Month: January 2009

069.06 – Robbie’s Favorites – Happy News

Posted by on January 16, 2009

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie shows one of his favorite source for news. Not just any news: Happy News. 2 minutes 43 seconds.

069.05 – Viewer Question – Category5 Episode Chat Logs

Posted by on January 16, 2009

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie shows you how you can look at the chat logs for the one-hour Category5 Technology TV broadcast. 42 seconds.

069.04 – Viewer Question – A Linux Distro Specifically For Kids

Posted by on January 16, 2009

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie recommends Foresight Linux as a Windows alternative for children. 1 minute 17 seconds.

069.03 – Viewer Question – Making nvfanner and nvclock Work With an 8×00-series nVidia Card

Posted by on January 16, 2009

Some newer nVidia graphics cards are not supported by the version of nvclock that is in the repositories. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie takes you to the web site to get the latest beta version of nvclock, which may solve the 'Your card doesn't support fan speed adjustments' error. 1 minute 25 seconds.

069.02 – Pidgin Users Unable To Connect to MSN on January 12 2009

Posted by on January 16, 2009

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie makes mention of the issues libpurple-based IM clients (Adium, Apollo, EQO, Finch, Instantbird, Meebo, Pidgin, Telepathy-Haze) had connecting to MSN earlier this week. 46 seconds.

069.01 – An Explanation of ‘The Meat’

Posted by on January 16, 2009

Have you been wondering what 'The Meat' is? On this episode of The Meat, Robbie and Carrie explain what this program is all about. 1 minute 26 seconds.

Asus Announces Eee Keyboard

Posted by on January 10, 2009

Asus has announced that they will be releasing a PC in a keyboard combo, dubbed the Eee Keyboard, pretty well the ultimate idea for a home theatre PC.   Too bad it does not sport a TV tuner.  We will see when it is released just how good it is.  More can be read on Gizmodo

068.17 – Handy Computer Shortcuts

Posted by on January 9, 2009

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie shows how to bring up web pages in a new browser tab with only one click. Robbie and Carrie also discuss a couple other shortcuts you can use on your computer to reduce the number of mouse clicks. 1 minute 58 seconds.

068.16 – Submit Your Own Question

Posted by on January 9, 2009

On this episode of The Meat, you'll learn how to submit a question to Category5 Technology TV, which might get featured on The Meat. 17 seconds.

068.15 – Viewer Question – How To Create A Virtual Machine

Posted by on January 9, 2009

On this episode of The Meat, Robbie shows how to create a new virtual machine in VirtualBox to prepare for the installation of Windows XP within a Linux host. 3 minutes 48 seconds.