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Topics Covered: - Greets to all the new viewers of Category5. New viewers joining us in the chatroom from Idaho, New Jersey and Alaska.
- Using Google to convert between degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius, or as a scientific calculator.
- Viewer Question: What's hot for you?
- Viewer Question: Did you ever lose the default mixer in Ubuntu?
- Viewer Question: How do I set programs to auto-start when booting into Ubuntu?
- Disabling unnecessary startup items in Ubuntu.
- Viewer Question: When setting up a startup application in Ubuntu, do I have to specify the path?
- Viewer Question: There is a lot of lag between the chat room and the live feed.
- Viewer Question: Can you write scripts or batch files in Ubuntu to run commands in terminal by just clicking on a batch or script?
- Creating basic bash / sh scripts in Ubuntu Linux, starting with "Hello world" and ending up with a script that runs a program on launch.
- Viewer Comment: I want to create a script to turn off wifi and bluetooth in Linux just by clicking on it.
- Viewer Comment: With Firefox on Ubuntu, I'm unable to watch the live feed.
- Viewer Comment: I love Elisa Media Center.
- Viewer Question: How long does this program run?
- Viewer Question:
 When I click on the "Watch Live" button, it brings up a blank window. - Using apt-get to upgrade all your Ubuntu packages to the latest versions.
- Viewer Comment: I wish there were more skins for Elisa Media Center.
- Viewer Question: With what you plan to tell us about Miro and EMC, are we going to be able to watch our downloaded Miro videos with Elisa Media Center?
- Installing Miro and Elisa Media Center in Ubuntu.
- Installing the Flash Player plugin in Ubuntu using apt-get.
- Reinstalling the Flash Player plugin in Ubuntu using apt-get.
- Taking a look at Elisa Media Center.
- An introduction to what Miro does, and what Podcasts and Vodcasts are.
- Why does Firefox prompt "Do you want to load your last session"?
- Subscribing to Category5 Technology TV using Miro Internet TV.
- Great uses for Miro Internet TV.
- Understanding the "Videos" folder in Ubuntu.
- Changing the default download folder in Miro Internet TV to your Videos folder to grant seamless access to your downloaded Podcasts and videos from other applications, such as Elisa Media Center.
- Migrating your existing Miro downloads with your revised download location, allowing you to view previously downloaded shows within Elisa Media Center.
- Why does Robbie use Elisa rather than some of the more advanced / feature-packed software packages?
- Accessing your Miro downloads within Elisa Media Center.
- Using MiroGuide to find video content to watch on your PC or TV-connected PC.
- Viewer Question: I have an old video capture card that Kubuntu recognizes right out of the box. I've been using MoTV, and am finding the software interface is not as intuitive as the Windows counterpart. Do you have any suggestions for software I can use?
- Viewer Comment: There are also Mythbuntu and Mythdora distros available.
- Viewer Question: What about using samba shares or NAS for your Elisa Media Center PC? (NOTE: I think I misunderstood the subtext of this question during the broadcast. To mount samba shares to your ~/Videos folder, talk to me about fuse and smbfs; ask on a future episode).
- Viewer Comment: I can't get Pidgin working.
- Viewer Question: I'd like to setup a key to launch a Linux application, such as the right-CTRL key launching Elisa Media Center. (Unresolved).
- Viewer Question: With VirtualBox, how do you change the default resolution from 640x480? It's super annoying.
- Installing the VirtualBox add-ons (Guest Additions).
Links: Notes: With regards to writing bash / sh scripts, keep in mind you could actually run your script as a startup application using the information contained within this episode. Just browse to the script. I guessed Elisa was at version 0.5.2. It is actually 0.5.3 at present. I was close. I have no idea why I remember such numbers. I received an email from Danny just following the show. He downloaded the Ubuntu 8.04 CD ISO, burnt it, and tried it on his computer, and confirms that I was correct; his installation was botched. Now that he has the proper ISO, he's able to watch the show. I checked, and it does not look like Miro is available for Mac. So it's only currently available for Windows and Linux. Mac users can subscribe to our RSS Podcast feed via iTunes. Special thanks to rootux for helping Mdemi with their VirtualBox question. Additional thanks to Cliff for his advice with regards to studio lighting. If you noticed nicer lighting during this episode, give Cliff the credit for his suggestions. Tonight, we began using diffusers and reflected lighting. Keywords: emc, elisa media centre, elisa media center, miro, internet tv, television, webcast, podcast, vodcast, free, software, tools, linux, windows, mac, technology, video, streaming, free, robbie ferguson, category5 technology tv, live, call-in, caller. One person has commented on this article.  1. UntitledClifford Haynes, RegisteredThis episode, 45, has given me a few points I am going to look in to. Mainly a "botched instalation" of Ubuntu. I sure would LOVE to be independent of Window$ all together. Did a look back on one of the shows to figure out Pidgin. I think I have it ready for next weeks show. At least I have Yahoo working on Pidgon.
Big improvement on the lighting. Glad I could help here & thank you for the mention. |
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