Correspondent
MrX
Host ID: 201
email: mrxathpr.nospam@nospam.googlemail.com
episodes: 67
Released: 2022-11-01. Duration: 00:11:35. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: workflow, tips, video, editing, application.
In this episode I explain how I use the shotcut video editor to edit video on a low end PC.
Released: 2021-11-17. Duration: 00:13:06. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Linux, Distros, Raspberry Pi, Debian.
In this episode I discuss Debian distro upgrade intervals for my raspberry Pi
Released: 2021-07-20. Duration: 00:12:40. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Car, Repair, Hack, DIY.
How I fixed a fault on my car for free and as an added bonus without injuring myself!
Released: 2021-03-05. Duration: 00:17:59. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Linux, Distros, Netbook, Lubuntu.
Lubuntu 16.04 LTS to 20.04.1 LTS upgrade on ageing Samsung N150 Plus netbook.
Released: 2021-02-08. Duration: 00:33:21. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Linux, Distros, Raspberry Pi, Debian.
In this episode I cover the process of upgrading Debian from Jessie 8 to Stretch 9 on my raspberrypi
Released: 2021-01-21. Duration: 00:24:54. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Markdown, HPR, shownotes.
In this episode I cover the markdown editor ReText. I found this useful when creating show notes
Released: 2020-10-27. Duration: 00:12:57. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Electrical, Hacks.
The LED revolution
Released: 2020-10-19. Duration: 00:07:30. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Hardware, electrical.
The history of lighting
Released: 2020-08-21. Duration: 00:10:49. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Hardware, electrical.
Finding the working voltage of a bulb
Released: 2020-08-04. Duration: 00:22:42. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Linux, bash, podcasts, audio, scripts.
How I keep track of where I am
Released: 2020-05-05. Duration: 00:25:26. Flag: Explicit. Series: A Little Bit of Python.
Tags: Python, Programming, Linux, Raspberry Pi.
What I had to do to get my raspberry Pi PifaceCAD board working after a Debian upgrade.
Released: 2020-04-02. Duration: 00:06:31. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Linux, bash, podcasts, audio.
A quick snooze tip when using mocp
Released: 2020-03-13. Duration: 00:28:06. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Android, Tablet.
A general discussion about my new 10.5 inch Samsung Galaxy tablet
Released: 2020-03-05. Duration: 00:04:19. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: story, audio, sound.
Describing a funny thing that happened the other day.
Released: 2019-12-30. Duration: 00:06:31. Flag: Explicit. Series: A Little Bit of Python.
Tags: Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
This is the last show in the series and covers the main program section at the bottom of my script
Released: 2019-12-11. Duration: 00:14:40. Flag: Explicit. Series: A Little Bit of Python.
Tags: Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover functions activated when a button is pushed on the PiFaceCAD board
Released: 2019-11-25. Duration: 00:14:48. Flag: Explicit. Series: A Little Bit of Python.
Tags: Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover some generic functions at the top of the code.
Released: 2019-10-30. Duration: 00:14:31. Flag: Explicit. Series: A Little Bit of Python.
Tags: Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this series a do whirl wind tour of the Python code I developed for my PifaceCAD board
Released: 2019-10-16. Duration: 00:29:10. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover how I use my 2nd add on board the PiFace Control and Display
Released: 2019-10-03. Duration: 00:08:46. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Raspberry Pi, hardware, electronics, projects.
In this episode I cover my 2nd add on board for the raspberry pi
Released: 2019-09-16. Duration: 00:13:55. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, hardware, electronics, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover the 1st add-on board I purchased for one of my raspberry pi's
Released: 2019-08-29. Duration: 00:17:32. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, PDA, hardware.
In this episode I cover the hardware I've used over the years to listen to podcasts.
Released: 2019-08-15. Duration: 00:31:17. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Ncurses.
This episode badly covers the console audio player moc.
Released: 2019-08-06. Duration: 00:07:52. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: hacks, tips.
In this episode I give some shoe lace tips
Released: 2019-07-30. Duration: 00:13:04. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur, Radio, Ham.
I cover the Automatic Tuning unit on my Kenwood TS940S, re comment from HPR2668
Released: 2019-02-07. Duration: 00:33:42. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Podcast, Cars.
Yet another rambling attempt at making a show on the way into work
Released: 2019-01-24. Duration: 00:18:59. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Podcast, ncurses, command-line.
A poor rushed attempt at covering the excellent podcast client mashppoder
Released: 2018-11-21. Duration: 00:17:19. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.
In this episode I cover the remaining Receiver section controls of the TS940S.
Released: 2018-11-07. Duration: 00:16:24. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.
In this episode I cover the first four Receiver section controls of the TS940S
Released: 2018-10-24. Duration: 00:18:10. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.
In this episode I cover the Main / sub displays meter memory and band keys of the TS940S.
Released: 2018-10-08. Duration: 00:14:04. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur, Radio, Ham.
In this episode I cover the mode and frequency selection controls of my Kenwood TS 940S
Released: 2018-09-26. Duration: 00:27:26. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur, Radio, Ham.
I attempt to explain the controls on my Kenwood TS940S HF Amateur Radio.
Released: 2018-09-14. Duration: 00:13:55. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: recording, podcasting, audio, microphone, car, Audacity.
An second attempt at making a show on the way into work
Released: 2018-05-28. Duration: 00:24:32. Flag: Explicit. Series: Sound Scapes.
Tags: dog, walking.
A reluctant dog walk after some hand stripping
Released: 2018-05-24. Duration: 00:18:37. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: Internet, Research, Browser, Firefox, Plug-in, Add-On.
In this episode I cover my favourite browser Add-on
Released: 2018-03-01. Duration: 00:12:47. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: ham radio, amateur radio, radio, hf.
In this episode I give an example of what sort of things you can expect hear on the HF band
Released: 2018-02-12. Duration: 00:16:08. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio, Ham Radio.
In this episode I talk about some stuff I bought at a recent amateur radio rally.
Released: 2017-11-08. Duration: 00:24:16. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio, Ham Radio.
A description of what's in my amateur radio shack
Released: 2017-11-02. Duration: 00:22:11. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: ham radio, amateur radio.
A description of what's in my amateur radio shack.
Released: 2017-09-12. Duration: 00:22:41. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: car,drive,podcast,audio.
An attempt at making a show on the way into work
Released: 2017-08-29. Duration: 00:20:09. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: HPR, recording, audacity.
In this episode I describe the process I use to create and post a show to HPR.
Released: 2017-07-27. Duration: 00:14:29. Flag: Explicit. Series: Programming 101.
Tags: Python, Programming, Hardware, BlinkStick.
Improved version of script to capture the number of HPR shows in the queue using python.
Released: 2017-07-21. Duration: 00:21:32. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Python, Programming, Hardware, BlinkStick.
I explain how I capture the number of HPR shows in the queue using python
Released: 2017-07-14. Duration: 00:15:12. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-07-05. Duration: 00:13:50. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-06-26. Duration: 00:18:27. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-06-19. Duration: 00:15:41. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-06-12. Duration: 00:19:26. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-06-06. Duration: 00:15:42. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-05-29. Duration: 00:13:24. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-05-22. Duration: 00:12:04. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2017-05-16. Duration: 00:21:46. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Released: 2016-09-06. Duration: 00:15:45. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: linux, hardware, server.
A show about my old home server
Released: 2016-08-29. Duration: 00:19:51. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Linux, Software, Podcasts.
A show about my podcast client
Released: 2016-08-04. Duration: 00:20:20. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Hardware, Electronics, Programming, Raspberry pi, python, open source, BlinkStick.
How I solved a problem I found when trying to control my new blinkstick nano with Python
Released: 2016-07-11. Duration: 00:08:51. Flag: Explicit. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: Electronics, Amateur Radio, Open Source.
Follow on show about undocumented features I found on my Baofeng UV-5R radio
Released: 2016-06-28. Duration: 00:40:46. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Hardware, Electronics, Amateur Radio, Open Source, Linux.
Show about an interesting documentary I recently came across and new piece of hardware
Released: 2016-03-04. Duration: 00:09:53. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Audio, Hardware, Linux.
Describing how I solved an audio problem while having a rant about automation limiting control
Released: 2015-02-19. Duration: 00:20:50. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: gum disease,Periodontitis,Interdental tooth brush.
Advice on hacking your teeth
Released: 2014-07-30. Duration: 00:15:43. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: raspberry pi,rc.local,bootstrap.
How I start programs at boot on my Raspberry Pi
Released: 2014-04-28. Duration: 00:18:48. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Raspberry Pi,Wikidot,DokuWiki,Apache,DidiWiki,sed.
My experience of playing with wiki software on the raspberry pi
Released: 2014-04-02. Duration: 00:48:03. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: battery,charger,trickle charger.
My early experience with batteries & memorable battery operated devices
Released: 2013-12-11. Duration: 00:20:22. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: battery,"alkaline cells","rechargeable battery",NiMH,NiCd,Lithium-Ion,Li-Ion.
A show about batteries - Part 1
Released: 2013-10-02. Duration: 00:15:35. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: "World War 2","bomb fuse".
MrX speaks about a bomb fuse that belonged to his grandfather
Released: 2012-08-07. Duration: 00:27:18. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: multicore solder,flux,perf board,strip board,bread board.
More about the process of soldering
Released: 2012-07-24. Duration: 00:27:45. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: solder,soldering,soldering iron,soldering sponge,dry joint.
A show about the tools needed for soldering
Released: 2012-01-27. Duration: 00:34:26. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: playing music,electronics,amateur radio,computing.
Mr X talks about hobbies he's had over the years
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