Category5 TV - MASTER FEED

Category5 TV - MASTER FEED

Category5 Technology TV with technologist, Robbie Ferguson. A weekly live TV-style show. Ask your questions and get live answers. Each episode is recorded live, and is one hour in length.

Episodes

313 - Creating a Virtual Machine of Your Real System - Part 2

September 17, 2013
Robbie and Bekah resolve the 2-part series they began on Episode 307: converting a real, physical system into a virtual machine using free software.
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312 - Putting Rikomagic's "Full HD 1080p" Claims to the Test

September 10, 2013
A large assortment of questions following Episode 311 lead to a followup episode where Robbie answers viewer doubts about the full 1080p nature of the Rikomagic MK602.
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311 - Rikomagic MK602 Set-Top Skype Video Mini-PC

September 3, 2013
Robbie and Eric take a look at the new MK602 from Rikomagic, a device which turns your normal TV (even an old CRT) into a smart TV.
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310 - Desktop Widgets for Linux

August 27, 2013
Add cool (and also useful) desktop widgets and system monitors to your Point Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) system.
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309 - Creating Notification Windows on Your LAN Computers

August 20, 2013
Learn to send handy little popup windows to both Linux and Windows computers (from computers of the same OS) on your LAN.
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308 - Viewer Question Extravaganza (Solo Style)

August 13, 2013
The 2013 "Vacation Episode", Robbie tackles the mailbag on his own and answers a plethora of excellent viewer questions and shares your comments.
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307 - Creating a Virtual Machine of Your Real System - Part 1

August 6, 2013
Learn to convert your running operating system into a virtual machine using free tools. Creating an image of the physical machine and installing it to a virtual machine.
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306 - The $200 Jib That Makes Your Video Look Like $1 Million

July 30, 2013
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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305 - Convert Your Photos to Video Slideshows with Free Software

July 23, 2013
Robbie and Christa take a look at a piece of free software (Windows, Linux) that is making it easier for you to make attractive slideshows from your photographs.
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304 - Creating Simple Perspective in GIMP

July 16, 2013
Learn to build an image from scratch that features text which looks like it is illuminated from behind, casting a nice subtle shadow on the floor in front. Creating perspective the easy way with free software.
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303 - The Distro That Converted Robbie to Linux

July 9, 2013
Robbie and Hillary take a look at an old laptop Robbie found while sorting through the old computer wasteland... complete with one of the earliest versions of Linux Robbie ever used.
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302 - Viewer Question Extravaganza and The New MiniPC

July 2, 2013
Looking at the newest improvements by Rikomagic on their MiniPC line of products, and answering an assortment of your Viewer Questions.
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301 - Tracking Your Projects and Managing Your Time

June 25, 2013
Learn to install Adobe Air on Linux, and use Klok2 (an Air application) to track and manage your time, complete with custom timesheets and graph overviews. Windows, Mac or Linux.
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300 - A Look Back

June 18, 2013
Carrie Webb takes us on a trip back in time over the history of Category5 Technology TV as we celebrate our 300th episode.
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299 - Checking Your Web Site for Vulnerabilities and Hacker Exploits

June 11, 2013
Protect your web site, your reputation, and your site visitors by determining if your site can be easily compromised by hackers. Looking at Lynis and StopTheHacker.
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298 - DSLR Cameras for Broadcasting with Wirecast

June 4, 2013
Is it possible to save some money and use a DSLR as an HD video source for Telestream Wirecast? Robbie and Sasha set out to find out on this episode of Category5 TV.
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297 - Synthesizing Depth-of-Field in Seconds

May 28, 2013
Using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program to add a very quick depth-of-field effect to your photos to give them a "high end" look.
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296 - Making Your Web Site Faster with Cloud-Based JavaScript Hosting

May 21, 2013
Robbie and Christa show you how simply changing your JavaScript hosting from your own server to "the cloud" will noticeably speed up your web site.
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295 - Analyzing Your Web Server Logs

May 14, 2013
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.
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294 - Internet For Beginners: Finding What You Need with Google

May 7, 2013
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.
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