Wednesday, 2025-04-02.
00:09:59.
Explicit.
general.
linux, GParted.
What happened when I hastily resized the root partition on my DEL Optiplex PC.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2025-01-01.
00:05:58.
Explicit.
general.
Repair, DIY, Outdoors, Walking.
This is a quick episode about how I repaired vintage dog walking accessory.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2024-11-06.
00:15:24.
Explicit.
general.
Review, Gadget, Outdoors, Walking.
Long term product review of my electric hand warmer. Inspiration from Ken Fallon during OggCamp
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2024-10-22.
00:22:13.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.
Part 6 is the final episode it deals with fitting the new replacement PLL backup battery.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2024-10-08.
00:16:09.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.
Part 5 deals with the removal of the original 40 year old PLL backup battery.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2024-09-24.
00:20:09.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.
Part 4 deals with getting access to the PLL backup battery.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2024-09-10.
00:18:30.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.
Part 3 deals with the replacement of the clock backup battery on my TS-940S
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2024-08-27.
00:12:58.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.
Replacing batteries in my HF Amateur radio TS-940S. Covers replacement of the clock battery
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2024-08-13.
00:26:11.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
repair, electrical, DIY.
This is part 1 recording my experience of replacing backup button batteries in my HF ham radio
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2024-04-04.
00:23:13.
Explicit.
A Little Bit of Python.
Programming, Python, AI.
In this episode I describe my experience of fixing some Python code with some help from ChatGPT.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2024-03-06.
00:20:48.
Explicit.
general.
repair, electrical, DIY.
In this episode I record myself replacing a blown lightbulb in a microwave Oven.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2023-12-25.
00:07:01.
Explicit.
Today I Learnt.
cli, pdf.
Today I learnt how to remove a password from a pdf file
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2023-08-04.
00:13:22.
Explicit.
general.
audio, podcasting, Audacity.
MrX has audio that is clipping but will he be able to fix it?
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2023-05-24.
00:09:13.
Explicit.
general.
ChatGPT, AI, Artificial Inelegance.
In this article I gave ChatGPT a prompt and it produced an HPR episode about ChatGPT
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2023-05-10.
00:10:13.
Explicit.
general.
ChatGPT, AI, Artificial Inelegance.
A rushed episode going over the steps I used to create a ChatGPT prompt to generate an HPR episode
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2023-04-25.
00:32:03.
Explicit.
What's in My Toolkit.
Bag, Work.
In this episode I go through the contents of the bag I take to work.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2022-11-01.
00:11:35.
Clean.
general.
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.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2021-11-17.
00:13:06.
Explicit.
general.
Linux, Distros, Raspberry Pi, Debian.
In this episode I discuss Debian distro upgrade intervals for my raspberry Pi
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2021-07-20.
00:12:40.
Explicit.
general.
Car, Repair, Hack, DIY.
How I fixed a fault on my car for free and as an added bonus without injuring myself!
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2021-03-05.
00:17:59.
Explicit.
general.
Linux, Distros, Netbook, Lubuntu.
Lubuntu 16.04 LTS to 20.04.1 LTS upgrade on ageing Samsung N150 Plus netbook.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2021-02-08.
00:33:21.
Explicit.
general.
Linux, Distros, Raspberry Pi, Debian.
In this episode I cover the process of upgrading Debian from Jessie 8 to Stretch 9 on my raspberrypi
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2021-01-21.
00:24:54.
Explicit.
general.
Markdown, HPR, shownotes.
In this episode I cover the markdown editor ReText. I found this useful when creating show notes
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2020-10-27.
00:12:57.
Explicit.
general.
Electrical, Hacks.
The LED revolution
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2020-10-19.
00:07:30.
Clean.
general.
Hardware, electrical.
The history of lighting
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2020-08-21.
00:10:49.
Explicit.
general.
Hardware, electrical.
Finding the working voltage of a bulb
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2020-08-04.
00:22:42.
Explicit.
general.
Linux, bash, podcasts, audio, scripts.
How I keep track of where I am
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2020-05-05.
00:25:26.
Explicit.
A Little Bit of Python.
Python, Programming, Linux, Raspberry Pi.
What I had to do to get my raspberry Pi PifaceCAD board working after a Debian upgrade.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2020-04-02.
00:06:31.
Explicit.
general.
Linux, bash, podcasts, audio.
A quick snooze tip when using mocp
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2020-03-13.
00:28:06.
Explicit.
general.
Android, Tablet.
A general discussion about my new 10.5 inch Samsung Galaxy tablet
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2020-03-05.
00:04:19.
Explicit.
general.
story, audio, sound.
Describing a funny thing that happened the other day.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2019-12-30.
00:06:31.
Explicit.
A Little Bit of Python.
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
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2019-12-11.
00:14:40.
Explicit.
A Little Bit of Python.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover functions activated when a button is pushed on the PiFaceCAD board
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2019-11-25.
00:14:48.
Explicit.
A Little Bit of Python.
Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover some generic functions at the top of the code.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2019-10-30.
00:14:31.
Explicit.
A Little Bit of Python.
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
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2019-10-16.
00:29:10.
Explicit.
general.
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
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2019-10-03.
00:08:46.
Explicit.
general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Raspberry Pi, hardware, electronics, projects.
In this episode I cover my 2nd add on board for the raspberry pi
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2019-09-16.
00:13:55.
Explicit.
general.
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
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2019-08-29.
00:17:32.
Explicit.
general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, PDA, hardware.
In this episode I cover the hardware I've used over the years to listen to podcasts.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2019-08-15.
00:31:17.
Explicit.
general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Ncurses.
This episode badly covers the console audio player moc.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2019-08-06.
00:07:52.
Explicit.
general.
hacks, tips.
In this episode I give some shoe lace tips
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2019-07-30.
00:13:04.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, Ham.
I cover the Automatic Tuning unit on my Kenwood TS940S, re comment from HPR2668
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2019-02-07.
00:33:42.
Explicit.
general.
Podcast, Cars.
Yet another rambling attempt at making a show on the way into work
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2019-01-24.
00:18:59.
Explicit.
general.
Podcast, ncurses, command-line.
A poor rushed attempt at covering the excellent podcast client mashppoder
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2018-11-21.
00:17:19.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.
In this episode I cover the remaining Receiver section controls of the TS940S.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2018-11-07.
00:16:24.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.
In this episode I cover the first four Receiver section controls of the TS940S
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2018-10-24.
00:18:10.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.
In this episode I cover the Main / sub displays meter memory and band keys of the TS940S.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2018-10-08.
00:14:04.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, Ham.
In this episode I cover the mode and frequency selection controls of my Kenwood TS 940S
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2018-09-26.
00:27:26.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, Ham.
I attempt to explain the controls on my Kenwood TS940S HF Amateur Radio.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2018-09-14.
00:13:55.
Explicit.
general.
recording, podcasting, audio, microphone, car, Audacity.
An second attempt at making a show on the way into work
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2018-05-28.
00:24:32.
Explicit.
Sound Scapes.
dog, walking.
A reluctant dog walk after some hand stripping
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2018-05-24.
00:18:37.
Explicit.
general.
Internet, Research, Browser, Firefox, Plug-in, Add-On.
In this episode I cover my favourite browser Add-on
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2018-03-01.
00:12:47.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
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
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2018-02-12.
00:16:08.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio, Ham Radio.
In this episode I talk about some stuff I bought at a recent amateur radio rally.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2017-11-08.
00:24:16.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio, Ham Radio.
A description of what's in my amateur radio shack
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2017-11-02.
00:22:11.
Clean.
HAM radio.
ham radio, amateur radio.
A description of what's in my amateur radio shack.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2017-09-12.
00:22:41.
Explicit.
general.
car, drive, podcast, audio.
An attempt at making a show on the way into work
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2017-08-29.
00:20:09.
Clean.
general.
HPR, recording, audacity.
In this episode I describe the process I use to create and post a show to HPR.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2017-07-27.
00:14:29.
Explicit.
Programming 101.
Python, Programming, Hardware, BlinkStick.
Improved version of script to capture the number of HPR shows in the queue using python.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2017-07-21.
00:21:32.
Clean.
general.
Python, Programming, Hardware, BlinkStick.
I explain how I capture the number of HPR shows in the queue using python
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2017-07-14.
00:15:12.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2017-07-05.
00:13:50.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2017-06-26.
00:18:27.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2017-06-19.
00:15:41.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2017-06-12.
00:19:26.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2017-06-06.
00:15:42.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2017-05-29.
00:13:24.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2017-05-22.
00:12:04.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2017-05-16.
00:21:46.
Clean.
HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.
An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2016-09-06.
00:15:45.
Clean.
general.
linux, hardware, server.
A show about my old home server
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2016-08-29.
00:19:51.
Clean.
general.
Linux, Software, Podcasts.
A show about my podcast client
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2016-08-04.
00:20:20.
Clean.
general.
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
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2016-07-11.
00:08:51.
Explicit.
HAM radio.
Electronics, Amateur Radio, Open Source.
Follow on show about undocumented features I found on my Baofeng UV-5R radio
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2016-06-28.
00:40:46.
Clean.
general.
Hardware, Electronics, Amateur Radio, Open Source, Linux.
Show about an interesting documentary I recently came across and new piece of hardware
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2016-03-04.
00:09:53.
Clean.
general.
Audio, Hardware, Linux.
Describing how I solved an audio problem while having a rant about automation limiting control
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Thursday, 2015-02-19.
00:20:50.
Explicit.
general.
gum disease, Periodontitis, Interdental tooth brush.
Advice on hacking your teeth
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2014-07-30.
00:15:43.
Clean.
general.
raspberry pi, rc.local, bootstrap.
How I start programs at boot on my Raspberry Pi
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Monday, 2014-04-28.
00:18:48.
Clean.
general.
Raspberry Pi, Wikidot, DokuWiki, Apache, DidiWiki, sed.
My experience of playing with wiki software on the raspberry pi
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2014-04-02.
00:48:03.
Clean.
general.
battery, charger, trickle charger.
My early experience with batteries & memorable battery operated devices
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2013-12-11.
00:20:22.
Clean.
general.
battery, alkaline cells, rechargeable battery, NiMH, NiCd, Lithium-Ion, Li-Ion.
A show about batteries - Part 1
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Wednesday, 2013-10-02.
00:15:35.
Clean.
general.
World War 2, bomb fuse.
MrX speaks about a bomb fuse that belonged to his grandfather
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2012-08-07.
00:27:18.
Explicit.
general.
multicore solder, flux, perf board, strip board, bread board.
More about the process of soldering
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Tuesday, 2012-07-24.
00:27:45.
Explicit.
general.
solder, soldering, soldering iron, soldering sponge, dry joint.
A show about the tools needed for soldering
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.
Friday, 2012-01-27.
00:34:26.
Explicit.
general.
playing music, electronics, amateur radio, computing.
Mr X talks about hobbies he's had over the years
Listen in ogg,
opus,
or mp3 format.