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171 - VirtualBox 4.0 and Time Tracking in Linux

Recorded Live December 28, 2010.

Feature: Installing VirtualBox 4.0 on Linux.
Using the Gnome Hamster Applet to track your time.

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170 - Zimbra Desktop

Recorded Live December 21, 2010.

Feature: Obtaining and installing Zimbra Desktop on Linux.
Listening to free Internet-based radio stations, including Christmas radio stations.
YouTube Closed Captioning system -- how accurate is it?
Category5 TV gives away a Brother MFC-J615W all-in-one Multi-Function Centre from Brother Canada.

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Episode 169 - Turnkey Linux LAMP Stack

Recorded Live December 14, 2010.

Feature: Deploying a Turnkey Linux server in a fraction of the time of a traditional build using Turnkey Linux virtual appliances.
Our first-ever greenscreen episode: fully greenscreened, live.

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Episode 168 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 9

Recorded Live December 7, 2010.

Feature: A simple technique to create glossy looking web buttons using GNU Image Manipulation Program.

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Episode 167 - Category5 TV Viewers Society on Planet Calypso

Recorded Live November 30, 2010.

Learn how to track down the Category5 TV Viewers society in Planet Calypso.

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Episode 166 - The DD-WRT Router Firmware

Recorded Live November 23, 2010.

Feature: DD-WRT - from Router Selection to a full installation of the free router firmware.
Mounting your Pogoplug device in Windows and Linux.

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Episode 165 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 8

Recorded Live November 16, 2010.

Feature: Using free software to crop images.
Software Feature: A GUI-driven tool to mount your CD and DVD ISOs in Linux.

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Episode 164 - Planet Calypso on Older Hardware

Recorded Live November 9, 2010.

Feature: Getting Planet Calypso working on an older computer.

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Episode 163 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 7

Recorded Live November 2, 2010.

Feature: A simple effect you can use to enhance any color photograph.

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Episode 162 - The Halloween Special

Recorded Live October 26, 2010.

Halloween Special: Lieutenant Commander Robbie Ferguson beems down from the Enterprise to spend an hour with Left Wing player, Eric Kidd. Learn how Robbie uses a green screen and Telestream Wirecast to create live video effects.
The free Jokosher multi-track audio editor. Is it really what it's cracked up to be?
The disposable mentality of our world.

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Episode 161 - Home Office Organization with Brother Canada

Recorded Live October 19, 2010.

Interview: Home Office / Small Business Office Organization with Marc Ruel from Brother Canada.
Qualifying users to win a Brother MFC-J615W.
Giving away more Nanodots.

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Episode 160 - Ubuntu 10.10 in VirtualBox

Recorded Live October 12, 2010.

Feature: Installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat in VirtualBox.

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Episode 159 - Twitter and You

Recorded Live October 5, 2010.

Feature: Signing up for a Twitter.com account.

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Episode 158 - Data Security

Recorded Live September 28, 2010.

Feature: Keeping your private information and data safe when disposing of, selling or giving away your old computer.

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Episode 157 - 3rd Anniversary Special

Recorded Live September 21, 2010.

3rd Anniversary Special.
2 hours long.
Special guests: Carrie Webb, Christy Burton, Hillary Rumball, John Van Noort, Bekah Ferguson, Tali Ferguson, Zech Ferguson.

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Episode 156 - Panoramic Photo Creation

Recorded Live September 14, 2010.

Feature: Creating panoramic images using free software and a standard digital camera.
Win some Nanodots!

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Episode 155 - Answering Questions with Eric

Recorded Live September 7, 2010.

Eric Kidd joins us as we answer a handful of viewer questions.

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Episode 154 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 6

Recorded Live August 31, 2010.

Feature: Making a photograph from the summer look like it was taken in the fall.

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Episode 153 - Basic Photo Manipulation Part 5

Recorded Live August 24, 2010.

Feature: Batch resizing your images using the Linux mogrify command.
Continued Feature: Basic photo manipulation using the GNU Image Manipulation Program: Doing Hollywood-style photo touch-ups using the GiMP (Part 2).

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