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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.
Video Capture Without a Computer, Ransomware Tips, Dashcam Followup and Bug Zappers
- Episode 621
- August 14, 2019
- 540
Sasha lets us know how things are going with her new $30 dashcam, Robbie gives some solid ransomware advice, we look at a new version of a video capture device that records 1080p video from your game console without the need of a computer, and we kill off some of the bugs that have been buzzing around Henry's head.
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Mission to the Moon, Smart Sensors and Pocket E-Paper
- Aug 7, 2019
- 551
7-Inch Pi Screen, YouTube Thumbnails in GIMP, and Chainsaws
- Jul 31, 2019
- 620
The Orville Video Game, PINE64 Clusterboard and LED Lights
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2,880
A Dash Cam for the Frugal Shopper
- Jul 17, 2019
- 10,513
SBC in the Enterprise Data Center with Bo Lechnowsky (ameriDroid)
- Jul 10, 2019
- 3,345
Making Windows 8/8.1 Look and Feel Like Windows 7
- Episode 321
- November 12, 2013
- 756,287
Not a big fan of the new "start screen" on Windows 8? We'll show you how to return the traditional Start Menu to the latest version of Microsoft's desktop operating system.
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Raspberry Pi as a Development Web Server - Part 2
- Jan 5, 2016
- 753,811
Creating a Promotional Poster in GIMP
- Jan 12, 2016
- 738,403
Zorin OS 11 - Linux for Windows Users
- Jan 19, 2016
- 729,665
LED Bulbs, Fitness Through Tech and Making Kids Fly
- Jan 26, 2016
- 704,165
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 24, 2019
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- Personal data belonging to nearly all adults in Bulgaria has been stolen in a massive cyber-attack on the country's tax agency.
- Microsoft's future in Germany is in question again as the German state of Hesse declared the use of Office 365 to be illegal within its schools.
- Some early adopters of the Raspberry Pi 4, released on 24 June, are running into heat issues, especially with the official Pi 4 case making no provision for a heatsink or fan.
- The Facebook app to keep kids from talking to strangers online fails its one job.
Top Stories for the Week of July 17, 2019
- 173
- It's decided: Facebook will be fined a whopping $5bn over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
- The fully-interactive Doctor Who VR game ‘The Edge Of Time’ is arriving in September.
- An artificial intelligence system created by researchers at the University of California has solved the Rubik's Cube in just over a second.
- Intel has unveiled its new AI system, Pohoiki Beach. It's a neuromorphic computer capable of simulating 8 million neurons.
Top Stories for the Week of June 5, 2019
- 130
- Researchers at security firm Intezer say they’ve discovered an advanced piece of Linux malware that has escaped detection by antivirus products and appears to be actively used in targeted attacks.
- Effective immediately, flying drones in Canada without a licence could mean fines of $1,000 for recreational users and $5,000 for commercial users.
- The Australian National University has fallen victim to a fresh breach in which intruders gained access to "significant amounts" of data stretching back 19 years.
- Look out: RoboCop is already starting to think. Scammers who use dating sites to trick people into handing over cash are being spotted using artificial intelligence.
Top Stories for the Week of May 29, 2019
- 108
- Chinese-made drones from DJI have the US government expressing 'Strong concerns' that they pose a threat to national security.
- A 17-year-old Australian boy accused of hacking Apple twice in an effort to get a job has pleaded guilty to multiple computer hacking charges.
- Nintendo wants to transform sleep into entertainment.
- Samsung is taking deepfakes to a new level: their AI technology can create a video of anyone with a single photograph.
Top Stories for the Week of May 22, 2019
- 74
- Remember Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" security update with all the critical security fixes? Sophos is telling its users to roll it back if they want to be able to boot their computer.
- Baltimore's ransomware nightmare could last weeks more, with big consequences as houses can't be sold and bills can't be paid while city networks are shuttered.
- South Korea wants to switch government computers to Linux based software, ditching Microsoft Windows in the process.
- Google admitted Tuesday its paid-for G Suite of cloudy apps aimed at businesses stored some user passwords in encrypted plaintext.
Top Stories for the Week of May 15, 2019
- 199
- An open source bug poses a dangerous threat to sites running Joomla, Drupal or Typo3.
- A Zero-Day Exploit in WhatsApp has been used in Targeted Spyware Attacks.
- Surprise! Microsoft has sent out free remote-desktop security patches for antiquated systems, from Windows XP up to Server 2008 in an effort to prevent a possible WannaCry-like attack.
- San Francisco is the first US city to ban facial recognition.
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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.
Christ's Death Changed All The Rules
- Episode 190
- April 19, 2019
- 311
In 1 Corinthians 15:1-3 Paul speaks to the church in Corinth about Christ's death on the cross. Paul, being a scholar in the law, knew the rules and regulations (Old Testament) for the atonement of sin through animal sacrifice and how Jesus rewrote the play book on forgiveness of sins by His death.
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Goals
- Jan 25, 2019
- 275
A Friend of God
- Jan 18, 2019
- 528
Beyond The Breakers: Part 2 - Destination
- Jan 11, 2019
- 298
Beyond the Breakers: Part 1 - The Compass
- Jan 4, 2019
- 338
The Authority of The Word of God
- Episode 21
- September 4, 2015
- 340,978
Being an effective witness for Christ starts with one truth: the Bible is the infallible Word of Almighty God. Join Carrie Webb, along with her father and guest, Rob Webb, as we explore the divine nature of the Word of God.
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Jesus' Claims to Deity
- Sep 11, 2015
- 339,381
Mental Illness & Jesus: Part 2
- Aug 28, 2015
- 339,278
Mental Illness & Jesus: Part 1
- Aug 21, 2015
- 337,918
Camp
- Sep 18, 2015
- 336,819
The Pixel Shadow
Minetest (The Free Minecraft Alternative) runs on Linux, Mac and Windows, and we'll show you how to play.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate with Piranha Plant DLC
- Episode 26
- February 3, 2019
- 570
The new Piranha Plant DLC is out, and Mortimer (Zech), Daddo (Robbie) and Blackout (Liam) play Super Smash Bros Ultimate, featuring the new Piranha Plant downloadable content.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - TPS Let's Play Nintendo Switch
- Jan 1, 2019
- 779
Discovering Xanadu
- Apr 23, 2017
- 6,026
The Mysterious Room
- Apr 9, 2017
- 3,744
Surviving TPS-Domes with BaldNerd (Part 4)
- Apr 1, 2017
- 4,685
The Basic Survival House in Minetest
- Episode 1
- December 6, 2015
- 149,938
On the first episode of #thepixelshadow we'll get things started with the basics of Minetest with a simple goal: to build a house using nothing but resources which we've chopped down, dug up or crafted in survival mode! Here are the main topics of this episode: - Mining wood and stone. - Crafting wood sticks. - How to make wooden planks. - Crafting a furnace. - Smelting glass from sand. - Granting fast and fly privileges. - Making a pickaxe. - Crafting fancy doors using VanessaE's Home Decor mod. - Crafting a storage chest. - Crafting ladders. - Crafting a survival house. Hope you enjoy the show! Please give us a thumbs up, subscribe and share!
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Building a Mine in Minetest
- Jan 3, 2016
- 149,717
VanessaE's Public "Creative Building" Server in Minetest
- Jan 10, 2016
- 146,751
Protect Your Structures in Minetest
- Jan 17, 2016
- 143,399
Our First Build Battle
- Jan 24, 2016
- 138,762
Immersive Nature Sounds
Relax, study or work with peaceful natural sounds recorded in 360 VR.
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