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MrGadgets

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email: hpr.nospam@nospam.mrgadgets.com
episodes: 34

hpr1589 :: KC MakerFair 2014

Released: 2014-09-04. Duration: 00:45:49. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: maker faire,Kansas City.
A rundown on all the cool things to see at the KC MakerFair 2014

hpr1354 :: Wayne Green

Released: 2013-10-10. Duration: 00:31:51. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Wayne Green",publisher.
Memories of Wayne Green, an American publisher, writer, and consultant

hpr1342 :: Power Tool Drag Racing!

Released: 2013-09-24. Duration: 00:11:39. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Make:KC,"power tool drag racing".
MrGadgets speaks of an event he has just visited in Kansas City

hpr1316 :: What is my bag

Released: 2013-08-19. Duration: 00:22:30. Flag: Explicit. Series: What's in My Toolkit.
Tags: molle,bag.
Use of a MOLLE bag for carrying tools

hpr1300 :: Maker Faire: Kansas City

Released: 2013-07-26. Duration: 00:18:41. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Maker Faire",Kansas.
MrGadgets phones in a show after visiting Maker Faire: Kansas

hpr1139 :: The missing episode

Released: 2012-12-13. Duration: 00:42:15. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: history,computers,IT .
Discoveries made while spring cleaning

hpr1100 :: Why Android Tablets Suck Part2

Released: 2012-10-19. Duration: 00:27:22. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Android,tablet .
MrGadgets might be changing his opinion of Android Tablets

hpr1092 :: Ham Radio: The Original Tech Geek Passion

Released: 2012-10-08. Duration: 00:55:43. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: HAM radio,amateur radio,CB radio,Morse code.
Mr Gadgets talks about his interest and long experience in Amateur Radio

hpr1048 :: Get off this Rock !!!

Released: 2012-08-08. Duration: 00:46:50. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: space,space travel,SpaceX.
Mr Gadgets talks about Space travel and living on other planets

hpr0926 :: Heresies in the year of the apocalypse ep 1 - computer languages

Released: 2012-02-20. Duration: 00:31:57. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: machine code,assembly language,Grace Hopper,COBOL,debugging,C,Python,Perl,Vala.
Thoughts about the evolution of high-level languages from machine language

hpr0890 :: Where's my flying car !

Released: 2011-12-30. Duration: 00:21:43. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: home automation.
What happened to the promise of science and technology?

hpr0878 :: OpenShorts Episode 4

Released: 2011-12-13. Duration: 00:32:41. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: 3D printer,RepRap,CandyFab,MakerBot,CNC.
Computer-controlled manufacturing - 3D printers, CNC

hpr0867 :: Gift Guide for Electronics Engineers of the Future

Released: 2011-11-29. Duration: 00:32:53. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Radio Shack","Tandy Co.",arduino,AdaFruit.
Encouraging young people to get interested in technology

hpr0858 :: Pre micro computer tech in the home #2

Released: 2011-11-15. Duration: 00:33:56. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Chemistry,"The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments".
Children's access to science in the 1960s

hpr0850 :: Another Tech Giant Passes - Household Tech in the Pre-Micro Era

Released: 2011-11-03. Duration: 00:32:03. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Edgar Villchur","Henry Kloss","Acoustic Research".
Remembering some pioneering greats in the tech field

hpr0843 :: What holiday tech item

Released: 2011-10-25. Duration: 00:19:52. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Thanksgiving,"Black Friday",microSD.
Shopping for technical items in November and December

hpr0835 :: Amazon sets the world on Fire

Released: 2011-10-13. Duration: 00:32:04. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Kindle Fire","Amazon Fire",camera.
Speculating about the Amazon Fire tablet

hpr0828 :: a+g=-b

Released: 2011-10-04. Duration: 00:38:26. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "online store","physical store","book reader".
The demise of physical retail stores

hpr0821 :: Why Android tablets suck !

Released: 2011-09-25. Duration: 00:48:07. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "resistive screen","Android apps","Google marketplace","Amazon marketplace".
Mr. Gadgets discusses his experiences with various Android tablets

hpr0812 :: Are they a patent troll

Released: 2011-09-12. Duration: 00:20:24. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: patent,"patent troll".
Useful tips on how to determine if someone is a patent troll or not

hpr0805 :: How Monster Cable got its name

Released: 2011-09-01. Duration: 00:43:55. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: HiFi,audiophile,decibel,"skin effect".
Mr Gadgets phones in to talk about the Monster Cable company

hpr0792 :: Binaural Recording

Released: 2011-08-16. Duration: 00:23:46. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: audio,"binaural recording","matrix microphone".
A response to episode 785 by Quvmoh on binaural recording

hpr0782 :: Technological ethics of Open Source Software

Released: 2011-08-01. Duration: 00:20:39. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Open Source Software","walled garden","user experience".
MrGadgets discusses Open Source Software versus closed and proprietary options

hpr0776 :: Open Shorts ep 3

Released: 2011-07-22. Duration: 00:25:44. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Linksys NSLU2","Radio Shack",Heathkit,Microcentre,soldering.
Open Source and Hackable Hardware

hpr0766 :: MrGadgets finds Linux

Released: 2011-07-10. Duration: 00:19:37. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: OS/2,"IBM PS/2",Microchannel,SCSI,"Windows 98",Knoppix.
A personal account of technological history

hpr0763 :: Worst movie ever

Released: 2011-07-05. Duration: 00:10:55. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: movies,"bad movies".
MrGadgets talks about what are in his opinion some very terrible movies

hpr0752 :: My Path to Linux: Knoppix

Released: 2011-06-20. Duration: 00:12:27. Flag: Explicit. Series: How I got into tech.
Tags: Knoppix,"live CD",microdrive,"compact flash".
Another part of Mr Gadgets' journey to his daily use of Linux

hpr0745 :: Wingz

Released: 2011-06-09. Duration: 00:16:46. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: COMDEX,"Innovative Software",Wingz,spreadsheet,Informix.
MrGadgets speaks of lessons learned with a product called Wingz

hpr0726 :: Journey to Linux

Released: 2011-05-15. Duration: 00:19:37. Flag: Explicit. Series: How I got into tech.
Tags: linux,O/S 2 Warp.
Continuing Mr Gadgets' journey to Linux

hpr0700 :: Tech Tales of April's Past

Released: 2011-04-08. Duration: 00:15:49. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Don Lancaster,Postscript,PDF,LaserWriter,Apple II.
Mr Gadgets speaks of Computer History in the context of April

hpr0696 :: MrGadgets Path toward Linux

Released: 2011-04-04. Duration: 00:13:43. Flag: Explicit. Series: How I got into tech.
Tags: 6502,Z80,6800,"Moog Synthesizer","Commodore PET","TRS-80 Color Computer",KIM-1.
Mr Gadgets talks about how he got to Linux

hpr0691 :: pre-IBM PC computer history 2

Released: 2011-03-28. Duration: 00:23:16. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "s-100 bus",CP/M,"Ohio Scientific Inc.","Motorola 6800","Commodore VIC-20".
MrGadgets talks more about early computers (before the PC)

hpr0687 :: pre-IBM PC computer history 1

Released: 2011-03-22. Duration: 00:09:46. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "radio shack",retro,unix.
MrGadgets speaks of early computers

hpr0681 :: My first computer

Released: 2011-03-14. Duration: 00:12:35. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: hardware,retro.
MrGadgets' first phone-in episode

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