room is expanding, and Christy Burton will be heading it up as News Anchor. Auto-start applications in Ubuntu 9.10. The new DisplayPort 1.2 specs have been finalized, providing up to 21.6 Gb/sec of throughput. New powercell powered by soda pop will power a cellphone 4x longer than a traditional battery. nVidia's GF100 GPU has some insane specs. Internet Explorer is dangerous, so says France and Germany. Fly to space with Virgin Galactic--for real! PDF documents created in word on a Mac computer don't have working hyperlinks.

Episode 121 - Defending Ubuntu Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST

Robbie defends Ubuntu Linux as a viable desktop operating system for end users in a special episode of The Tech Buzz--we'll recap. Software and hardware compatibility with Ubuntu Linux. Converting a video file to MP3 audio on Linux. Mythbuntu or MythTV on your existing Ubuntu install. Creating samba shares on unRAID and accessing them from Linux Mint. Star Trek Online open beta is live, and free. Lenovo's new IdeaPad U1 netbook/tablet hybrid. Boxee releases a set-top box along with D-Link. KDE 4.4 release candidate is out. Matt Friedman has stepped down from his role at Novell. Have a frame of fame--be in a music video. Finding a motherboard with specific specs. OpenShot Video Editor for Linux. Get key system information with support details.

Episode 120 - Unboxing the Pogoplug 2

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST

Unboxing the Pogoplug 2. What is faster: popping a bag of microwave popcorn or setting up your Pogoplug cloud computing system? Robbie's intended use for the Pogoplug, and how it will work alongside his unRAID Server to provide off-site redundancy. Opera Software has a new version of their browser--and a new CEO. Seesmic acquires Ping.fm. SuperOS has beat Ubuntu as the number one Linux distro in 7 days on Distrowatch. Intel not playing fair: a crippled compiler for AMD processors lands them a court settlement. Star Trek Online beta demo starts next week. Category5.TV available on the Roku set-top device. A cool wallpaper changer for Ubuntu Linux. Right-click MD5 lookup on your Linux files. Microsoft spam offers a hefty reward if you send your personal information. Using tinyurl.com's preview feature to protect yourself from fishing attacks and malicious web sites.

Episode 119 - Christmas Gifts and Q&A

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie takes a look at some of his more geeky Christmas gifts, including an off-brand MP3 player that looks like similar to an iPod Touch, Logitech X-540 5.1 computer speakers, and more. Introducing USB 3.0: with built-in support in the Linux kernel and up to 5 Gbit/sec data rate. Microsoft lawsuit has come to a head and soon Microsoft Word will either receive substantial changes, or be removed from US store shelves. The upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 Linux operating system will boot in 2 seconds.

Episode 118 - Speed Up Your Web Site

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Speed up your web site with the SmartOptimizer minifyer / compressor all-in-one PHP script. Installing unMenu in unRAID Server. Handy Firefox add-ons for web developers. Encrypting individual files and folders in Ubuntu Linux. Mark Shuttleworth stepping down as CEO of Canonical Ltd. Copying files recursively using the Linux terminal.

Episode 117 - Brother MFC-6890CDW Giveaway

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Giving away a Brother MFC-6890CDW all in one printer, sponsored by Brother Canada. Also wrapping up the Windows 7 virtual machine installation.

Episode 116 - Installing Windows 7 in Ubuntu

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Now using Wirecast and broadcasting live to Justin.TV, Category5 Technology TV looks at installing Windows 7 in a virtual machine on Ubuntu Linux, how to get Santa Claus to send a video to your kids (or naughty co-workers), and get your final chance to win a Brother MFC-6890CDW all in one printer.

Episode 115 - Computer Gaming for Toddlers

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Jim Robinson joins us from Kneebouncers.com -- a free online gaming service for babies (aged 3-months to 4-years). Robbie also talks about the SafetyGate, a great device from SafeStart Systems, and gives you more chances to win a Brother MFC-6890CDW multi-function printer. Answering viewer questions and interacting with the chat room is a big part of the show.

Episode 114 - Pogoplug 2

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christy talk in detail with Jeff Fochtman from Pogoplug.com about the new and exciting 2nd-generation Pogoplug cloud computing device; a revolutionary product that is bringing cloud storage to users with a simple 60-second setup.

Episode 113 - The Meat

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Re-launching The Meat -- a special feature that lets you watch short clips of Category5.TV. Announcing our big Christmas giveaway contest for this year: a Brother MFC-6890CDW is being given away!

Episode 112 - Virtualizing with VirtualBox

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Taking the first step to virtualizing: obtaining and installing the full version of Sun's free VirtualBox software. Internet radio, and how Robbie likes to access it on a Linux machine. Fixing a broken Grub bootloader without reinstalling your operating system. Subtitles in K9copy. A Linux-powered motorcycle (perhaps it's less prone to crash?)!

Episode 111 - Geolocation Services

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Interview with Ed Lin, the business development manager at MaxMind, about GeoIP IP Geolocation Technology. Taking a look at Ubuntu 9.10 and a glimpse at Ubuntu One cloud software on Karmic Koala.

Episode 110 - Handsfree: It's The Law

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie's "cousin" Billy-Bob hosts this special Halloween episode of Category5.TV. Discussing the new handsfree law for Ontario drivers, and why the Aliph Jawbone is perhaps the best option. Saying a final farewell to Geocities.

Episode 109 - Twitter Wine

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST

Guest co-host Bekah Ferguson joins us as we take a look at Twitter's new fundraiser: selling Pinot Noir for literacy. We also answer a handful of viewer questions that arrived by email, and take care of those who posted questions in the chat room. This was a special pre-recorded episode as Bekah and Robbie celebrate their 8th wedding anniversary the night of the broadcast.

Episode 108 - Viewer Question Extravaganza

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST

Setting a Windows application to open your files on Linux. Home web servers. Zoom features of compiz-fusion, and how to get something similar on Windows. OpenDNS and non-english porn sites. Perfectbuntu on Karmic. Restoring Firefox settings in Linux. Handbrake dropping xvid: what can we use now? Fullscreen mode issues with compiz-fusion. Gaming News: Planet Calypso Oil Rig is open.

Episode 107 - Blocking Porn on Your Network

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST

How to use the free OpenDNS service to block pornographic web sites on your entire network.

Episode 106 - Undertanding Parity in 60 Seconds

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST

Learn how Parity is able to protect a hard drive array even when the parity drive is smaller than the capacity of the array.

Episode 105 - Happy 2nd Birthday

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST

Celebrate two years of Category5 Technology TV - your family-friendly tech broadcast from Canada. On this special anniversary show, we welcome back former co-host, Carrie Webb, and present special appearances by many of the volunteers who make the show possible.

Episode 104 - A Week with unRAID

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST

Following a week with unRAID, we review the system and Robbie's experience with a working unRAID server.

Episode 103 - unRAID Server

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST

The homemade Drobo--with up to 21 hard drives; Building an unRAID Server from scratch. 10 easy steps to give you the ultimate network attached storage solution with redundant data and the ability to grow the array easily with un-matching drives.

Episode 102 - Your Own Handwriting as a Font

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST

Preparing yourself for a Gmail outage. Creating a redundant data storage device at a very low cost. Creating a Windows/Mac/Linux TTF TrueType font from your own handwriting--for free.

Episode 101 - Entropia Universe VU 10

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EST

Introducing Entropia Universe 10. We look at the last few moments of Entropia Universe 9.4, and welcome in the new era with VU 10 - Planet Calypso.

Episode 100 - Skype Video Special

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EST

For our 100th episode, viewers were invited to 'call in' via Skype Video. More than 15 viewers from around the world showed their support and said hello.

Episode 99 - Installing Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EST

Firefox 3.5 is still missing from Ubuntu repositories, so Robbie will show you how to install it painlessly using an easy-to-use installation script, perfectbuntu. Announcing Entropia Universe 10.

Episode 98 - Seesmic Desktop and Twitter

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie's wife, Bekah joins the show to discuss Seesmic Desktop, and how it helps streamline the Twitter and Facebook experience. You'll learn to install it and set it up.

Episode 97 - Redundant Data Storage 2

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Christy continue the discussion about redundant data storage, as we work towards finding the ultimate affordable solution. Discussion introduces Solaris and NASlite, and expands our coverage on RAID, FreeNAS, OpenFiler, Drobo, unRAID, and more.

Episode 96 - Redundant Data Storage 1

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST

Christy Burton joins in the fun, and Robbie begins the discussion about redundant data storage, as we work towards finding the ultimate affordable solution. Discussion covers RAID, FreeNAS, OpenFiler, Drobo, unRAID, and more.

Episode 95 - Viewer Questions

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST

The new lights have arrived, and Robbie is pale as a ghost. A good slew of viewer questions, and introducing the upcoming viewer call-in video show.

Episode 94 - Prepping Your Hard Drive for Data Recovery

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie explains data recovery, and why it can be necessary after a hard drive or other media crash. We'll learn to remove a hard drive from your PC and prepare it for safe shipping to a data recovery lab, and even get free shipping and a free quote before comitting to data recovery, which can be pricey.

Episode 93 - Viewer Questions

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST

Answering an assortment of viewer questions. Gaining write access to a Linux hard drive by setting the permissions. LogMeIn offering a Linux browser plugin preview for the past several months. Much more!

Episode 92 - Farewell, Carrie Webb

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST

Reviewing and demonstrating the brand new $99 "Eyeball" from Blue Microphones; a 1280x1024 webcam with CD-quality audio which works on Linux, Windows and Mac with no setup required. Carrie's is leaving Category5 TV as co-host. This special episode looks back at some of her best moments over the past several months.

Episode 91 - Viewer Questions

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Carrie answer viewer questions about Linux and other technologies.

Episode 90 - Security Suite Giveaway

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Carrie give away copies of NOD32 Antivirus 4 and SUPERAntiSpyware. Generate truly random numbers with your computer.

Episode 89 - Brother's MFC-990cw

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Carrie answer a slew of viewer questions, and review the MFC-990cw printer from Brother; with a built-in cordless phone. Learn how to install your preferred offline dictionary into StarDict on Linux.

Episode 88 - The Return of Carrie Webb

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:00 EST

Carrie Webb has returned as co-host on Category5.TV after a long break. Catch up with her, and hear the answers to countless viewer questions about technology.

Episode 87 - Prevent Spam with Mailinator

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:00 EST

Protect your real email address when signing up for random online services without having to sign up for an online email account.

Episode 86 - Windows 7

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie takes a sneak peak at Windows 7 and shows you how to get your own copy of the OS for one year, absolutely free.

Episode 85 - Upgrading VirtualBox to 2.2.x

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:00:00 EST

Updating VirtualBox to the latest version using either the .DEB package or the Sun repositories. Talking about the new Star Trek movie.

Episode 84 - Using perfectbuntu to Fix Flash Plugin

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST

Fixing the Flash plugin on Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope. Robbie renovates the studio.

Episode 83 - Upgrading to Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates upgrading Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex to Jaunty Jackalope (8.10 to 9.04) without reinstalling. What potential problems might you encounter with Flash plugin and VirtualBox?

Episode 82 - Virtualizing Your Desktop: Snapshots

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST

Continuing our series on desktop virtualization, Robbie shows how to make a copy of our Windows XP virtual machine hard drive so that we can mount it in a new virtual machine without having to reinstall Windows XP.

Episode 81 - Motion Capture with Reuben Langdon

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST

Actor Reuben Langdon (Chris Redfield, Resident Evil 5) joins us to discuss the outstanding progression of motion capture videography and how it is impacting video games and movies. Continuing our series on desktop virtualization, Robbie shows how to install Guest Additions (virtual hardware drivers) in our Windows XP virtual machine.

Episode 80 - Virtualizing Your Desktop: Step 2

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST

Continuing our series on desktop virtualization, Robbie will show you how to build your first virtual machine and install Windows XP. Also: the fear surrounding the Conficker C virus, how to protect yourself, and how to remove it if you're already infected.

Episode 79 - Virtualizing Your Desktop: Step 1

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST

Learn the advantages to desktop virtualization. Obtain and install a working version of VirtualBox (non-OSE) on your Ubuntu Linux system.

Episode 78 - Creating PDF Documents

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST

Carrie pays a surprise visit. Robbie shows how to create PDF documents on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X using free tools; no having to buy Acrobat.

Episode 77 - Spam Email: What a nuisance

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie discusses these sneaky spam email that are meant to obtain our personal information, and explains how forwarding email using BCC protects your friends, but exposes you. A lot of viewer questions again this week, so the topics are many.

Episode 76 - Viewer Question Festival

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST

For this episode, we go deep into the Category5 mail bag and answer a bunch of viewer questions about their computers. Carrie says farewell for the next couple months as she takes on her clinical placement on Tuesdays until late May.

Episode 75 - Tweaking Ubuntu

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie takes a look at ubuntu-tweak; a GUI application that lets us customize the look, feel and features of our Ubuntu desktop.

Episode 74 - Life-saving Technology: The Defibrillator

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie and Carrie talk to Mia at St. John Ambulance to relieve you of your fear of the defibrillator. Learn how it works, and how easy it is to potentially save a life. Special guest co-host, Christy Burton.

Episode 73 - Adding Pictures to a Joomla Blog

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST

Carrie continues her lessons on how to blog using Joomla, and you can learn along with her how to manipulate your photos and post them in your blog entries. Robbie introduces you to a cool gnome-terminal replacement with tabs and panes.

Episode 72 - Using Ubuntu's CD to Backup Your Files

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates how you can use an Ubuntu Live CD (which is available as a free download) to recover files from a corrupt, infected or problematic Windows partition. Carrie begins her lessons on how to blog using Joomla, and you can learn along with her about sections, categories, and posting your first blog entry.

Episode 71 - Data Backups on Windows Vista

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST

Part four of our data backup series: Robbie demonstrates Windows Vista's built in backup automation software. Robbie's Favorites: XE.com currency converter service.

Episode 70 - Data Backups on Mac OS X

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST

Part three of our data backup series: Tyler shows us how to conduct backups on Mac OS X Leopard using Time Machine. Robbie's Favorites: Google.

Episode 69 - Data Backups on Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST

Part two of our data backup series: Robbie demonstrates a very sleek rsync-based GUI backup system for Ubuntu Linux. Robbie's Favorites: Happy News.

Episode 68 - Data Backups on Windows XP

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST

Part one of our data backup series: Robbie looks at the basics of good backup practice, and demonstrates how to back up your most critical files in Windows XP. Robbie's Favorites: An easy way to determine if that web site is down for everyone, or just you.

Episode 67 - Fedora 10

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

A glimpse at the Linux operating system Fedora 10. Robbie's Favorites: Snopes.com for all your email scam and urban legend needs.

Episode 66 - Codecs for Windows

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

Adding a true Ubuntu installation (not Wubi) to your Windows XP computer without losing XP - Part 3. Understanding what a codec is, and then installing them in either Linux or Windows.

Episode 65 - Non-destructive Dual Booting

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

Part 2 of our feature on how to add a true Ubuntu installation (not Wubi) to your Windows XP computer without losing XP.

Episode 64 - Mark Shuttleworth

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

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

Episode 63 - Ripping DVDs in Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

Dual-booting Ubuntu on a Windows XP computer. Ripping DVD to video files in Linux with the new Handbrake 0.9.3 GUI. Observing the constellations via your computer. Why Ubuntu's automatic update feature is better than Microsoft Windows Update. Adding widgets to your Ubuntu desktop. Giving away free Jawbone Bluetooth headsets.

Episode 62 - Burning CDs in Ubuntu Linux

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST

Introducing the new IRC chat room. CD burning with Brasero and K3b in Ubuntu. Listening to Internet radio on a non-internet device such as MP3 player. Giving away free Jawbone Bluetooth headsets.

Episode 61 - Customizing Compiz Fusion

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST

Tweaking Compiz Fusion the way you like in Ubuntu Intrepid. Is the radiation from a Bluetooth headset dangerous to your health? Virginia Jamieson from Aliph joins us in studio. Giving away free Jawbone Bluetooth headsets.

Episode 60 - New Hotmail on Ubuntu

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST

Dealing with a couple of potential issues you might encounter with a fresh installation of Ubuntu Intrepid. How to make the "new" Hotmail work in Ubuntu Linux. Giving away free Jawbone Bluetooth headsets.

Episode 59 - Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST

Talking about the new features in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. Looking at the PurTEK Big Button Emergency Phone. Announcing our Christmas giveaways.

Episode 58 - New Media

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EST

Episode 38 - Logitech Wave Keyboard

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EST

Robbie demonstrates what he believes to be the most comfortable, ergonomic computer keyboard ever developed, and also shows us how to re-partition a harddrive with free software, without losing the data.

Episode 37 - Elisa Media Center

live@category5.tv (Category5 Technology TV) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EST

Taking a look at Elisa Media Center: an incredible and powerful free program for Windows and Linux (Mac version is coming too). Making Windows XP look and feel more beautiful.