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DrBill.TV #543 – Video – “The This… is Linux?!?! Edition!”
December 06, 2023
Dr. Bill gives a quick demo install of Wunbuntu Linux the Linux that looks like Windows 11! Is this something you need, or would be interested in? (2023-Dec-06) Links that pertain to this Netcast: Te
DrBill.TV #542 – Video – “The October Aptera Update Edition!”
October 26, 2023
Dr. Bill gives a quick overview of information brought out during the Aptera October Insider’s Meeting held recently. The future is being designed and is coming together for our solar powered electric
DrBill.TV #541 – Video – “The VoiceTyper Demo Edition!”
October 10, 2023
Dr. Bill does a quick demo of VoiceTyper, a dictation-to-text software utility that works in ANY application on your PC! (Oct 10, 2023) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network Interna
DrBill.TV #540 – Video – “The 4KDownloader and JDownloader Edition!”
September 16, 2023
Dr. Bill does a demo and review of 4KDownloader, a free program that allows you to download videos from common video content web sites, and JDownloader, a similar free, and Open Source, program fo
DrBill.TV #539 – Video – “The Uninstalr Edition!”
August 11, 2023
Dr. Bill does a quick review of the Rode Videomic GO II Microphone in his living roon video recording setup. This is a kind of follow-up to the last microphone review. Check it out! (August 11, 2023
DrBill.TV #538 – Video – “The Rode Videomic GO II Microphone Review Edition!”
August 11, 2023
Dr. Bill does a quick review of the Rode Videomic GO II Microphone in his living roon video recording setup. This is a kind of follow-up to the last microphone review. Check it out! (August 11, 2023
DrBill.TV #537 – Video – “The Fifine Desktop USB Microphone Review Edition!”
August 04, 2023
Dr. Bill does a quick review of the VERY inexpensive Fifine K050 Desktop USB mic for Skype, Zoom, and OBS. He also demos how to use OBS filters on the audio to set options to manipulate it with the 3-
DrBill.TV #536 – Video – “Aptera Update Edition!”
July 31, 2023
A quick report on the recent news from Aptera on the progress toward production, and the unfortunate timing of what could have been stellar coverage from NBC News. Pre-production hiccups made for a mi
DrBill.TV #535 – Video – “The Red Hat Rant Edition!”
July 14, 2023
Dr. Bill rants a bit about Red Hats decision to effectively close their source on their Operating System, and what it means to the Open Source community. (Jul 14, 2023) Links that pertain to this N
DrBill.TV #534 – Video – “The Fifine K053 USB Lavalier Microphone Review Edition!”
June 18, 2023
Dr. Bill does a quick, off-the-cuff review of the Fifine K053 USB Lavalier Microphone system! For only $17.99 on Amazon, it is pretty amazing! Check it out! (Jun 18, 2023) Links that pertain to this
DrBill.TV #533 – Video – “The Installing the Latest Linux Mint Edition!”
June 13, 2023
Dr. Bill does a step-by-step install of the latest version of Linux Mint on to a virtual machine under VirtualBox, showing newbies how to install Linux to prepare for migrating off of Windows! Als
DrBill.TV #532 – Video – “The Virtual World of Dr. Bill Edition!”
June 06, 2023
Dr. Bill shares his full Virtual Computer Home Lab with you! A project that leverages TrueNAS, Proxmox, Linux, BUTT, Clementine Audio Player under Linux, and more to build his virtual computer network
DrBill.TV #531 – Video – “The Latest on Aptera Edition!”
May 11, 2023
Dr. Bill shares the latest updates on his favorite solar powered electronic vehicles Aptera! Are we getting ever closer to actual production? (May 11, 2023) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPo
DrBill.TV #530 – Video – “The RustDesk Overview Edition!”
April 28, 2023
Dr. Bill gives a personal overview of his latest favorite Open Source, totally FREE tool for remote desktop management RustDesk! You will love this FREE Geek Software of the Week! (April 28, 2023) Li
DrBill.TV #529 – Video – “The AI Overview Edition!”
April 14, 2023
Dr. Bill gives a personal overview of his foray into some of todays AI tools. Check out his take on Artificial Intelligence in todays Chat GPT and Chat Prompt world of AI tools. (April 14, 2023) Lin
DrBill.TV #528 – Video – “The Insta360 Link and Aptera Update Edition!”
March 30, 2023
Dr. Bill demos his brand new Insta360 Link Web Cam, and then discusses the technology updates to the new Aptera Launch Edition! (March 30, 2023) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Netw
DrBill.TV #527 – Video – “The LinuxFX 11 Demo Edition!”
March 14, 2023
Dr. Bill demos an install of LinuxFX 11 on VirtualBox; the new version of LinuxFX that looks and feels like Microsoft Windows 11! (March 14, 2023) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Netw
DrBill.TV #526 – Video – “The Comica Vimo C3 Edition!”
March 09, 2023
Dr. Bill gives us an overview of the Comica Vimo C3 Dual Wireless Portable Microphone System. (March 9, 2023) Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association of Inte
DrBill.TV #525 – Video – “The Stick It To The Man Edition!”
February 22, 2023
Dr. Bill demos the method he discovered of using the Rufus USB Creation Tool to set up an install USB drive for Windows 11 that defeats the mans restrictions on using Windows 11! (2023-Feb-22) Link
DrBill.TV #524 – Video – “The What is Tiny11 Edition!”
February 16, 2023
Dr. Bill demos the install of the amazing Tiny11, a Windows 11 distro that has been pared down and has all of Microsofts evil monitoring removed! It runs from an unbelievable 8 gig of installed dis
DrBill.TV #523 – Video – “The Is This Your Next Car Edition!” (Aptera)
January 30, 2023
Dr. Bill does a quick follow-up on LocalBTV, then gets into a pet cool tech endeavor that he is interested in, a highly efficient SOLAR POWERED vehicle that COULD be your next car! Full disclosure he
DrBill.TV #522 – Video – “The LocalBTV, I’ll Get It Right Yet, Edition!”
January 25, 2023
An overview of LocalBTV coming to more cities, for Cord Cutter, plus a demo of LosslessCut, a FREE Open Source tool for editing video without affecting the contents of the file! (2023-Jan-25) Links
DrBill.TV #521 – Video – “The Resistance is Futile Edition!” (Amazon FireTV Cube)
January 14, 2023
An overview of the latest edition of the Amazon FireTV cube and its available content. More powerful processor, actual ethernet wired connection port, and pass-through HDMI ports for the WIN! (2023-Ja
DrBill.TV #520 – Video – “The Feelworld L2 Plus Edition!”
January 04, 2023
Dr. Bill does an in place studio review of the Feelworld L2 Plus Video Switcher! Also, the use of inexpensive Panasonic video camcorders to provide secondary HTML video sources. (2023-Jan-04) Links
DrBill.TV #519 – Video – “The Change My Timestamp Edition!”
December 20, 2022
Dr. Bill demonstrates a neat FREE file utility that will allow you to easily control the time and date of your Windows files! Simple to use, and free to all, this one saves lots of time if you have t
DrBill.TV #518 – Video – “The Recommended Web Browser Extension Edition!”
November 26, 2022
Do you need free and Open Source Web Extensions to help you when you browse the web? Dr. Bill demonstrates some of his personal web browser extension recommendations for Chromium-based web browsers! L
DrBill.TV #517 – Video – “The Recommended Software Edition!”
November 15, 2022
Do you need free and Open Source alternatives to pricey software? Dr. Bill demonstrates some of his software recommendations for Windows! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network Inter
DrBill.TV #516 – Video – “The Ulanzi J12 Sliced Bread Edition!”
October 22, 2022
Dr. Bill demonstrates the Ulanzi J12 Dual Wireless Microphone System. It is impressive and of very high quality for video and audio work. Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network Inter
DrBill.TV #515 – Video – “The Explorer++ Overview Edition!”
October 08, 2022
Dr. Bill looks into the Free and Open Source software called Explorer++ due to a search problem in his PCs Windows 10 operating system. Check it out! Want it? Go to: https://explorerplusplus.com/ L
DrBill.TV #514 – Video – The Seriously Mad Rant Edition!
September 30, 2022
So, Google YouTube deleted one of my DrBill.TV videos. why? Because a review of Stremium DVR was dangerous to humans! What!?!?! Listen to Dr. Bill rant! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcas
DrBill.TV #513 – Video – The Setting Up Alexa to Play Internet Radio Edition!
September 15, 2022
Dr. Bill does a special tutorial on setting up independent Internet Radio stations to play via voice command through Alexa! You can already play most terrestrial radio stations using iHeartRadio or Tu
DrBill.TV #512 – Video – The Three Great Tips Edition!
August 14, 2022
Dr. Bill shares THREE great hints and tips in this catch-up edition! We check out X2Go Client/Server, the use of WINGET in Windows to upgrade your software, and a quick intro to the EMEET C960 USB 2
DrBill.TV #511 – Video – The Pursuit of the Perfect OVA TV DVR Edition!
May 19, 2022
Dr. Bill does a review of the Wal-Mart OnnTV 4K Streaming unit, a $19.00 gem, added to the use of TWO SiliconDust HD Homerun 4-Tuner OVA DVR/Tuners, his indoor antenna array, and the Channels DVR, a F
DrBill.TV #510 – Video – The PTZ Security Camera Edition!
May 04, 2022
Dr. Bill does a review of the ZUMIMALL GX2S PTZ Wireless Security Camera to secure your home, as well as some tech news about a Google Chrone Browser hack, and a teaser for the next show on the Wal-Ma
DrBill.TV #509 – Video – The Best Audio for Streaming Edition!
April 06, 2022
Dr. Bill shows off his brand spank new (to him) audio interface, that you just have to hear to believe! Check it out! The Presonus IO24 USB Audio Interface! (Apr 06, 2022) Links that pertain to this N
DrBill.TV #508 – Video – The So I’m NOT Perfect Edition!
March 30, 2022
Dr. Bill delivers a mea culpa and explanation on his last show, and then shows us a new toy, the Mediasonic Homeworx Digital Media Converter Box! (Mar 30, 2022) Links that pertain to this Netcast: T
DrBill.TV #507 – Video – The Taste of Peppermint Edition!
March 24, 2022
Dr. Bill installs and demos the Peppermint (Linux) Operating System, especially the use of the ICE web application tool to add web apps into the Operating Systems menu tree. (Mar 24, 2022) Links tha
DrBill.TV #506 – Video – The Demo of Nvidia Broadcast Boca Edition!
March 14, 2022
Dr. Bill tests and demos Nvidia Broadcast using his new (to him) ASUS Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060. Check out the “buttery” Boca effect using either the Elgato Facecam or the Sony a6400 DSLR. Graphics powe
DrBill.TV #505 – Video – The Test the Mevo Edition!
March 03, 2022
Dr. Bill tests the Logitech Mevo Start camera and Multicam system. He demonstrates how to use a video editor to figure out the timing for OBS audio sync. He also compares video from the Sony a6400, th
DrBill.TV #504 – Video – The Fight the Glitch Edition!
February 24, 2022
Dr. Bill discusses his Beelink SER3 AMD Ryzen 7 mini-computer, which is WAY more powerful than his previous system, and the fact that ATT wireless dropped 3G support this week. Also, a brief intro to
DrBill.TV #503 – Video – The Elgato Facecam Edition!
February 16, 2022
Dr. Bill introduces his new Elgato Facecam for comment, do you like it? Linode is purchased by Akamai, FuboTV goes to a quarterly subscription, then drops back to monthly! (Feb 16, 2022) Links that pe
DrBill.TV #502 – Video – The Audacity Replacement Edition!
January 09, 2022
Tablo releases a brand new Quad Tuner NextGenTV (ATSC 3.0) DVR/receiver at CES 2022! The new Open Source “fork” of the original Audacity, called Tenacity! GSotW: Macrium Reflect Free Edition! 1990’s “
DrBill.TV #501 – Video – The Antenna Reflector and ISP Shoot-Out Edition!
November 17, 2021
My experience adding Antennas Direct Clearstream 4Max reflectors to my antennas; we do an ISP comparison: T-Mobile, Spectrum, Northstate. I discuss Supergirl ‘Wokeness’, consider the ‘Linus Tech Tips’
DrBill.TV #500 – Video – The 500th Episode Edition!
October 01, 2021
On the 500th Episode of the Dr. Bill.TV Show, Dr. Bill and his son, the GameMaster, discuss popular TV, Movies, Anime, and other entertainment of the day, as tradition dictates! (Every 100 episodes th
DrBill.TV Special – Video – Two Ways to Conquer Condo Cord Cutting!
September 15, 2021
Dr. Bill shows us a ‘how to’ on cord cutting for someone living in a condominium that wants to watch OTA (‘Over the Air’) TV! He shows us two methods, one totally INSIDE the condo, and one actually OU
DrBill.TV #499 – Video – The Can Locast Be Saved Edition!
September 03, 2021
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
DrBill.TV #498 – Video – The Windows 11 Alternatives Edition!
August 28, 2021
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
DrBill.TV #497 – Video – The Old Tech Dies, New Tech Lives Edition!
July 30, 2021
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
DrBill.TV #496 – Video – The Elgato Event Plus Your Network Security with Pi-Hole Edition!
July 17, 2021
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
DrBill.TV #495 – Video – The Audacity of Big Tech Edition!
July 12, 2021
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