In this episode of the knightwise.com Docu-cast series we show you how to build your very own backup script on your linux system. With this script you can automatically create zip-filed-backups of the home folders of all the users on your system. We add some extra security to the mix by making the backup folder…
For those of you who don’t know Hacker Public Radio, HPR is a podcast produced by a variety of hosts, that mostly deals with all things geek. Well, maybe its geek-bordering-nerd, because some topics are pretty “down and deep” into the technological side of the story and might not be the greatest pristine pieces of…
How about a PDF-manual in your feed to explain how to use and install the mighty simple program of bashpodder. Follow the step by step instruction to install bashpodder, a command line based podcatcher on your linux system. After that, go one step beyond and automate the entire process via CRON. Set when and where…
Time to take a look at the phenomenon of Ultraportable Notebooks. We talk tech and take a look at the various models out there and what they have to offer. Besides that we take a closer look at what operating systems you can run and how to let your netbook work for you. Shownotes. Intro…
For those of you who still can’t get enough from this weekly avalanche of Knightwise.com content : I have exceptional good news for you. Head on over to the Nosillacast Podcast over at podfeet.com for the latest episode where both me AND Nyana got to be a guest on Allison Sheridans latest podcast. We had…
A first episode in the “talk to my heroes” series where I interview the people I listen to on my Ipod. This week Allison sheridan of the Nosillacast Podcast. We talk tech, twitter and what its like to be a podcaster.Check out Allisons show over at www.podfeet.com where she hosts the Nosillacast Podcast. A technology podcast with an ever…
This week we show you how to use Gmail , Googledocs and the Google desktop application across various operating systems. Take a look at how to share calendars , setup your Gmail, using Google Gadgets AND Google Gears to give you a complete offine-online cross platform Gmail Experience.We feature NYANA as an extra bonus to this episode ! Shownotes…
In this episode we show you how to support the computers of your friends and family. From managing your own lines of communication, to fixing the system, keeping it clean and pushing the data of the user into the cloud. Shownotes. Time stamp Introduction, KWTV now downloadable and in the feeds. Managing your Communications. Direct…
In part II of our screencast on Installing your own Ubuntu Server we are going to set a static IP for your sever, Connect it to the internet, do the needed updates and upgrades AND install an SSH Server. We show you how to securly connect to your server from the command line using a…
In this screencast i’ll show you how easy it is to install your very own Ubuntu Linux server in under 10 Minutes. Download your copy of the ISO from www.ubuntu.com , burn it and boot it .. And we will take your hand. Partition your drive, choose encrypted home folders, install your own webserver and SSH server. Its all…
We show you how to install Linux on a portable media device. Shownotes Download Ubuntu Linux USB image Writing Guide. Coffeebrake Finishing up the drive. testing. Signoff Related PostsKc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.com .. is approaching.KWTV232 : Reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S IIKWTV231 : "Mutate your Macbook."KWTV230 : "Reviewing the Acer Allegro".
Time to setup our Linux SSH server and connect from any computer across the world (no matter the operating system) and use our new friend as a powerfull terminal server. Send files securely, Run IM programs, chat on IRC and more . All using the uber-cool command line interface. Shownotes. Timestamp Introduction Setup a linux…
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Today we talk about how to let technology work for you on the road. Hotwiring a Tomtom, an Ipod and an MM50 and a blackberry into technology that works for you. A prime example of tech on the move and how to be creative with everyday technology. Shownotes. Timestamp Introduction The Audi A3 The TomTom…
We take a good look at how to organize your email setup so you will be able to get all your emails on different computers, using different operating systems in different places. Together with some comedy and a soundseeing tour from the Castle of Carcassonne, Its another packed show. Shownotes. Timestamp Introduction Soundseeing in the…
In Kc0016 we help you make money by selling of your oldstuff online. How to sell, what to sell, where to sell and most importantly : To who to sell to. Aside from a snippet of music we also have a stand up comedy routine from Eddie Izzard. Those of you prune and sensitive to a…
In Kc0015 we unlock the Secrets of the Social Web and tap into pure peer power. Find out where to find the answers to your questions and put this powerfull medium to work. Where to find information, how to contribute and how to behave. Its all here .. for just 99.59$ .. oh wait ..…
Back after quite some time its time to delve back in into the world of virtual machines. We show you what software there is out there, what tools you can use and what the demands are of running virtual machines on your system. But more importantly we show you how virtual machines can work for…
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,…
This weeks KWTV is a video snippet from this weeks podcast. Together with Bart Broeckx of the Belgian Ubuntu Forums we get a demonstration on how you can use your Ubuntu Live Cd for other things then just tinkering around. Imagine your Windows XP copy dies in the proverbial ass and leaves you devastated with…
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…
