Dr. Bill.TV – Audio Netcasts

Dr. Bill shares with us the issues involved in the Locast shutting down court case, and whether there are any chances for a similar broadcast-to-Internet service to emerge. (Sep 03, 2021) Links that p

Don’t want to be ‘stuck’ when Windows 11 comes out? What if you have perfectly good, but ‘older’ hardware? Here are some alternative operating systems you may want to consider! (Aug 28, 2021) Links th

The 2021 Blackmagic Design Event rollout of new tech, new 4K Studio Cameras, and more! Meanwhile old tech is dying! 1st Gen Kindles will be bricked by year’s end, and what ‘old tech’ is being removed

The 2021 Elgato Streaming Event, new Amazon FireTV interface, Pi-Hole DNS re-direct for security, the WPAD vulnerability, GSotW: Signal Secure SMS Client, Microsoft Windows 365 Desktop-in-the-Cloud, p

Dr. Bill discusses what has happened to the Open Source ‘Audacity’ project recently and the Open Source community’s reaction to that fiasco, and his opinion on how Microsoft may NOT necessarily hate u

A first look at Windows 11, Duck Duck Go improves on-line privacy, GS0tW: USB Oblivion! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, Microsoft steals an Open Source project for their updater, the June 24th Windo

Walmart is officially now selling its Android TV streamers, Locast launches in Raleigh-Durham, NC, video link on the new features of Android 12, Beta 2, GSotW: Ventoy! Loki starts on Disney+! (Jun 15, 2021) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodca...

Dr. Bill has finally achieved his goal of a netcast with a two camera studio, separate audio via a Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface and Shure SM7b microphone, and the new Feelworld LivePro L1 video switcher! Also,

Dr. Bill continues his testing of the ELECABLE PCIe 4-Port HDMI Video Capture Card, and the StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe Card w/ 4 Dedicated 5Gbps Channels he tried to replace it with in his studio. BOTH were failed experiments.

Dr. Bill installs and tests a cheap, Chinese, four port HDMI Capture Card for the PCIe bus on your Windows PC System. It claims to be a ‘Professional video processing function, high-quality industrial-grade chip production, super stability,

How to select, and use a Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe Card in a spare PC to create a PLEX Quad-tuner DVR for Cord Cutters to record Over-the-Air TV, manage their video, movies, and other media on a Local Area networked PC system!

The Falcon and Winter Soldier, new Windows icons, Amazon FireTV remote, AlmaLinux, hints and tips for Windows users, ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 6 looks nuts! NASA pulls off first flight on another planet, GSotW: Remotely! (Apr 29,

Dr. Bill reviews the Stremium DVR Roku application, the Android Phone version, and the Web version of Stremium. Every version, on every platform, has very different features, and basically must be used in conjunction with each other for the FULL benefi...

Locast now in Portland, Tablo with four tuners for HDMI, Intel ‘Justin’ Ads, what happened to KompoZer, GSotW: Audacity 3.0, Dust Sci-Fi film, ‘FTL,’, is VMware making a mistake? California’s net neutrality law, Techkey Wireless USB Adapter deal,

Roku Channel offers a new original drama, Chromebooks turn ten! Locast now supports the Cleveland DMA, GSotW: Location Guard! Add any program as a Windows Service, NSSM and Locast2Plex, using an older camcorder with the Atomos Ninja, or Ninja2,

Dr. Bill introduces us to Locast, and Locast2Plex, a method for using a Python program to set up the Plex system and DVR with the over-the-Internet Locast OTA TV channel service. (Mar 05, 2021) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network I...

TwisterOS for Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi 400 keyboard computer, share your USB devices over TCP/IP using a Raspberry Pi, the Top Five Projects for the Raspberry Pi for 2020, GSotW: StreamLink for Pi, the new Raspberry Pi Pico micro-controller!

Linux Mint 20.1 is out, good news for Linux gamers, the GPD MicroPC is at a stupid low price on Facebook, or is it? Elon Musk is the world’s richest man, a cool Windows tablet build, Chrome on any PC, I support Free Speech, GSotW: TinyPilot IP KVM!

Dr. Bill does a very quick (and clumsy) review of the Taotronics Soundliberty 92 Bluetooth ear buds, and a demo of the Puffin TV Web Browser in Google Chromecast with Google TV (Jan 07, 2021) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network Int...

Dr. Bill discusses other platforms he is on, he follows up to his rant on YouTube, and shows us a great small video light: the Ulanzi Select VL49 LED Video Light! DirCaster V1.0 is out as of December 1st, and Dr.

Dr. Bill finally gets to have his rant about the evil that is Big Tech censoring free speech, and he demonstrates RoboForm, his new choice to replace LastPass as his password manager! 00:31 Introduction 02:57 Geek Software of the Week: RoboForm 06:07 R...

Dr. Bill covers his new camera setup, his new lens, his new Samsung Galaxy a71 5G phone, and more! Google will no longer pay small creators, a StarLink install, a SuSE Linux IPO may be coming, Roku deals for Black Friday,

Dr. Bill discusses Dish Network shutting down the Slingbox, the new USB4 standard coming soon (2021) that will increase the speed of USB, and add dual channel functionality, Google wants your help in their quest for world domination! And,

Dr. Bill demos Google Chromecast with Google TV, and shows us how to engage ‘Developer Mode’ on it, he demos Clonezilla, and discusses Bitwarden, a Lastpass Open Source alternative. Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International...

How does one set up a Linux Fileserver to share out a USB based Seagate Expansion Drive? Dr. Bill shows you how, and makes some comments along the way! Join him in his quest to eliminate Microsoft from his server rack!

Dr. Bill finally has content from his Blog! Eric Steven Raymond, known as ‘ESR’ says Windows may go away, replaced with Linux, by Microsoft! The sad death of FTP, coming soon? A free tutorial for Python, and an overview of the Google Chromecast for 202...

Dr. Bill installs and demonstrates WindowsFX (or, LinuxFX) to us, as well as doing the same with the latest, greatest version of Linux Mint, Cinnamon Edition! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association of Interne...

Dr. Bill is back after almost two months because his condo was flooded out! GSotW: Ultrasearch! Discussion of YouTube, Google and Facebook suppressing freedom of thought and speech! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International...

Dr. Bill does an unboxing and demo of a $14.00 USB 2.0 HDMI Capture Card, and shows how to set it up in OBS (Open Broadcasting Software,) and some test footage. Short Links to the card on eBay and Amazon are below: eBay: https://tinyurl.

Dr. Bill actually has content this week about Linux of various ‘flavors,’ as well as news on why some Linux purists hate Snap, a StarLink Internet Update, Linux Mint is DROPPING Snap, discussion of Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, and a GSotW: PC Equalizer!

Dr. Bill does a demo of the Geek Software of the Week – O and O ShutUp10, which will ‘clean’ your Windows 10 installation, and discusses his new Shure SM7B microphone and the fact that Google has outstripped Microsoft in the running for most Evil Empir...

Dr. Bill demonstrates the MakuluLinux-LinDoz Edition, a Linux for Windows users! – Check out the Dr. Bill.TV Blog at: https://www.drbill.tv Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association of Internet Broadcasters Blub...

Dr. Bill gripes about a few things involving the Evil Empire… Microsoft! He also discusses his new microphone, Cloudlifter, and shows some video from 1987 from CIBA-Geigy while he was working on a Digital VAX 8650! – Check out the Dr. Bill.

Dr. Bill shows us the Canon EOS WebCam Utility Beta utility that transforms your Canon DSLR into a webcam over your USB port! – Check out the Dr. Bill.TV Blog at: https://www.drbill.tv Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network Internatio...

Dr. Bill discusses the new web site for USTVGO, Jitsi, an Open Source alternative to Zoom conferencing, and a free webcam app in YOUR phone’s appstore called iVCam that allows anyone with a smartphone to connect it to a PC to do a web conference.

Dr. Bill fusses and gripes about YOUR web conferencing techniques! And, he gives you hints and tips on using your equipment to look more professional on a video conference. Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Associat...

Dr. Bill discusses security during this crazy time! A second-gen Chromecast may be coming, 500 Chrome extensions cut from the Play Store, ‘Coronavirus Maps’ Malware, no free Netflix, hoarding toilet paper, YouTube is limiting bandwidth, ‘Zoom Bombing,

Dr. Bill shows off his new Logitech Brio 4K Pro Webcam, graphene batteries are finally here! More battery tech including potassium-ion batteries, computer language modeling, how does 5G work? The fix for deinterlacing issues in Open Broadcast Software....

Dr. Bill rejoices at getting various pieces o’ tech to work on the show this week, talks about a cool “Deep Fake” on YouTube, plus, a guy that built a DIY Desktop PC from an old laptop, Manjaro Linux 19.0, and what software he always installs on Linux!...

Dr. Bill talks about the cool, geeky Wal-Mart Super Bowl commercial, how to fix Netflix auto-play, LibreOffice 6.4, Geek Software of the Week ‘twofer’ Eraser and Pinta! Logitech’s new StreamCam, an Manjaro Linux install demo!

Dr. Bill looks at life after Windows 7, which is no longer supported by Microsoft. His solution? Zorin OS! A demo of Zorin and how it can solve your lack of Windows 7! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association o...

Dr. Bill briefly discusses a video posted on his Blog about the future, it will be here before you know it! 5G in central North Carolina through T-Mobile, will future iPhones and other smartphones have ANY ports?

Dr. Bill shares some good, general computer security info; voice cloning, Twitter questions answered by a ‘security expert,’ common security protocols, understanding threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, Disney+ user accounts are already on the Dark Web...

Microsoft urges Windows users to install emergency security patch, YouTube shutting down its Web-Based TV interface, Hollywood declares war on IPTV, multiple services shut down, Boston Dynamics robot has got game!

A quick update on the FCC required ‘re-pack’ of TV station frequencies, if you have cut the cord, you really SHOULD re-scan your local OTA (Over-the-Air) channels NOW! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association o...

Frustrating Voicemail Scam, Google’s control of search, the case for the DuckDuckGo Search Engine, use Social Media, don’t let it use YOU! Google’s search AI algorithm can cause problems, is Google “shaping” what is considered ‘fair’ on-line?

Roku/FireTV, the ‘big dogs’ in Cord Cutting, Google listens in on Google Assistant, Orville Season 3 on Hulu, VirtualBox adds UEFI Secure Boot for Linux, Linux loses the Floppy, Elon Musk implants links in the brain to computers,

Dr. Bill is back! He discusses the Brave Web Browser, privacy and security issues and features! IBM is buying Red Hat! Nintendo’s new Switch Lite, the new Raspberry Pi 4, stop running old Windows, real transporter, build your own (bad) video card!

Dr. Bill hasn’t had a show in a while, so we join him as he rants a bit about several things, and waxes a bit nostalgic as well. Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association of Internet Broadcasters Blubrry Network...

Dr. Bill shows off his new toy, the ClearClick HDMI Recorder box! Recording the show with it, as he discusses it! Check out this quick, impromptu edition of the show! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association of...