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Category5 Technology TV

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.

A Long Term-Supply SBC and an Improved Photoshop Alternative

  • Episode 564
  • July 11, 2018
  • 1,174

This week Robbie and Sasha unbox the Pine A64-LTS single-board computer and get an early look at the brand new version of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) 2.10.4 - a free alternative to Photoshop. And Sasha bought a car!

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Marie Kondo Method for Computers

  • Jul 4, 2018
  • 1,596

Internet, AI E-Sports and ODROID N1

  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 2,384

A Better Hearing Amplifier and E-Paper That Saves to PDF

  • Jun 20, 2018
  • 5,271

When There's No Power

  • Jun 13, 2018
  • 677

Android Sticks, Sleeping Masks, and Best Friends

  • Jun 6, 2018
  • 7,532

The Category5.TV Newsroom

A weekly tech-centric news broadcast with a Linux bias (Part of Category5 Technology TV).

Top Stories for the Week of July 11, 2018

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  • The official app of the NBA's Golden State Warriors is the subject of a federal lawsuit.
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Top Stories for the Week of July 4, 2018

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  • Amazon has purchased PillPack, an online pharmacy, for nearly $1B.
  • Adidas warned late on Thursday that hackers may have lifted customer data from its US website.
  • An experimental robot with an animated cartoon face has been sent to the International Space Station on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
  • Facebook is giving up on its plan to create drones that beam down internet connectivity.
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Top Stories for the Week of June 27, 2018

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  • The Reserve Bank of India has given the country's banking sector a hard deadline to get Windows XP out of its ATMs: June 2019.
  • Dozens of carbon monoxide alarms sold via Amazon and eBay have been taken offline after failing safety tests.
  • Tesla plans to downsize its solar production: The company will cut 9 percent of its workforce, close more than a dozen installation facilities, and end its partnership with Home Depot.
  • Pornographic images have begun appearing in Super Mario Odyssey.
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Top Stories for the Week of June 20, 2018

  • 1,275
  • The inventor of a sophisticated compression technique is fighting back as Google tries to patent his open source work.
  • Both Dubai and China have rolled out urban robots.
  • A couple who admitted to stealing more than $1.2m worth of goods from Amazon has been sentenced to nearly six years in jail.
  • A software bug meant millions of Facebook users may have unknowingly posted private information to the public.
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Top Stories for the Week of June 6, 2018

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  • Microsoft is acquiring GitHub. After reports emerged that the software giant was in talks to acquire GitHub, Microsoft is making it official on Monday.
  • The FBI is advising users of consumer-grade routers and network-attached storage devices to reboot them as soon as possible to counter Russian-engineered malware that has infected hundreds of thousands devices.
  • Apple on Monday previewed a variety of security and privacy features it plans to add to macOS and iOS operating systems, including encrypted Facetime group calls, password-management tools, and camera and microphone protections.
  • ASUS has staged its annual Computex keynote and shown off laptops with dual screens--but it's not at all what you're imagining!
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Top Stories for the Week of May 30, 2018

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  • YouTube is launching a music streaming service, offering both videos and audio tracks, in an attempt to compete with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.
  • London, England has a solution to the cashless-society problem facing street performers, and it involves an investment in contactless payment systems.
  • Two Canadian banks say accounts have been compromised: CIBC says 40,000, and BMO says up to 50,000 customer accounts are affected.
  • Ride-hailing firm Uber will give its European drivers access to medical coverage and compensation for work-related injuries.
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New Every Day

Join Jeff Weston and Pastor Lawrence Crews as they sit down for a practical heart to heart conversation each week exploring everyday life as a Christian in today's society.

Bearing Fruit ... For Others

  • Episode 156
  • July 13, 2018
  • 49

Lawrence is away, and Jeff presents solo this week and shares a deeper perspective on the Biblical concept of bearing fruit. A simple revelation makes the well-known scripture verse take on a new life--that's bound to change yours.

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What Is Truth?

  • Jul 6, 2018
  • 1,015

Go Ahead and Do What You Want

  • Jun 29, 2018
  • 1,052

The Lasting Impact of Children's Ministry

  • Jun 22, 2018
  • 1,008

What If . . .

  • Jun 15, 2018
  • 1,234

The Pixel Shadow

Minetest (The Free Minecraft Alternative) runs on Linux, Mac and Windows, and we'll show you how to play.

Discovering Xanadu

  • Episode 24
  • April 23, 2017
  • 5,272

A mysterious teleportation gate hidden deep beneath BaldNerd's dome whisks BaldNerd and MangleFox70 away to the strange, unknown land of the Xanadu, where the locals are able to eat bananas and corn, bounce around in a massive soccer field and take a minecart ride through the depths of the underworld.

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The Mysterious Room

  • Apr 9, 2017
  • 3,241

Surviving TPS-Domes with BaldNerd (Part 4)

  • Apr 1, 2017
  • 4,256

Surviving TPS-Domes with BaldNerd (Part 3)

  • Mar 19, 2017
  • 7,925

Surviving TPS-Domes with BaldNerd (Part 2)

  • Mar 11, 2017
  • 6,663

Immersive Nature Sounds

Relax, study or work with peaceful natural sounds recorded in 360 VR.

Bonus Episode: 12 Hours Gentle Thunderstorm 3D Nature Sounds for Sleep, Study or Tinnitus Relief

A Calm Storm

Rain on the Lake in Cottage Country

Green Frogs in Mayers Marsh

Waves on Kempenfelt Bay

Bird Song of Happy Canaries

Tech Snippets

Clips from Category5 Technology TV

Unboxing Pine A64-LTS SBC

Introducing GIMP 2.10.4

Discussion: VR Has Some Really Cool Use Potential

The Next Generation of Hearing Aid-Like Technology - Jabees BHearing

E-Paper That Saves to PDF and Sends via Bluetooth - Boogie Board Sync

POE Adapter for Wanscam PTZ Camera

Qintex/Qintaix R33 Android TV Stick with Strong WiFi

Robbie talks about why he's so excited about the upcoming NEMS 1.4 Release

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