I've recently started a new job which calls for a 1.5 hour train journey each way each day. I like to keep my brain going during that time so I tend to listen to audio and watch video podcasts. I'll listen to the audio ones on my Nokia N82, and watch the video on my Toshiba laptop running Ubuntu 8.04.
I recently stumbled upon a new (to me) video podcast which has an Ubuntu slant. Presented live every Tuesday at 23:00GMT/UTC (midnight BST), and available for download afterwards, I'm really enjoying Category5.tv.
Presented by Robbie Ferguson, and recently with a new co-host to help him stay on track, the show covers technical subjects with Q&A, how-tos and product reviews. Robbie has a professional, friendly, entertaining and informative style which I find refreshing in a technology podcast.
Being a live show means he gets some great interaction going with the listeners. Many other tech podcasts such as Tekzilla answer viewer questions, but with Category5.tv being Live, and with a 'chatroom' it's possible to extend questions, ask for clarification and also let Robbie know when he's fully answered your question. Despite the odd pause here and there where he waits for viewer replies, it's pretty slick. I've only watched a few of more recent shows via download, but I'll probably catch one of his live shows soon enough, even if it's just to say 'hi' and 'thanks'.
The chatroom I mentioned is actually an irc channel. You can join it to follow the discussion during the show and of course ask your own questions, and leave comments. If you have an irc client already then connect to chat1.ustream.tv and join the #category5-technology-tv0 channel to join the chat. If you already have a ustream user ID then you can use the "/nick" command to change your name from some random "ustream-guest-foo" so Robbie can address you better during the show :)
The most recent episode had a screencast type tutorial about DeVeDe, the DVD authoring package. I like to think of myself as a bit of an expert with Ubuntu, but there's always something new to learn. Having never really use DeVeDe in anger however, this was a useful how-to for me.
Maybe you too will learn something from this programme. Take a look and find out.
Thanks for the link
Just watched the latest episode and thoroughly enjoyed it. Good find, thanks for sharing :)
And if you use miro its even
And if you use miro its even easier to manage the podcasts you want to see.
Thanks for the hint.
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