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hpr3992 :: Test recording on a wireless mic

2023-11-21. 00:03:43. Clean. general.
Recording, Microphone, Wireless, USB 'C', F-droid, Android App.

Archer72 tests out a wireless mic with a USB C receiver

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3986 :: Optical media is not dead

2023-11-13. 00:07:15. Clean. general.
Command line, Create ISO, Burn ISO, Optical media, DVD, CD, Blu-ray.

Archer72 shows command line options for creating and writing iso files

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3982 :: Conversation with ChatGPT

2023-11-07. 00:03:38. Clean. general.
ChatGPT, EU, GDPR, cookies.

Conversation with ChatGPT about EU Cookie banners

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3862 :: Firefox Extensions

2023-05-23. 00:10:18. Clean. general.
Firefox, Extensions, Mobile, Android, Privacy, vim.

Archer72 Goes over extensions used on the Desktop and yes, Mobile too.

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hpr3845 :: Using tmux, the terminal multiplexer Overview

2023-04-28. 00:11:47. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
tmux, terminal apps, lightweight apps.

Archer72 uses tmux and restores sessions between reboots

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3839 :: Rip a CD in the terminal

2023-04-20. 00:05:00. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
optical media, terminal apps, lightweight apps, rip cd.

Archer72 rips CD's in the terminal and avoids the whims of the media companies

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3835 :: Retro Karaoke machine Part 2

2023-04-14. 00:15:54. Clean. general.
retro, karaoke, cassette tape.

Archer72 fixes misplaced belts and figures out what really happened

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hpr3805 :: Document File Formats on Wikipedia

2023-03-03. 00:12:16. Clean. general.
Documents, Formats.

Document File Format - a continuation of Content Format

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hpr3794 :: Retro Karaoke machine restored

2023-02-16. 00:08:11. Clean. general.
retro, karaoke, 8-track, cassette tape, Free Music Archive.

I fix the cassette tape mechanism to a resale shop karaoke machine

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3782 :: Content Format article from Wikipedia

2023-01-31. 00:05:00. Clean. general.
media, formats, encoding.

Wikipedia article on the various types of content formats

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hpr3767 :: LP article from Wikipedia

2023-01-10. 00:42:41. Clean. general.
audio, vinyl, record, media, history.

LP article from Wikipedia about the long playing vinyl record and its history.

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hpr3745 :: Pinecil walkthrough

2022-12-09. 00:08:45. Clean. general.
soldering, soldering iron, Pinecil, menu.

Details of the Pinecil soldering iron menu with a secret menu

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hpr3735 :: i3 Tiling Window Manager

2022-11-25. 00:15:53. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
i3wm, window manager, lightweight apps, KDE, KDE Plasma.

i3 Tiling Window Manager with a bonus KDE Plasma integration

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3724 :: My top Android apps

2022-11-10. 00:09:39. Clean. general.
Android, Android apps, Mobile phone, Custom launcher.

I walk through the top apps on my phone

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hpr3704 :: Follow up to hpr3685 :: Budget and an Android app

2022-10-13. 00:01:44. Clean. general.
Budget, spreadsheet, LibreOffice, OpenOffice.

I add a calendar to the budget spreadsheet in LibreOffice

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hpr3685 :: Budget and an Android app

2022-09-16. 00:02:02. Clean. general.
Budget, spreadsheet, LibreOffice, Android.

Zoho docs for budgeting

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hpr3661 :: Ham Radio testing

2022-08-15. 00:06:01. Clean. HAM radio.
ham radio, ARRL, testing.

Study and testing for the ARRL Ham license

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3641 :: Turntable audio capture Part 2

2022-07-18. 00:05:54. Clean. general.
audio, capture, vinyl, audacity, mp3splt, arecord, ffmpeg, wav, flac.

I revise previous capture scripts

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3618 :: The nnn terminal file manager

2022-06-15. 00:07:14. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
nnn, file manager, lightweight apps, vim, zathura, calibre.

The nnn terminal file manager and common uses

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hpr3605 :: Aspire-ing to use 13 year hardware

2022-05-27. 00:08:22. Clean. general.
Slackware, netbook, interrupts, htop, upgrades.

Part 2 of using Slackware on the old netbook

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hpr3589 :: Sample of my microphones

2022-05-05. 00:07:14. Clean. general.
microphones, headsets, bluetooth.

Microphones I have around the apartment

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3579 :: PINN is not NOOBS

2022-04-21. 00:10:50. Clean. general.
Raspberry Pi, 64 bit, multiboot, Retropie, Kodi.

Multibooting raspberry pi

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hpr3561 :: Employment security

2022-03-28. 00:06:50. Clean. general.
Phone call, IDES, Unemployment, Government, Firefox, Internet Explorer.

Phone system for the state of Illinois

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hpr3545 :: How I make coffee

2022-03-04. 00:05:02. Clean. Coffee.
coffee, podcast, ham radio.

Making coffee, and a podcast recommendation

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hpr3538 :: Installing the Tenacity audio editor

2022-02-23. 00:04:32. Clean. general.
Tenacity, Audacity, Github, Cmake, make, audio editor, telemetry, Google, tracking.

Installing Tenacity, and the reasons behind the fork.

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hpr3528 :: Slackware on a netbook

2022-02-09. 00:05:46. Clean. general.
Slackware, Auld hardware, netbook.

A response show to HPR3512

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hpr3521 :: Upgrades to Acer Aspire 5 Slim

2022-01-31. 00:05:44. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
laptop, hardware, hardware upgrades, RAM, hard drive.

Upgrades to Aspire 5 Slim and Specs

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hpr3507 :: USB Turntable fix and sound journey

2022-01-11. 00:08:48. Clean. general.
Vinyl, album, Vinyl album, record album, aplay, arecord, alsaloop, ffmpeg, retro, USB turntable.

USB Turntable fix and sound journey with arecord, asound and ffmpeg

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3499 :: Fixing a noisy blower motor

2021-12-30. 00:04:24. Clean. general.
car, repair, maintenance, bearing.

I fix a noisy blower motor that I put off since last winter.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3495 :: Podcast Recommendation: The Retroist

2021-12-24. 00:01:32. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
retro, retroist, nostalgia, 1988, die hard, bruce willis, podcast.

Podcast Recommendation: The Retroist number 243 - Die Hard

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hpr3484 :: My vim setup with GnuPG

2021-12-09. 00:08:21. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
vim, plugin, lightweight.

My vim setup with the GnuPG vim plugin

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3476 :: My mutt email setup

2021-11-29. 00:12:45. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
mutt, email, gpg, accessibility.

My humble mutt email setup

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3455 :: Podcast Recommendation: IBM and Quantum computing

2021-10-29. 00:03:13. Clean. general.
podcast, moore's law, quantum computing, qubits, encryption, cryptography, NIST, Josephson junction.

Highlights of a podcast from Moore's Lobby

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hpr3389 :: Tales of a Tagger

2021-07-29. 00:06:06. Clean. general.
tags, mplayer, Android, Termux, vim, i3 window manager.

Adventures and mishaps tagging past shows

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hpr3363 :: Electronics podcasts I listen to

2021-06-23. 00:05:19. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
electronics, robots, space exploration, engineering.

I go over the 4 electronics podcasts I am currently listening to.

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hpr3318 :: Modding a Wii classic with a DNS exploit

2021-04-21. 00:07:37. Clean. general.
games, wii console.

Modding a Wii with a DNS exploit and using a USB drive to save games

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3294 :: Update to MakeMKV to back up media

2021-03-18. 00:06:18. Clean. general.
dvd, blu-ray, backup, nnn.

Update to MakeMKV to back up media, now on Raspberry Pi

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3287 :: Quick tip

2021-03-09. 00:01:57. Clean. Cooking.
Cooking.

Quick tip and HPR needs shows

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hpr3277 :: Microsoft in my Debian repo

2021-02-23. 00:04:32. Clean. general.
microsoft, raspberry pi, bash, script.

microsoft, raspberry pi, bash, script

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3259 :: Nextcloud - The easy way

2021-01-28. 00:08:02. Clean. general.
self hosting, cloud, linux, raspberry pi.

Self hosting a Nextcloud instance.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3195 :: For your Consideration - the ideal Ham Radio setup

2020-10-30. 00:57:50. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
linux, security, amateur radio.

Introducing a new podcast to me, with a special guest with an interest in amateur radio.

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hpr3188 :: Thrift store quick fix

2020-10-21. 00:01:07. Clean. general.
sewing.

Fixing up a dog coat for the cool weather.

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hpr3179 :: MakeMKV to back up media, and a Question

2020-10-08. 00:06:44. Clean. general.
dvd, blu-ray, backup.

Describing two ways to install MakeMKV DVD/Blu-ray backup program on Fedora 32

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hpr3133 :: Quick tip - Using MPV with Youtube links

2020-08-05. 00:02:04. Clean. general.
Video, media, bash, i3, Gnome3, Xfce.

I give a quick tip on shortcut keys for watching Youtube or other video sites in MPV

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hpr3123 :: Arduino controlled Christmas lights

2020-07-22. 00:02:50. Clean. Arduino and related devices.
Arduino, Christmas, lights, Solid state relays.

Controlling Christmas LED lights with an Arduino

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3089 :: For my Entertainment

2020-06-04. 00:07:05. Clean. general.
Raspberry Pi, Kodi, OSMC, Networking, Slackware, Sarpi Project.

How I have my file server and media center put together

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3064 :: How I got started in Electronics

2020-04-30. 00:07:07. Clean. general.
electronics, soldering, trains, jobs.

How I got started in Electronics and some job stuff

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hpr3043 :: How I record for HPR

2020-04-01. 00:01:59. Clean. general.
recording, bluetooth, android.

The tools I use to record a show for HPR

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hpr3037 :: Ambient recording at Union Station

2020-03-24. 00:03:25. Clean. Sound Scapes.
soundscape, train station.

Ambient recording in the main hall at Union Station, Chicago

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3029 :: At Union Station with a train delay

2020-03-12. 00:05:47. Clean. Sound Scapes.
soundscape, trains.

This is a soundscape while waiting for a train at Union Station.

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hpr2953 :: How I got started in Linux

2019-11-27. 00:04:36. Clean. How I got into tech.
Linux, FreeBSD, Computers.

How I start in Linux, computing, and Free Software

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hpr2662 :: Repairing a motherboard

2018-10-16. 00:03:16. Clean. general.
hardware, circuit board, repair.

I repair a motherboard and get a old tower working again.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2549 :: DVD ripping using old hardware

2018-05-10. 00:05:14. Clean. general.
ripping, movies, hardware, repurpose.

How I put an older machine and a little cash to repurpose it.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr1922 :: The case to backup Google email.

2015-12-15. 00:00:57. Clean. general.
google, email, thunderbird, backup, export.

A quick example of how I imported a backup of Gmail.

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