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This Too Shall Pass
- Robbie Ferguson speaks with Tom Costantino (Co-Producer, The Orville), Brandon Fayette (VFX Supervisor, The Orville), Sasha Rickman (Co-Host, Category5 Technology TV), Bo Lechnowsky (Founder/Owner, ameriDroid) and Amie DD (Contestant, LEGO Masters) to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting them. While each are impacted in their own way, these two things ring true: We're in this together, and we'll make it through this.
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.
Locking Down The WiFi
- Episode 652
- May 27, 2020
- 1,781
On this week's show, Robbie teaches us how to setup a guest WiFi connection on our MikroTik router that cannot access our internal network resources, such as network shares or smart devices. Plus, Bekah's here with the tech news stories we're following this week.
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Living Out of Boxes
- May 20, 2020
- 2,123
Getting Started with MikroTik Routers
- May 13, 2020
- 2,746
Making My Computer Stuff Quieter
- May 6, 2020
- 3,509
Live From The Bridge
- Apr 29, 2020
- 4,943
Making It Work During A Global Pandemic
- Apr 22, 2020
- 17,000
Making Windows 8/8.1 Look and Feel Like Windows 7
- Episode 321
- November 12, 2013
- 760,216
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
- 754,310
Creating a Promotional Poster in GIMP
- Jan 12, 2016
- 738,963
Zorin OS 11 - Linux for Windows Users
- Jan 19, 2016
- 730,239
LED Bulbs, Fitness Through Tech and Making Kids Fly
- Jan 26, 2016
- 704,775
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A weekly tech-centric newscast with a slight Linux bias.
IBM Layoffs, Discord Malware, DoorDash Pizza Flaw, Windows Spooler Hacked, UAV Hospital Delivery
- 1,215
- Microsoft has fixed a critical vulnerability affecting all Windows versions since 1996.
- A pizzeria owner in the US has discovered--and exploited--a flaw in DoorDash's marketing scheme and makes money buying his own pizzas.
- Account-stealing malware is making its rounds on Discord.
- Unmanned drones will slash NHS delivery times to a remote Scottish hospital.
- IBM is laying off thousands of employees and seeking "flexibility" during the COVID-19 crisis.
Equifax Pays Banks, Facebook Buys Giphy, M$ Open Source, Evil Robot Songwriters, X-Ray Camera Phone
- 1,076
- Equifax has finally settled following their massive data breach, but as it turns out, none of the money will be going to you or me as previously promised.
- Facebook has bought Giphy.
- Is this real life? Microsoft is now the biggest single contributor to open source.
- Can a computer write a hit song? We'll find out.
- OnePlus is apologizing for an apparent "accidental" X-Ray camera feature that lets users of its new phone see through clothing.
Nearby Black Hole, Nintendo Code Leak, Tesla UK Electricity, Poco F2 Pro, Twitter Work From Home
- 1,493
- There's a black hole lurking within 1,000 light years of Earth and people in the southern hemisphere can see stars circling it with the naked eye.
- 2TB of Nintendo source code was leaked.
- Facebook trained their AI chatbot using Reddit posts.
- Tesla has applied to become an electricity supplier in the UK.
- The Poco F2 Pro smartphone with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has launched globally.
- Twitter will allow employees to work from home for as long as they want.
Ubuntu Kernel Fixes, LibreOffice 6.3 EOL, Sophos Hacked, Feeling VR, Google TAPAS AI Open Sourced
- 1,802
- Kernel security updates fix several issues in Ubuntu.
- LibreOffice 6.3.6 is the final update to 6.3, which is going EOL.
- Sophos firewall falls victim to in-the-wild SQL injection attack.
- Revolutionary new tech means you can touch things in VR.
- Google has released the AI code for Tapas as open source software.
Crypto Corner
Weekly news from the blockchain with Robert Koenig. Get the day's crypto market overview on our Crypto Report page.
Crypto Podcasts and YouTubers
- Episode 650
- May 13, 2020
- 130
The cryptocurrency industry is still very new, and listening to podcasts or watching YouTube videos can be dangerous if they're not from a trusted source. There are many maximalists that promote their coin or token and dismiss all the others. There are even crypto scams ("send us 1 ETH and we will send you 2 ETH back"). There are empty ICOs, and YouTubers that try to sell you something. Everybody has a strong opinion as to where the price of a Token/Coin will go. So, who can you trust? In this week's Crypto Corner, Robert Koenig presents a list of podcasts and YouTube Channels we subscribe to. Let us know who you are following in the comments below.
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Bitcoin Halving and China's DCEP Digital Currency
- May 6, 2020
- 342
Bitcoin Halving and Cardano Shelley
- Apr 29, 2020
- 371
Seeking Employment in the Blockchain Space
- Apr 22, 2020
- 240
Bitcoin Halving and Cardano Shelley
- Episode 648
- April 29, 2020
- 371
This week, Robert Koenig provides additional resources to become a first class blockchain developer, and shares the latest on the crypo industry, including news about IOTA smart contracts, the Bitcoin halving, Cardano Shelley and new developments in the DeFi sector.
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- May 6, 2020
- 342
Seeking Employment in the Blockchain Space
- Apr 22, 2020
- 240
Crypto Podcasts and YouTubers
- May 13, 2020
- 130
Category5 Community Coffee Break
Our world feels like it's been to hell and back in 2020. So let's sit down together, have a cuppa, and chat about anything other than COVID-19.
Our next Coffee Break is Monday June 8 at 12 noon Eastern. [Click Here] to participate in the Coffee Break. Meeting ID: 821 2974 9456 Meeting Password: 169677
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Coffee Break - June 1, 2020
- Episode 61
- June 1, 2020
- 80
Coffee Break schedule adjustments and the results of a staff meeting. Raspberry Pi vs. ODROID for Zoom camera shots, and Robert's new crypto feature. Solbu turns 47 on Wednesday, and Robbie lays down the law about personal questions. bp9 has something en-route. Could it be a Pinebook Pro? Or a PinePhone? Thinking of Pinebook Pro gets us talking about ANSI vs. ISO, and Robbie thinks he's figured out what ANSI stands for: American, not stupid ISO. bp9 struggles to get a good connection between the PineTime and Raspberry Pi, and shows us how tiny the solder joints are. Robbie Ferguson is joined by bp9, Solbu, MarshMan and Peter Lewis.
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Coffee Break - May 25, 2020
- May 25, 2020
- 126
Coffee Break - May 19, 2020
- May 19, 2020
- 70
Coffee Break - May 18, 2020
- May 18, 2020
- 74
Coffee Break - May 17, 2020
- May 17, 2020
- 59
Coffee Break - May 16, 2020
- May 16, 2020
- 78
Coffee Break - March 21, 2020
- Episode 1
- March 21, 2020
- 635
Our world feels like it's been to hell and back in the past 7 days. So let's sit down together, have a cuppa, and chat about the weather. Oh, and we'll show you what Studio D really looks like. Unlike the TARDIS, it's bigger on the outside.
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Coffee Break - March 22, 2020
- Mar 22, 2020
- 438
Coffee Break - March 25, 2020
- Mar 25, 2020
- 434
Community Coffee Break - March 23, 2020
- Mar 23, 2020
- 430
Coffee Break - March 28, 2020
- Mar 28, 2020
- 395
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