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Category5 Technology TV (HD Video)
by Category5 TV Network
Weekly live digital TV show with Robbie Ferguson focused on topics of interest to tech minds. Ask your questions and get live answers. Recipient of 2014 and 2017 Top 100 Tech Podcasters award. The broadcast-length format aired from 2007-2021 before switch
Episodes
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Raspberry Pi Minecraft Server - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 671
Robbie and Jeff set out to answer the question of whether a Raspberry Pi SBC can host a powerful Minecraft Server, and the results are astounding! With Robbie's installer, a Raspberry Pi 4 is configured as a game server, and they'll put it to the test by having their kids join (8 players total)....
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Closing Out 2020 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 670
2020 has been a heck of a year. Let's just take a deep breath as a community, and spend some time together, reminiscing about the changes around here, and where things are at as we plan to hit the ground running in 2021. Robbie and Jeff sit in our festive Studio E in front of the warm glow of the...
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Upgrading Our Server's Storage to SSD - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 669
Robbie has finally pulled the filled-to-the-brim spinning hard drives from our data server and replaced them with enterprise SSDs. Does it make a difference? We'll chat with Mark Noland from Kingston to help us understand our benchmark results. Jeff, Bekah and Robert are all here too! Read the...
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New Raspberry Pi in a Keyboard Running Ubuntu, and AI to Figure Out Song Titles - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 668
As an old school Vic 20 fanboi, Robbie's given to liking the new Raspberry Pi 400. After all, it's a full computer inside a keyboard, just like the old days of Commodore and Amiga. But this time, it's got 4 GB RAM and a 1.8 GHz clock speed. Let's get a look at the device, and stick the new Ubuntu...
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3D Print or Gamify Real-World Objects Using a Drone - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 667
Henry shows us how he uses his quadcopter to take hundreds of pictures of real-world buildings, which he then stitches together to create 3D objects. Those can then be imported into Unreal Engine or Blender, or even printed on a 3D printer. Robbie will demonstrate the latter. Bekah's also here…
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Learning to 3D Print at Halloween - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 666
Robbie and Jeff get an early look at 3D printing with the Ender-3 V2. Robbie assembles it, and shows off some of his early prints. As this is our last episode before Halloween, we'll also dive into some spooky features: Robbie turns Jeff into a Zombie using AI, Bekah writes a spooky ghost story...
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Your Own Free Proxy Service and Thoughts on DIY Electronics - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 665
Whether you're hoping to give yourself extra privacy while moving about the web, trying to access services that aren't available in your area, or if your IP address is blocked by the provider, a proxy is every nerd's go-to. But using a free proxy can be unreliable ... or even dangerous. That is,...
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Season 14: FRESH - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 664
It's time to put "lucky" Season 13 behind us and kick of Season 14. But we'll freshen things up with a new theme song remix, improved audio on our mics, and more camera angles. Bekah's here with the top news stories this week, and Robert's got the Crypto Corner to tell us what's up with the...
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Debian 11 on Pinebook Pro, and The Orville Die-Cast Model - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 663
As "lucky" Season 13 comes to a close, Robbie takes us through installing Debian 11 (Bullseye) on a Pinebook Pro. We've also got our hands on a die-cast 10-inch model of The Orville ship, which is available now at comic book stores and online. Robbie will get into the box and take a look at this...
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Jumping Right To The News - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 662
After three false starts, Robbie and Jeff decided it wasn't meant to be. But they made it to the studio in spite of the technical difficulties amidst our pandemic-time growing pains. So a quick hello, and then it's straight to the news. Read the complete show notes, comment or rate this episode,...
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Two-Factor Authentication, Learning to Design for 3D Printing for Free - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 661
Robbie and Jeff sit down for a chat about how the pandemic has forced the Internet infrastructure to change rapidly, and what we can expect. Plus Robbie shares how he's learning to 3D print even without a 3D printer, and the guys offer an easy-to-grasp explanation of what 2FA is, and why it's...
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Cables Through Walls - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 660
As Robbie works hard toward getting Studio E fully operational, ameriDroid's 3D printer came in handy and provided a novel solution to get cables from one room to the other. We also give away a gift card and chat about a dangerous app idea. Bekah's here with the news, and Robert will help us make...
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A Funky Clock and a Nightmarish Wednesday for IT - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 659
Robbie wanted a clock for The Bridge that not only offered more functionality, but also looked super cool. So, he began development of a program to be that clock. Will a Raspberry Pi suffice? Robbie and Jeff catch up about how things are going around here, and discuss a nightmare scenario where...
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Category5 Crew Conversations # 1 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 658
Jeff Weston returns to us this week! In our first-ever "Crew Conversations" special, Jeff and Robbie are put head-to-head to share two topics each that interest them. Jeff speaks about Chromebooks and Minecraft on Raspberry Pi, where Robbie talks about his dream of 3D printing technology and a...
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Much Ado About MikroTik - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 657
This week we knock out the next three segments of our MikroTik router series. Robbie will show you how to update your router firmware, set a static IP address in your DHCP server, and configure a custom DNS server such as a Pi-hole as your network default. We've also got a viewer question about...
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Community Coffee Break and Step One of Laptop Computer Cooling System Replacement - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 656
The Category5 Community Coffee Break is more than 64 episodes in since the pandemic hit, and it's a great place to come together with other community members and hang out, sharing about the tech (and other things) that occupy your time. Robbie also takes a crack at replacing the decrepit cooling...
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"Making" A Killer SBC-Powered Desktop Computer - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 655
This week, Robbie sets out to assemble a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB RAM in an Argon ONE case, which proves to be a gorgeous SBC-powered computer. But he'll also dig into the Argon ONE code and find out what makes it tick. Bekah's here with the latest news stories, and Robert's got the Crypto…
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The Spotlight's On Robbie, Installing an OS on Pinebook Pro's SD Card and an Intro to GitHub - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 654
Rocco (BigDaddyLinux) pointed the Linux Spotlight at Robbie this week, and we've got a short preview. Robbie will show us what it takes to get an operating system "installed" on a Pinebook Pro SD card, and why you might want to, and we'll also get a beginner's rundown of how to use GitHub.…
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MikroTik vs. Crackheads, Pinebook Pro Issues, and a Virtual Typewriter - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 653
For the first time, we open our MikroTik router series up to viewers for questions and comments. Robbie also addresses a couple of the major issues affecting the latest run of Pinebook Pro laptops, and shows a web service that provides a fun yet functional typewriter simulation. Bekah's here for...
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Locking Down The WiFi - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 652
On this week's show, Robbie teaches us how to setup a guest WiFi connection on our MikroTik router that cannot access our internal network resources, such as network shares or smart devices. Plus, Bekah's here with the tech news stories we're following this week. Read the complete show notes,...
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Living Out of Boxes - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 651
Robbie's digging through boxes before the show to ensure we can broadcast from our new studio. We'll chat about how things are progressing with our new space. We'll also get a look at setting up port forwarding rules in MikroTik routers, and Bekah returns with the news stories we're following…
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Getting Started with MikroTik Routers - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 650
Robbie gets things rolling in our MikroTik router series by starting at the beginning: Bridging our modem and setting up MikroTik as a new gateway for our network. Bekah is on the newsdesk, Robert has a great list of recommended cryptocurrency podcasts and YouTube channels, and we'll learn a…
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Making My Computer Stuff Quieter - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 649
Robbie's been doing a lot of work in the production room, and the servers are really noisy! So we'll set out to reduce the noise by replacing a fan in our backup drive. After that, listening to music is much more enjoyable, so we'll look at a fun way to tune in to radio stations from around the...
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Live From The Bridge - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 648
As Robbie continues to work hard to establish a functioning studio space during a pandemic, he'll broadcast from The Bridge--our production studio--this week. We'll discuss MikroTik routers as he introduces our upcoming series on configuring these powerful yet inexpensive SOHO routers that pack…
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Making It Work During A Global Pandemic - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 647
Category5 is back and broadcasting from its new studio, but who could have predicted a global pandemic occurring during our downtime as we prepared to move? Robbie is joined by Tom Costantino (Co-Producer, The Orville), Brandon Fayette (VFX Supervisor, The Orville), Sasha Rickman (Co-Host,...
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Kickstarter Zoom Group Chat # 1 (Take 2) - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 646
Having held our first Kickstarter Zoom group chat earlier that night, this is the followup conversation as the first one didn't record (supremely exclusive)! We're getting everything packed up, and it's coming along. We'll show you the difference in the size of Studio E, and talk about our...
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Goodbye, Studio D - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 645
In a surprise turn of events, our landlord is re-claiming our rental space and has demanded we vacate effective at the end of the month. We never saw this coming, and it has caught us unprepared. We need your help. Read the complete show notes, comment or rate this episode, view pictures and…
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An Interview with TheCanadianHacker - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 644
We often hear the question: Why do hackers hack? A lot of times, the answer is simple... it's for the money. But in the case of TheCanadianHacker, he wants to warn people about the exploits that exist on their network before some other hacker uses it with malicious purposes in mind. Read the...
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Canless Air and Linux as a Windows 10 Alternative - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 643
We may not think twice about buying a can of compressed air to clean our computers, electronics and camera lenses, but John W. Scherer has a better solution; environmentally, safety-wise, and even quality-wise. We'll also chat about what the on-air team uses instead of Windows 10 on their own...
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Web Sites as Apps and a Single Charger for All Our Devices - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 642
Jeff shares a USB charger that lets us charge up to 6 phones at a time, Robbie's got a cool Linux application that runs web sites as if they're apps, and Sasha's got the week's tech news. Read the complete show notes, comment or rate this episode, view pictures and obtain links from this episode…
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The $200 Pinebook Pro ANSI Linux Laptop Has Arrived - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 641
The first batch of Pinebook Pro ANSI (US Keyboard Layout) Linux laptops has shipped. At just $200 and coming with Debian Linux pre-installed, we really want to get a close look at this groundbreaking daily driver of a laptop from Pine64. Read the complete show notes, comment or rate this episode,...
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Understanding Modern Cyber Threats - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 640
Robbie visited Raf Bivar at ESET Canada's head office in Toronto to discuss the current threat landscape, and what businesses need to know to protect their data in 2020. We'll also check in on Robbie's weight loss progress as he uses tech to guide his food decisions. Read the complete show notes,...
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Image Vector Tracing and DIY Presence Monitoring - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 639
Robbie's solo again this week, and it's a great opportunity to geek out in the Linux terminal! So let's learn to trace vector paths on raster images and create a doorbell system that performs any action as soon as your staff approach the building. We'll do all this from within the Linux terminal....
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Tech to Help New Year's Resolutions - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 638
Happy new year 2020! Robbie has come up with a novel goal for the new year: To educate himself about his health. The hope is to use this information to achieve weight loss and better long-term health, without ever having to really focus on the mundane and often unachievable specific goal of…
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Robbie's Solo and Starting The Custom NAS Build - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 637
In light of the winter storm, the team has the week off - but Robbie was already at the studio when it was called, so he's got this! Time to get started on our custom NAS solution, and Robbie will get into the Linux terminal, how to work with external drives, and how to use--and understand--mount...
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The External Backup Decision and an Android Fire 7 Tablet - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 636
We polled the community and it's been decided: USB 3.1 Rev 2 for our external storage. We'll share a bit more about the decision and what's to come. We also have an Amazon Fire 7 Tablet and determine if you can get standard apps like YouTube or Chrome installed - and if you can use Google Play to...
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PHP In Linux CLI, External Storage Dilemma and VLANs - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 635
PHP isn't limited to web services: Robbie will show you how to run your PHP scripts as command line apps on Linux. We'll also discuss the difficult decision between connectivity and future speed when looking at external storage, and how a VLAN could help protect Sasha's privacy on a shared…
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Amazon Echo Flex Initial Setup and Unreal Tournament Turns 20 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 634
It's hard to believe, but Unreal Tournament GOTY is 20 years old. It holds a special place for Category5 since it was UT LAN parties where Robbie and Jeff got to know one another all those years ago. We'll also look at the Amazon Echo Flex - a brand new version of the popular Alexa smart home...
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2019 Broadcast System Build (i9 9900k) - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 633
Our viewer community came together to contribute toward a needed broadcast system replacement. With the added help of Kingston Technology, Gigabyte and NVIDIA, we're ready to build our shiny new i9 9900k PC to use for live broadcasting and editing the show for release. We can't thank you enough…
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Industry Efficiency Through Solid Logistics - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 632
Dan Khasis, CEO of one of the world's biggest logistics software companies, Route4Me, joins us to discuss the technology that drives an industry that we don't always think about since it tends to happen behind the scenes: supply chain and fulfillment. We'll also look at an immensely powerful...
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Headphone Showdown - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 631
Enjoying our music and videos depends a lot on finding the right set of headphones, but it's not always easy to know from an online shop which is going to be best suited for us. The Category5 team compare 5 sets of Bluetooth headphones and discuss their opinions of each to help you get an idea…
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Soldering PCB Headers and Powering a Pi from Battery - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 630
Tired of your Raspberry Pi frying SD cards? Want your Pi-based server to keep running in a power outage or when unplugged? We'll look at what is perhaps the ultimate smart UPS for Raspberry Pi to solve these issues. And since we're soldering headers for the GPIO, we may as well learn a quick…
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Jeff Thinks He's So Hot, And Proves It - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 629
With a little soldering, we're prototyping a thermal imaging scanner which allows us to visualize thermal data. We'll be using it to see how various cases and coolers affect the thermal footprint of various single board computers, but the options are endless. With this device, you can see heat....
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THE ORVILLE Interview with Tom Costantino and Brooke Noska - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 628
This week, Tom Costantino (Co-Producer) and Brooke Noska (VFX Producer / Co-VFX Supervisor) from The Orville chat with us about the tech they use behind the scenes to make their TV magic, and how the evolution of technology has impacted the way sci-fi is produced. Read the complete show notes,...
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Amie DD - The Person Behind The Tesla RFID Implant Hack - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 627
By now, we've all heard of Amie DD's Tesla hack: she implanted her car's RFID chip in her arm. Category5 cuts deeper to find out just what makes Amie DD tick. Discover along with us that she's much more than just green hair and tattoos: Amie's a thoughtful and creative maker with the tools and...
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Models Who Aren't People - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 626
Imagine stock images of models who aren't really people. We're not judging: we actually mean AI-generated fake people who can be used as stock images! We'll show you how to get your hands on 100,000 such images for your project. We'll also take a look at a USB temperature sensor that lets you...
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The Hot Little Raspberry Pi 4 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 625
We've all heard that the Raspberry Pi 4 gets hot, and that when it does, it throttles. While surprisingly we couldn't get it to throttle in our quick test, we were certainly able to get some heat. But we'll add a case from Eleduino that reduces the temperature by at least 20 degrees C and looks...
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Goodbye, Slow WiFi - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 624
Sick of stu-stu-stuttering video and slow file transfers on WiFi? Edgewater Wireless CEO, Andrew Skafel joins us to speak on how their revolutionary new WiFi technology is about to shake up the wireless industry. We'll also fire up the flux capacitor and show you how to go back in time in the...
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Reducing Pollution on a Grand Scale and Linux Terminal Weather Forecasting - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 623
Anoosheh Oskouian, CEO of Ship and Shore Environmental Inc., joins us to talk about how her company is making a difference now, and for future generations by greatly reducing the air pollution generated by factories of all sizes. We'll also check out a new and exciting way to check the weather in...
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External M.2 RAID 1, a USB Power Tester and Reminiscing About Radio Days - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 622
Did you know Robbie and Jeff met when they worked at a radio station, and Jeff later sang on one of Robbie's CDs for his band? Not only will we reminisce about the past, but we'll also plan for the future with a RAID-capable USB 3.1 Rev 2 enclosure for M.2 drives. We also have a nifty USB tester...
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Weekly live digital TV show with Robbie Ferguson focused on topics of interest to tech minds. Ask your questions and get live answers. Recipient of 2014 and 2017 Top 100 Tech Podcasters award. The broadcast-length format aired from 2007-2021 before switch
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