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Recorded live November 4, 2008
- Product Feature: PurTEK Big Button Emergency Phone
- Feature: Introduction to Ubuntu Intrepid's new features
- Announcing the upcoming Jawbone Christmas giveaways
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Topics Covered: - Introducing perfectbuntu - the easy installer for your multimedia codes in Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. It now works in both Hardy and Intrepid, and both 32 and 64-bit.
- Election comments.
- Viewer Comment: I was getting used to your nice curly locks.
- Announcing our Christmas giveaway: Keeping you safe on the roads this Christmas season, we'd like to give you a free 2nd-generation Jawbone Bluetooth headset on Category5 Technology TV.
- Viewer Question: I was trying to update Hardy to Intrepid and got a bunch of errors. What can I do to fix this so I can get the new version of Ubuntu?
- Editing your sources.list manually and using the Software Sources GUI.
- Viewer Comment: Risidual stuff in /home/user will cause problems as well.
- Why you might want your /home folder on a different drive rather than a different partition.
- Viewer Question: I need a program to do MIRC scripting in Linux. What can I do?
- Viewer Comment: I think MIRC scripts only work in MIRC. However, there are many Linux IRC applications that support scripting.
- Viewer Question: I have a problem again with Windows XP. I reinstalled it, and after installing Service Pack 2, the logo shows, but then the screen just goes black. It never shows the desktop. What do I do?
- Viewer Comment: Sounds like you need to boot in VGA mode.
- Viewer Question: When installing Linux, do I need to set my BIOS to plug-and-play operating system?
- Useless Knowledge of The Day: BIOS = Basic Input/Output System
- Viewer Question: I tried enabling file sharing on my two Ubuntu computers, and still cannot mount shares on either of the Ubuntu systems, no matter which system I'm trying to connect to. What can I do?
- Mount samba file shares in Linux using the command line. (See Links below)
- Viewer Question: Is this show live?
- Viewer Question: How is the firewall in Intrepid?
- Feature: Introducing the new features of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex.
- Using CompizConfig Settings Manager to configure your effects in Ubuntu Intrepid.
- Where are all my animation effects in Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex? Where did the fire effect, burn go?
- Viewer Question: Am I able to install and run Linux off a USB flash drive or media card?
- Viewer Question: Is it possible to use your perfecthardy tutorial to install multimedia codecs into Ubuntu Intrepid?
- Product Feature: PurTEK Big Button Emergency Phone.
- Carrie's Comment: In the UK, some companies are using MMOs for scenario-based staff training.
- Viewer Comment: The audio quality is good this week.
- Viewer Question: Where do I find compiz in Ubuntu Intrepid?
- Viewer Question: How do you get the Mac rippoff bar down at the bottom of your screen? (referring to the Avant Window Navigator dockbar)
- Viewer Comment: Gentoo is good if you have a lot of time. Gentoo is all about setting up and configuring each application to your own preferences.
- Viewer Comment: I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10 over the weekend and it mostly went without a hitch. I wanted to share my experience and the problems I encountered...
- Reviewing our current poll: Will you be installing Ubuntu Intrepid?
- Viewer Comment: Having upgraded several Windows XP machines to Windows Vista, I think the upgrade to Ubuntu Intrepid was much smoother.
- Carrie's Question: What is KTorrent?
- Lay-person explaination of bittorrent / torrents.
- Viewer Comment: It's good to have Carrie asking questions on behalf of us n00bs.
- Looking back at Robbie's quest for a co-host.
- Carrie's Comment: I watched Heroes. Well, a piece of it. Well, a trailer.
- Viewer Comment: Carrie is flashing gang signs.
- Robbie demonstrates his absurd geekiness by speaking Klingon.
- Viewer Question: Can you recommend a good video capture card?
- Viewer Comment: No question - just wanted to give a shout out to you guys. Great show! Way to go!
- Viewer Question: If my /home folder in Ubuntu 8.10 is on the same partition as my system, can I wipe my system and restore /home from a backup?
- Viewer Comment: Check your facts! Canada's Digital TV changeover doesn't happen until 2011.
- Viewer Question: Has Robbie tried pairing the Jawbone with Intrepid? Can it be used on Skype?
- Carrie's Question: How does Skype work? Do you dial a number?
- Viewer Question: I can't get my mic to work in Ubuntu. What is the deal?
- Viewer Question: What are some good Linux freeware web sites?
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