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Government demand to remove 3D-printed gun blueprints from the web won’t affect their availability.
May 14, 2013 9:23pm
The US government has demanded designs for a 3D-printed gun be taken offline. The order to remove the blueprints for the plastic gun comes after they were downloaded more than 100,000 times. The US State Department wrote to the gun’s designer, Defense Distributed, suggesting publishing them online may breach arms-control regulations. Although the files have [...]

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Scotland train stations are starting to roll out free wifi.
May 14, 2013 9:15pm
Free wi-fi access is to be introduced at 25 of Scotland’s busiest railway stations by the middle of next year. The move is the latest stage in the Scottish government’s plan to ensure travellers have free, wireless internet across the rail network by 2019. ScotRail began introducing free access on its flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow [...]

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IBM has opened a center in China specifically to develop on Linux.
May 14, 2013 9:07pm
IBM opened a center today for computing systems in Beijing to help customers and outside software engineers develop business applications for the open-source Linux operating system. The facility will aid creation of programs for big data, cloud, mobile and social-business computing and represents “a sizable investment” according to Colin Parris, the general manager of IBM [...]

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The International Space Station is jettisoning Windows in favor of Linux.
May 14, 2013 9:02pm
In another giant leap for mankind, the International Space Station is switching from Windows to Linux for functions which require increased in-house control. The decision was made by Keith Chuvala of United Space Alliance, a Nasa contractor who oversees the writing and integration of software for the space station’s laptop network. The network is used [...]

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YouTube is test-driving a pay-to-view subscription system.
May 14, 2013 12:38pm
YouTube has launched a trial scheme for paid channels on its website. Under the pilot programme, a small number of content makers will offer the channels for subscriptions starting at $0.99 (£0.64) a month. Each channel will offer a free 14-day trial and many will have discounted annual rates. Although the initial 53-channel line-up is [...]

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Warner Bros is being sued for using characters they don’t own in their game series, Scribblenauts.
May 7, 2013 9:57pm
Warner Bros is being sued for the alleged unauthorised use of two cats that have achieved internet fame. Clips of Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat have each spurred tens of millions of views since appearing online in 2011 and 2007 respectively. The complaint alleged that the cats were used without permission in Scribblenauts, a series [...]

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The US military has approved Android phones for their soldiers.
May 7, 2013 9:23pm
Samsung phones running a secure version of Android have been approved for use by the US Department of Defense. The approval is the start of a process that will see many different types of mobile devices used by US soldiers. Approval for other Android devices as well as Apple phones and tablets is expected in [...]

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A new bill could see Dutch investigators allowed to “hack” systems in the fight against cybercrime.
May 7, 2013 9:15pm
The Dutch government has announced plans to give police far greater powers to fight cybercrime. Under a new bill, investigators would be able to hack into computers, install spyware, read emails and destroy files. They could also break into servers located abroad, if they were being used to block services. Critics say the proposed measures [...]

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The world’s first 3D-printing pen screamed past its $30,000 Kickstarter goal by raising 2.3 Million Dollars!
May 7, 2013 9:01pm
After being on KickStarter for only one day, the 3Doodler 3D printing pen smashed through its funding goal of $30,000.  On closing their Kickstarter campaign a couple weeks ago, they had raised over 2.3 Million dollars. What likely attracted the attention of over 26,000 backers is the affordability of this 3D printing technology. It’s not [...]

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Cern has launched a project to re-create the first web page.
April 30, 2013 9:12pm
A team at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has launched a project to re-create the first web page. The aim is to preserve the original hardware and software associated with the birth of the web. The world wide web was developed by Prof Sir Tim Berners-Lee while working at Cern. The initiative coincides [...]

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Running phpcs against many domains to test PHP5 Compatibility.
May 16, 2013 11:06am
Running a shared hosting service (or otherwise having a ton of web sites hosted on the same server) can pose challenges when it comes to upgrading.  What’s going to happen if you upgrade something to do with the web server, … Continue reading
Create links to specific points in any Category5 TV episode.
April 24, 2013 11:36pm
New Feature: Do you run a blog and want to link to specific portions of a Category5 Technology TV episode?  Or just want to share a specific clip with your family or friends? Now you can!  Just append the timestamp … Continue reading
Make Your Site Faster – Cloudflare’s CDNJS vs. Google Hosted Libraries – SHOCKING Results
March 22, 2013 2:04pm
I have used Google Hosted Libraries for as long as I can remember, and it’s what we use on Category5.TV to accelerate the javascript end of our site.  For all the javascript and CSS (plus images and so-on) we use … Continue reading


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Episode 295

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Analyzing Your Web Server Logs

Robbie and Eric show you a few great tools for analyzing your Apache server logs on Linux, and even have some fun in light of Nostalgic Gamer Month.

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Internet For Beginners: Finding What You Need with Google

Robbie and Sasha demonstrate how to use Google as a powerful but easy-to-use tool in order to find local businesses, addresses, images and information.

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Twenty Years of a Free World Wide Web

Robbie and Christa reminisce about the early days of the Internet in celebration of 20 years of the World Wide Web being made royalty-free. A Viewer Question Extravaganza follows as they work through a full mailbag.

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Retro Gaming: Looking Back to the 80s

Robbie and Erika rebirth memories of the very foundation of the gaming industry. From the Atari 2600 to a live ColecoVision demonstration, be prepared to enter into a state of nostalgia.

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DIY Phishing Scam for Novice Hackers

R0bb13 and cHr157a hack the Twitter homepage to demonstrate how easy it is for hackers to create phishing sites to gather steal personal information. The same lesson applies to your online banking, and more.

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Episode 290

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Point Linux: Bringing Back Classic Linux

Are you a Gnome 2 or Compiz fan? Not a big fan of Unity or Gnome 3? We have the distro for you. It's called Point Linux, and on this episode we officially announce the release and talk to its developer.

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Virtualizing Android 4.1 on Standard PC or Mac Hardware

Using AndroVM to create an OpenGL accelerated Android 4.1 virtual machine, compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux hosts.

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Turning Your iDevice Into a Guitar Effects Processor

Eric Kidd joins Robbie and Erika to demonstrate a cool set of devices which turn your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad device into a full guitar effects processor.

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Episode 287

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Communicating With Your Customers

Bogdan Oros joins Robbie and Rachel to discuss TxtFeedback; a new service that allows customers to communicate their comments directly with your staff.

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Episode 286

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Building A Photo Booth - Part 2

Robbie is joined by Abigail are her fianc Kyle as they design and create a working photo booth for the upcoming wedding for around $200.

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Episode 285

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Valve Steam on Linux

Robbie and Sasha give Valve's Steam video game delivery system a try on Linux, and answer an assortment of viewer questions.

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Episode 284

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Saving Money with netTALK DUO

Nelson Hudes joins Robbie and Hillary to discuss how netTALK DUO is able to save you nearly $1,000 per year by replacing your existing phone company. And you can even keep your phone number!

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Episode 283

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The World's Smallest Computer

A hands-on test of the Rikomagic MK802 IIIS Mini PC and demonstration of how to set it up.

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Social Media for Your Business

Getting started with Twitter and Facebook doesn't have to be overwhelming, and you can even amalgamate the two (along with other social platforms) into one interface.

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Episode 281

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Internet for Beginners... and Chocolate

It's almost Valentines Day! Robbie and Sasha talk to Belgian Master Chocolatier, Kevin Richards. Then, it's back to the basics with understanding web browsers, and what the address bar does.

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Episode 280

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Viewer Question Extravaganza

Robbie and Hillary tackle the mail bag and answer a wide assortment of viewer questions on what they call a "hodge-podge" of a show.

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Building a Photo Booth - Part 1

Robbie sets out to save Abigail some money on a photo booth rental for her wedding by building one on a shoestring budget. Follow along to learn how to build your own.

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Episode 278

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Protecting Your Script from Disposable Email Addresses

Robbie and Eric are joined by special guest Gerold Setz, developer of the Block Disposable Email Addresses API. Learn to block DEA subscriptions from your PHP script.

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Easy, Effective Mockups for Web Site or App Developers

Demonstrating Mockups Desktop - a cross-platform tool for creating app or web site mockups quickly. Also speaking to Richard Collins from Ubuntu Mobile about Canonical's mobile phone OS.

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Happy New Yrar!

Robbie and Erika play air guitar and give away a slew of amazing prizes to viewers who cast ballots over the past week.

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A Very Merry Christmas

The on-air team of Category5 TV bring you a Very Merry Christmas - a Christmas special featuring musical performances from our entire on-air team, plus a special guest appearance by Carrie Webb from Seasons 1 and 2.

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Brother's Business Smart Printers

Robbie and Sasha speak with Tania Goffredo from Brother Canada about the brand new, innovative Business Smart line of printers from Brother, and what they mean for small business owners.

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Creating a Custom Calendar with Lulu.com

Robbie and Hillary show you how to create your very own custom calendar with free software. Perfect for gifts and complete with your own photos.

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Episode 272

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The Ultimate Backup Enhancer for Linux

Create live snapshots of your Linux system without using any notable resources, allowing for backups of running virtual machines and other in-use files. Hot Copy works much like Windows' Volume Shadow Copy.

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Tt eSPORTS Level 10 M Gaming Mouse

Robbie and Christa have a look at the new Level 10 M Gaming Mouse from Thermaltake, which might be the coolest computer mouse ever designed.

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Creating Amazing Presentations

Creating a professional looking cartoon-style presentation is now possible on a tight budget (even free) thanks to PowToon. See how it works on this week's show.

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Episode 269

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Gerbil Meets Mouse

Continuing our series on self-publishing, author Bailey J. Thompson discusses some of the trials she encountered in getting her book series published, and how she launched Gerbil Meets Mouse Publishing to make it happen.

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Protecting Your Business with Endpoint Protector

Robbie and Eric speak with Bodgan Oros from Romania about the powerful Endpoint Protector security appliance which protects businesses from data theft and accidental leakage.

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Episode 267

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Fighting Malware and Phishing Scams with Malwarebytes.org

Spiderman, Spidergirl and Anti-Malware Man talk about recognizing phishing scams and how to protect ourselves in this frightening connected world.

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Ubuntu 12.10 vs Zorin OS 6 Ultimate

Robbie and Abigail take a look at the latest Ubuntu release and Zorin OS 6, and see which is most comfortable for new Linux users.

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Episode 265

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Writing Without Distractions With Free Software

Robbie and Christa demonstrate FocusWriter, a free piece of software to help you avoid distractions such as social media or instant messengers while you write your novel.

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Episode 264

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Traveling Back in Time. Audibly.

Your computer can be used to allow you to record audio from the past. Find out how to never miss that precious moment or great riff again with JACK Timemachine on Linux.

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Self-Publishing Your Book With Free Software

Robbie kicks off our series about self-publishing with a look at how to use free software to publish a novel or short story using Cafepress.

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Episode 262

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5th Anniversary Celebration

Robbie is joined by Hillary, Christa, Eric, Sasha, Jodi, a live studio audience and a packed chat room as we celebrate 5 years of Category5 Technology TV.

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Episode 261

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Viewer Question Extravaganza

Robbie and Christa go through the mail bag and offer answers to a wide variety of viewer questions; from how we use Skype for interviews to obtaining a web design template.

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Episode 260

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H+ The Digital Series

Robbie and Hillary talk to John Cabrera, creator of H+ The Digital Series about the show, and the direction media is going with online-only programming.

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Hands-Free Computer Control using a Webcam

Introducing Sasha Dirmeitis and controlling the computer using head movement and a cheap webcam.

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Setting up Knoppix as a Hobbyist Linux Distro

Robbie and Eric answer viewer questions and launch Knoppix as a hobbyist Linux installation running KDE, but not so much with Gnome 3.

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Backup The Cloud with Backupify

Robbie and Christa demonstrate Backupify, an online service to backup your Google services such as Gmail and Calendar, plus Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more.

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Debian as a LAMP Server Virtual Machine

Robbie and Eric install Debian in a virtual machine and demonstrate it as an easy-to-build web server. And then they tear down the studio.

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Online Image Compression to Speed Up Your Web Site

Robbie and Christa take a look into the Web Developers' Toolkit to see how to compress an image to save bandwidth and improve your site's response time.

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New Media in Cottage Country

Silver Beach hosts Category5 for the Cottage Country Special, with a live performance by Eric Kidd and in-studio audience.

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Episode 253

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Transmitting Data By Bird Song with Chirp

A new app for iDevices lets you transmit and receive photos, web links, text and more via digital "bird songs" which sound a little like R2D2. We'll see how it works.

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Storing Passwords in a Safe Way

Protect your data with a different strong password for each service and easily retrieve those passwords using the encrypted KeePassX software.

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Episode 251

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Going Retro on Your Smartphone

Robbie and Eric demonstrate the iRetroPhone attachment for iPhone/Android/BlackBerry devices to give your smartphone a real retro feel.

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Episode 250

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Protect Your Website with BlockScript

Block unwanted website traffic from bad bots and open proxies using the powerful BlockScript program on your web server.

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Episode 249

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Recovering Photos from a Bad Camera Card Using Free Software

Whether you've accidentally deleted photos from your camera or have a corrupted filesystem on a camera card, learn to recover your precious photos with free software.

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Episode 248

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Installing the Thermaltake Water 2.0 All-in-One LCS

Robbie and Hillary go a little over-time with a realtime installation of the Thermaltake Water 2.0 liquid cooling system in place of a stock CPU fan.

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Episode 247

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Viewer Question Extravaganza and a Liquid Cooling System

Robbie and Hillary take on your viewer questions and unbox the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Liquid Cooling System.

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Saving Money Using Technology - Part 3: Reducing Power Consumption

Using web-based software, hardware and even your SmartMeter to reduce your power consumption and save money.

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Episode 245

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The Web Developer's Online Toolkit

Robbie opens up his online web development toolkit and shows you what's inside, and how to use some of the tools.

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Saving Money Using Technology - Part 2: The Sub-$100 Multimedia Center

Looking at the AIOS HD Media Center, which provides full HD video, music, BitTorrent client and more in a device that is commonly available for under $100.

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Saving Money Using Technology - Part 1: Never Pay a Phone Bill Again

Have you ever been skeptical of the magicJack? Robbie is. So he set out to do a little myth-busting and gets to the bottom of whether we can really save $1000 on our phone bill. Per year.

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GIMP 2.8 - Free Image Editing

Robbie and Eric show you how to install GIMP 2.8 on Ubuntu 12.04, and introduce you to an assortment of the new features.

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