Recorded live October 14, 2008 Feature:  Liquid cooling for your PC.  From installation to application.  Is it really better than the fan solution?  Featuring Thermaltake's Bigwater 780e Liquid Cooling All-In-One.

Topics Covered:

• A brief introduction to KDE 4.0. 
• Happy 17th birthday, Linux!
• Carrie's Question:  Why do you (the viewers) think Linux has not been as widely adopted as Microsoft Windows?
• Viewer Comment:  In the past, the lack of availability of compatible software is what has hindered the adoption of Linux.
• IRC Chat Logs feature of Category5.TV and how you can use it.
• Viewer Comment:  aMSN is a good Linux MSN application.
• Viewer Question:  Do you have a recommendation for a Quicken replacement?  (No, but see IRC logs for viewer suggestions:  gnucash seems to be the consensus)
• Viewer Question:  I've added an RSS file to my web server, but need to know what to do next to make an HTML page.  What do I do?
• Creating a really quick test file to see if you have PHP installed on your web server.
• Viewer Comment:  I'm having some sound problems with the stream.  It sounds like a hearing test.
• Viewer Question:  Is the Jawbone the best headset for cellphones?  What about the other options out there?
• Introduction to the new format of our product reviews.
• Feature:  Installing a Liquid Cooling System into your PC.
• Introducing the Thermaltake Bigwater 780e LCS - an excellent all-in-one solution for your liquid cooling needs.
• What you'll find in the box of the Thermaltake Bigwater 780e.
• Testing your liquid cooling system outside your computer to make sure you don't have any leaks.
• Filling your LCS reservoir with liquid coolant.
• Using a PSU tester to fire up your liquid cooling system for testing outside your chassis.
• Topping up your Liquid Cooling System while testing.
• Installing the Thermaltake Bigwater 780e into a Thermaltake Xaser VI computer chassis.
• Grounding and removing static when working on computer hardware.
• Removing your motherboard tray from the Thermaltake Xaser VI.
• Removing your motherboard from your chassis.
• Removing your cooling fan from your motherboard.
• Cleaning up residual thermal grease from your CPU.
• Assembling and installing the mounting plate for your Bigwater 780e CPU waterblock.
• Adding thermal compound to your computer's processor.
• Installing the CPU waterblock for your liquid cooling system onto your motherboard.
• Reinstalling your motherboard in your computer chassis.
• Installing the hose in your liquid cooling system.
• Filling up your LCS with liquid coolant and firing up your system for the first time with its liquid cooling system.
• Temperature comparison between the Thermaltake V1 CPU fan and the Thermaltake Bigwater 780e liquid cooling system.
• Viewer Comment:  I wanted to install Ubuntu server and then the Ubuntu desktop, but it would not work for me.  I couldn't get the proprietary drivers installed for my video card.
• Viewer Question:  How long have you used Linux?
• Viewer Question:  Is there a way to display a list of the hardware that your computer has in it from within Ubuntu?
• Using lspci -vv and lsusb -vv to display your hardware info.
• Viewer Comment:  Try sysinfo and hardinfo from the repositories.
• Viewer Question:  Is there a way to run different applications on different cores of my multi-core processor?
• Determining the ssid of your applications in Linux.
• Using taskset to set the affinity of your applications.
• Viewer Question:  I have a system that I cannot install any Linux on because I cannot get the s-video output to work.  What am I missing?
• Using nvidia-settings to configure a TV monitor on your Nvidia card's s-video output.
• Adjusting the TV overscan on your Nvidia card in Linux.
• Viewer Question:  Why do you prefer Nvidia over ATI?  Isn't ATI more open source?
• Viewer Question:  How can you use an existing Windows partition in a virtual machine?
• Viewer Question:  I can't get my Logitech USB microphone to work with Ventrillo.  What can I do?
• Viewer Question:  I installed Ubuntu earlier today on an external hard drive, but now get an error 17 on grub.  How can I get my Vista back?
• Viewer Question:  My Miro Internet TV application quits when trying to play video.  What is causing this?
• Viewer Comment:  pulseaudio is a big pain!
  

Links:

• Tech News Article:  technewsworld.com
  
• KDE 4.0 Screenshot Tour: kde.org 
• aMSN:  amsn-project.net
• Pidgin Instant Messenger:  pidgin.im
  
• Magpie RSS for PHP:  magpierss.sourceforge.net
• Thermaltake Bigwater 780e Liquid Cooling System:  thermaltakeusa.com
  
• Launchpad Miro Bug # 240030:  bugs.launchpad.net

Notes:

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Chris Chester, Registered

Loved the blooper. I laughed so hard. Robbie you really looked honestly shocked and upset. Keep the bloopers coming.

 Posted 2008-10-20 09:53:20

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