Right before our OWN move we take a good look at the ultimate Geek workstation and how to make your own. What is the perfect computer setup : The over-cluttered Borg Cube of the Stark minimalist’s approach. Or should we buy a computer table at Ikea . What is right and wrong ? Check out…
Time to break free of the bonds of the desktop and look at life on your laptop. Data management, security through obscurity and more. Look at the pro’s and the cons of mobile computing and how new evolutions in laptop technology would make us take a different look at laptop luxury. Shownotes. Timestamp Introduction “Driving…
Back into the game with this weeks episode that is SO packed we could not even slide an extra music track into it. Lets get into the arts of the black magic bring back some beige boxes from the great beyond. A great show about talking old and discarded hardware and bringing it back to…
Time to take a break from the Tech Stuff for one episode and take you on a little sound-seeing tour of Antwerp. We walk through deserted Hasselt, Hitch a ride on the train and get a Cup of Coffee. All that and more with great music from No Plastic Inside and Ex Posthumus. All Aboard…
Time to setup your very first webserver. We take a look at the possibilities of setting up your own webserver. What are the Pro’s, the cons, the pitfalls and the benefits. In combination with the shownotes you will be able to run your own basic website, intranet, bittorrent client, CMS system, web based desktop and…
This week we take a look at how to secure your wired and wireless lan. Talk cables and security protocols and how to flip the switch to keep the bad guys out. Cabling, Routers, Networking, Switches and hubs. The Dangers of wardrivers and how you can be safe against them. A short and crispy show…
The silence before the storm has passed and the Knightcast is back on the air. In episode 7 its time to take a look at the smallest affordable laptop on the planet. (No , not the OLPC) and debunk the myth that you need a lot of storage space on your harddrive to remain a…
This week we teach you how to manage and synchronise your bookmarks and keep track of the hundreds of newsfeeds on the web by taming them to be docile into your online RSS reader. Funpacked for the holidays its KC 006 “Bookmark Oblivion” This week we teach you how to manage and synchronise your bookmarks…
We brake the hiatus with episode 5 : Superhero syndrome. A extra long geek-lifestyle show EVERY geek should listen to. Everybody knows that geeks like us get hammered with questions about computers all day long. Tech support for friends ? Strange questions of clueless endusers ? Spending hours on the phone doing tech support for…
Episode 4 takes us back to the Grid series and we take a look a the power of virtual computing. Forget having rows and rows of Pc’s stacked up in your bedroom to make that one and only dream-lab that only Neo of the Matrix would be able to one-up. User some sticks of ram,…
Today we step away from the Grid Series and go sniff around at the local Gutsy Gibbon release party in my hometown Hasselt. We talk to Bart Broeckx from the Belgium Ubuntu Forum about the brand new Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu Linux. Whats new, whats hot and also whats so cool about joining a computerclub. An…
In episode 2 of our “Grid” series we setup your own personal powerstation. A picture perfect hybrid of a Linux workstation and a server. Using the all new Gutsy Gibbon we cobble up our own perfect computer. At the flick of a switch you will have secure shell control, a webmin interface, an apache, mysql…
Welcome back to the new season of “The Knightcast” With great music and a mistery soundseeing tour we set off the new batch of episodes starting with ” The Grid” Part one. Learn about how we see technology and what the philosophy is behind the Knightcast and discover the Secret of The Grid : The technolocal infrastructure you can…
The Knightcast Episode 35 : Remote Domination. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc_2082006.mp3 Summary. Don't even leave your seat for episode 35 of the Knightcast : Remote domination. We talk about the tools of the trade how to remote control every PC that you own. With tips, howto's and cool programs we turn your…
Direct link to the show: https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc_1082006.mp3 Show Summary. Join us for episode 34 of the Knightcast. After a long hiatus where we took some time of for rest and relaxation (and to get married) we are back once again with an action packed show. In episode 34 : An interview with captain command line we…
The Knightcast Episode 33 : Virtualisation Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc7706.mp3 Summary. In episode 32 we talk about my upcoming wedding, but most importantly look at the power of virtual machines. Learn how to tune tech into your way of life and 'virtualise' your entire computerlab to just one machine. By using free…
The Knightcast Episode 32 : My Macbook. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc060606.mp3 Summary. This week we do an in depth 'Knightcast Style' review of the 13,3 inch tinkerbell of technology called "The Macbook". Is it all that its cracked up to be ? Is it realy that great or is it all…
The Knightcast episode 31 : Tips for the mobile geek. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc290506.mp3 Summary. An episode jam packs with tips for the mobile geek. How to carry and organize your tech equiptment as easy, light, convinient and efficient as possible. What to take with you, where and how to…
The Knightcast Episode 30 ' What operating system to choose ' Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc200506.mp3 Summary. Join us for show number thirty where we triple the normal crew of the Knightcast and have a globe spanning discussion with two more experts about what operating system to choose. Windows ? Linux ? …
The Knightcast Episode 29 : Use the web 2.0 style / A life online. Direct link to the show :https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc100506.mp3 Summary. In show 29 we give you Rambo style survival lessons on how to survive in the real world with only a computer, a browser and an internet connection. We review web 2.0…
Podcast : The Knightcast Episode 28 : Life as a podcaster. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc300506.mp3 Summary : A very international show this week as i take you on a behind the scenes look at the international youth singing festival in nearby Neerpelt. Feel what its like to be a podcaster with…
Podcast : The Knightcast Episode 27 : Google-Ishious. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc260406.mp3 Summary Join us for episode 27 as we teach you how to search the world. Use the Google searchengine and its other products to your advantage and tune tech in your way of life. Shownotes .Intro.'If I woke up in…
The Knightcast Episode 26 : Voices in the Static. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc190406.mp3 Summary Dive down with us into the realm of the obscure as we see how to hack technology into your afterlife. This episode handles the phenomenon of EVP or Electronic Voice Phenomenon. As we devide the facts and the…
Podcast : The Knightcast : Episode 25 ' The guide to peer to peer networking' Direct link to the show https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc100406.mp3 Summary. As we are still finishing up on the new website that is becoming quite a handfull we could not let you wait any longer for episode 25. A full fledged in dept…
The Knightcast Episode Infinity: service announcement ! Direct link to the show.https://knightwise.com/podcasts/comback.mp3 Summary Are we dead ? Are we alive ? Have we been kidnapped by Aliens and implanted with an anal probe the size of a chandelier ? No no .. We will be back ! Monday to be exact. As construction on the…
The Knightcast Episode 24 : TV Nu-Vo Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc210206.mp3 Summary :Join us in episode 24 as we search the net for free and high quality tv content. Throw out your remote and listen to whats been going on in my life and get ready for some TV-Inter-Tainment.Episode 24…
The Knightcast Episode 23 : Computer security 101. Direct link to the show: https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc29106.mp3 Summary Welcome to show number 23 where we talk security. In three basic chapters we handle the major pitfalls in every day computer life. From the dangers that lurk on the other side of your modem .. to the hazzard that…
The Knightcast episode 22 'My first Linux Desktop' Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc16106.mp3 Summary Join us this week as we dive into the world of Tux and meet our first new years resolution head on : Learning to use LINUX on your desktop. Listen to pointers and tricks in choosing the right hard-…
The Knightcast episode 21 : For the love of pod. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc9106.mp3 Summary. After a long rested and deserved holiday we are back once again. Join us for this crazy show about all things Ipod Video. We take a look at the device, the content and the concept. A totaly…
The Knightcast Episode 19 : Life on a stick. Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc211205.mp3 Summary. Just before the holiday season kicks in we set of on the second part of our USB Quest. In the last show we taught you how to use your drive as an efficient means of data storage but…
