Dr. Bill - The Computer Curmudgeon

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.

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 the GameMaster puts in an appearance!) (Oct 01, 2021)

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 benefit it brings to Cord Cutters. However, it is a worthwhile platform, and Dr. Bill has subscribed, and is using it on a daily basis! Get all of your channels in one guide on your favorite devices and never miss a moment with the Stremium Cloud DVR. 00:08 Stremium on the Roku app 01:27 Stremium on Android (Phone) 05:19 Stremium on the Web Browser (Brave) 10:30 Summary

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! (Jan 25, 2021)

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, support for simultaneous input of 4 HDMI signals', at least according to the 'Engrish' in the Amazon description! (NOTE: I did confirm, that if you select the "Custom Audio Device" option in OBS, you CAN get audio off of the ports on the HDMI card, however, they are WAY out of sync, so you will have to "play" with the offset.) 00:04 ELECABLE Capture Card unboxing (un-packaging) 04:59 Installing the card in my Dell Optiplex 9010 06:44 Installing the HDMI Capture Card Driver for Windows 10 64-Bit 08:49 Testing the HDMI Capture Card in OBS (Open Broadcasting Software) 12:34 Best OBS Settings for the HDMI Capture Card 13:44 Setting up Color Correction and Other Settings in OBS 20:16 SONY a5100 Video through the ELECABLE HDMI Capture Card via OBS 21:00 SONY FDR-AX100 Camcorder through the ELECABLE HDMI Capture Card via OBS 22:00 Conclusions and wrap-up

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, plus the usual silliness! (Jul 17, 2021) 00:00 Intro 04:22 The 2021 Elgato Streaming Device Showcase Event 07:14 Amazon FireTV new interface 07:44 Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud-PC 09:34 Implementing Pi-Hole and finding several surprises! 25:49 Geek Software of the Week: Signal Secure Encrypted SMS Client 29:38 Sign-off

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, the Wonder Woman 1984 movie will be on HBOMAX! 00:38 The New Studio Setup with the Sony a5100 01:25 The Sony 20mm f2.8 lens 01:42 The Bokeh effect 03:02 The DrBill.TV Blog 04:12 Google will no longer be supported small YouTube creators 05:04 Why you should subscribe to this channel 05:46 A Starlink setup, demo and speed test video (Link to the video: https://youtu.be/h0Itx_TUOKA) 07:05 A SuSE Linux IPO rumor 08:30 Roku Black Friday deals 09:12 Subscribe to our Roku Channel 11:00 Wonder Woman 1984 is coming, and my new smartphone 13:48 Discussion of my future rant on privacy and Google

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! 00:18 Selecting your tuner card 01:21 The Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe Card 03:00 Software included with the card and demo 04:08 TitanTV Electronic Program Guide Link 04:48 Plex Media Server software introduction and demo 06:46 Setting up the tuners from the Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD 12:13 The PLEX DVR Guide 13:00 Setting up a recording 13:56 Managing your libraries in PLEX 16:35 The need for a PLEX Pass

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)

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, a tour of his production methods, and a demo of the N6 Bluetooth Soundbar! (May 24, 2021) 02:32 The new SIIG USB 3.0 7 Port PCIe Card with UASP Mode that I am using 04:40 The Feelworld LivePro L1 Video Switcher 06:25 A demo of my setup of the LivePro L1 in my studio 09:10 The advantage to video switching and the use of OBS and Streamdeck to put up "lower thirds" 10:16 Experimenting with wipe effects 14:28 More on why "pre-bundling" the camera video is better for use with OBS 15:13 The N6 Bluetooth Soundbar 15:53 The Bluetooth Soundbar in use on my laptop and a demo in my Living Room 22:07 Comparing the LivePro L1 to an Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro 23:32 The Focusrite Scarlette Solo USB Audio Interface for separate audio

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. Watch for full details! (May 19, 2021)

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, the Apple M1! 02:29 Disk Network shuts down the Slingbox 04:03 The New USB4 Standard features 07:09 The New USB4 speeds 08:34 Google asks users to help their AI learn 10:26 Apple leaves Intel with their new M1 CPU

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 RoboForm Demo 09:04 My rant at Big Tech!

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)

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, Happy Pi Day on 2021-Mar-14, LastPass sells out, so use BITWarden! (Mar 13, 2021)

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! 05:30 The Falcon and Winter Soldier 05:54 New Windows icons 06:28 Amazon FireTV remote 07:22 AlmaLinux 08:45 Hints and Tips for Windows users 11:16 'Legends of Tomorrow' Season 6 looks nuts! 12:04 NASA pulls off first flight on another planet 12:49 Geek Software of the Week: Remotely!

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' Linux Challenge, and talk about the 'Great Server Crash of 2021', GSotW: Signal for Linux Secure SMS Client (Nov 17, 2021) 01:13 Intro 01:54 Linode Offer 05:37 Antennas Direct Clearstream 4Max Reflector Kit 09:32 T-Mobile vs. Spectrum vs. Bonded DSL 23:48 Supergirl TV Show 'Wokeness' 24:53 Linus Tech Tips Linux Challenge 28:01 The Great Server Crash of 2021 30:56 Geek Software of the Week: Signal for Linux Secure SMS Client

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! (Jan 14, 2021) https://rumble.com/vcpl8j-speak-faith-netcast-366-a-ministry-call-to-action.html

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, Security holes in Microsoft Exchange! (Mar 19, 2021) 03:54 Locast now in Portland! 04:57 Tablo with four tuners for HDMI connection to your TV 08:51 Intel "Justin" Ads mocks Apple 09:56 What happened to KompoZer? 11:57 Geek Software of the Week: Audacity 3.0 new release 14:48 Excellent Dust Sci-Fi film, "FTL" 18:26 Is VMware making a mistake? 20:58 California's net neutrality law and AT&T 23:49 Techkey Wireless USB Adapter deal on Amazon! 25:37 Security holes in Microsoft Exchange compromises 30,000+ organizations

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)

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 FREE DVR system that runs on a local PC on your internal network, and provides awesome Over-the-Air TV Recording and management! (May 19, 2022) 00:00 Intro 01:38 The Wal-Mart OnnTV 4K Streaming Device 02:53 My Condo TV Antenna array 04:34 SiliconDust's HD Homerun 4-Tuner ATSC 3.0 and ATSC 1.0 DVR/Tuner 06:01 Geek Software of the Week: Channels DVR Software 07:15 Demo of the Channels DVR, running on the OnnTV using AndroidTV 08:50 The Puffin TV Web Browser 10:08 Summary of the Geek Project!

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 from Windows 11? (Jul 29, 2021) 00:00 Intro 04:50 Older Kindles will soon be bricked, no more 'Whispernet' 06:44 The Blackmagic Design Live New Tech Event 12:16 The 'old tech' that is being removed from Windows for Windows 11 16:12 Sign-off

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)

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 OUTSIDE the condo!

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)