Category5 Technology TV (HD Video)

Category5 TV Network

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. The broadcast-length format aired from 2007-2021 before switch

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522 episodes
Updated Jan 14, 2021

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Oct 4, 2011 · 1 hr
Installing Ubuntu 11.10 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 211
To kick off Season 5, Robbie and Hillary show how to install Ubuntu 11.10 Linux on your computer.
Sep 27, 2011 · 1 hr 1 min
A Year of Batteries and a Browser-Based Photoshop Alternative - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 210
Robbie Ferguson and Christy Burton (Van Noort) demonstrate a web-based Photoshop alternative that lets you edit images directly in your browser window with a professional image editor. Lionel Lalonde from Eco Alkalines joins the on-air team to award ...
Sep 20, 2011 · 1 hr
Enhance your video directly on YouTube - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 209
Robbie Ferguson and Christa Wells demonstrate how to use YouTube's new video editing feature to enhance the quality of your videos, practically instantly. Rachel Xu joins the Category5.TV Team and presents news from the Category5.TV Newsroom.
Sep 13, 2011 · 1 hr
Making LibreOffice Load Instantly - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 208
Robbie Ferguson and Eric Kidd demonstrate an easy way to make LibreOffice (and OpenOffice) load instantly on your computer, effectively improving the perceived speed of your computer.
Sep 6, 2011 · 1 hr
Creating Stop-Motion Video on Linux with Free Software - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 207
Robbie and Hillary demonstrate how you can create a stop-motion movie using free software and a webcam in Linux.
Aug 30, 2011 · 1 hr 1 min
Space Fish gets a name, and Windows programs work on Linux - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 206
Robbie and Christa introduce a fun way to test if the lag issue is a [ahem] thing of the past by giving 25 viewer points to every user. Space Fish gets his name, and is happy to finally have an identity and purpose in life. Robbie demonstrates how th...
Aug 23, 2011 · 1 hr 5 min
A Year of Batteries, Pogoplugs and Live Lag - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 205
Robbie and Christa announce your chance to win a year supply of Eco Alkalines batteries, and offer a couple Pogoplug devices to give away. Many viewer questions are addressed. Lag on the streaming server unfortunately placed an unexpected delay on fe...
Aug 16, 2011 · 1 hr
Naming Space Fish and Creating Magazine Covers - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 204
Robbie Ferguson and Hillary Rumball demonstrate how to create a magazine cover using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program. The new Category5 Space Fish needs a name and you could win up to 300 viewer points.
Aug 9, 2011 · 1 hr 3 min
Viewer Question Extravaganza and an iPad - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 203
Robbie Ferguson sits down for a little one-on-one with the viewers, answering a wide assortment and large number of viewer questions. He also demonstrates the upcoming new version of the Category5 TV mobile site using an iPad.
Aug 2, 2011 · 1 hr 2 min
Technology Makes Its Way to Cottage Country - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 202
Robbie Ferguson visits with Silver Beach Developments' Gerry Kowalski to discuss their involvement in getting technologies such as high-speed Internet and zoned heating/cooling systems into Haliburton, Ontario. Hillary Rumball reviews the incredible ...
Jul 26, 2011 · 1 hr 3 min
CyberPower GreenPower UPS - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 201
Robbie and Christa take a look at the CyberPower GreenPower UPS, an economical battery backup with higher-end features such as a full LCD display, better-than-average surge protection, a $500,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee, and cost saving, enviro...
Jul 19, 2011 · 1 hr 13 min
Celebrating 12,000 Minutes of Category5 TV - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 200
Robbie Ferguson is joined in studio by Christa Wells, Eric Kidd, Carrie Webb and Jodi Krangle to look back at 200 episodes of Category5 TV.
Jul 12, 2011 · 1 hr 1 min
Linux Distros - Part 3: CrunchBang Linux - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 199
Robbie introduces CrunchBang Linux, a hacker-esque distro based on Debian and featuring the ultra-fast OpenBox window manager.
Jul 5, 2011 · 46 min
Linux Distros - Part 2: Zorin OS 5 Free - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 198
Robbie and Christa take a look at Zorin OS 5 Free, an exceptional Linux distribution, especially for users wanting to migrate from Windows or Mac to Linux.
Jun 28, 2011 · 1 hr
Linux Distros - Part 1: PCLinuxOS 2011.6 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 197
Robbie and Christa begin our new series taking a look at an assortment of Linux distributions, starting with PCLinuxOS 2011.6 with KDE.
Jun 21, 2011 · 1 hr
Creating Screencast Tutorials on Linux - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 196
Robbie and Christa answer a ton of viewer questions and have a great time doing so, and then show you how to record and produce your own screencast tutorials on Linux using an assortment of free tools.
Jun 14, 2011 · 1 hr 1 min
Ubuntu Unity Replacements - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 195
Robbie and Christa take a look at scaling video to fill the frame in OpenShot Video Editor, and offer a couple viable alternatives to Ubuntu's default Unity desktop.
Jun 7, 2011 · 1 hr 3 min
Free Video Editing in Linux - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 194
Robbie demonstrates the free OpenShot video editing software, which brings non-linear editing, 3D titles and effects to Linux.
May 31, 2011 · 1 hr 1 min
Viewer Question Extravaganza - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 193
Robbie and Christa go through a handful of viewer questions, and say hello to viewers from all over the world.
May 24, 2011 · 1 hr 3 min
Web Development - Part 12 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 192
Robbie finishes off the web development series with Search Engine Optimization, and offers a free online tool for Search Engine Submission.