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Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

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tonyhughes1958.nospam@nospam.gmail.com

I'm a middle age bloke who enjoys using and talking about computers and open source software. I started using Linux in 2006 and have been using it as my Operating System on all my PC's for the last 7 years. I'm also an avid cook and enjoy creating new vegetarian recipes as I have been a vegetarian for over 26 years.
I have an occasional Blog at: https://tony-hughes.blogspot.co.uk/



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hpr3502 :: New year Greetings and a short review of my new Juno PC

Tuesday, 2022-01-04. 00:04:51. Clean. general.
Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Juno computers, Ryzen 5900, New Year Greetings.

I just ramble for a few minutes about my new Juno PC

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hpr3136 :: Matchbox Restoration Part 6

Monday, 2020-08-10. 00:04:46. Clean. Model Hacking.
Matchbox Cars, Diecast Models, Restoration, Reassembly of the model.

Matchbox Cars, Diecast Models, Restoration, Reassembly of the model

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hpr3124 :: Matchbox Restoration Part 5

Thursday, 2020-07-23. 00:05:10. Clean. Model Hacking.
Matchbox Cars, Diecast Models, Restoration, painting, Rattle cans, Air brushing, Plastic polishing.

In this the 5th in the series Tony discusses the painting process on the castings of the MK10 Jaguar

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hpr3109 :: Matchbox Restoration Part 4

Thursday, 2020-07-02. 00:04:37. Clean. Model Hacking.
Matchbox Cars, Diecast Models, Restoration, paint removal, caustic soda, paint stripper.

In this the 4th in the series Tony discusses paint removal on the castings of the MK10 Jaguars

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hpr3098 :: Matchbox Restoration Part 3

Wednesday, 2020-06-17. 00:03:11. Clean. Model Hacking.
Matchbox Cars, Diecast Models, Restoration, dismantling the model.

In this the 3rd in the series Tony discusses dismantling the castings of the MK10 Jaguar

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hpr3088 :: Matchbox Restoration Part 2

Wednesday, 2020-06-03. 00:05:07. Clean. Model Hacking.
Matchbox Cars, Diecast Models, Restoration, Tools and materials..

Second episode discussing restoring Matchbox diecast models Tony talks tools and materials needed

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hpr3073 :: Matchbox and Diecast Restoration

Wednesday, 2020-05-13. 00:03:02. Clean. Model Hacking.
Matchbox, Diecast Models, Restoration.

A short episode about my New hobby restoring Matchbox and other Diecast models

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hpr2926 :: Full Circle Magazine

Monday, 2019-10-21. 00:03:01. Clean. general.
Full Circle Magazine, Ubuntu, Linux, Free Magazine, Creative Commons.

Just a short show to request support for one of the Linux communities longest standing Magazines

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hpr2899 :: Endeavour OS

Thursday, 2019-09-12. 00:01:39. Clean. general.
EndeavourOS, Linux, Arch Linux, Distrohopping.

A quick show introducing Endeavour OS

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hpr2842 :: What's in my Bag an update to hpr2065

Tuesday, 2019-06-25. 00:03:45. Clean. general.
Linux, PC's, Laptops, Geek Bag.

This is a short update show on what I carry in my Geek Bag

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hpr2805 :: My 50th Show

Friday, 2019-05-03. 00:17:44. Clean. general.
HPR, Linacityux, podcasting, Audacity.

This is a review of the other 49 shows I've posted in the last 3 years

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hpr2786 :: My YouTube Channels

Monday, 2019-04-08. 00:07:03. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
Linux, Computers, YouTube, Gaming, Electronics, Audacity.

A short show about some of my YouTube channels inspired by Ahuka

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hpr2772 :: My applications and software part 3

Tuesday, 2019-03-19. 00:09:45. Clean. general.
Software, applications, utilities.

A short show about the software I use in Linux Mint

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hpr2746 :: My software part 2

Monday, 2019-02-11. 00:05:26. Clean. general.
Linux Mint 19.1, utilities.

More about the software I use regularly on Linux

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hpr2738 :: My Applications

Wednesday, 2019-01-30. 00:03:49. Clean. general.
productivity software.

just a short show on the applications I use on my Linux Mint Box

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hpr2735 :: Soffritto

Friday, 2019-01-25. 00:02:18. Clean. Cooking.
Food, cookery, how to, food preparation.

A short episode on a common cookery technique

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hpr2702 :: Audacity set up and response to episode 2658

Tuesday, 2018-12-11. 00:01:47. Clean. general.
audio, Audacity.

Just a quick response to Ep2658

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hpr2663 :: Short review on a 2.5 inch SSD/HDD caddy

Wednesday, 2018-10-17. 00:03:22. Clean. What's in My Toolkit.
Computers, Tool Bag.

Tony reviews a Short review on a 2.5 inch SSD/HDD caddy from ebay

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hpr2652 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - Interview with Caroline and John

Tuesday, 2018-10-02. 00:07:20. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, computing, young coders, hackers, makers, crafts.

This is the final interview from this years Liverpool Makefest

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hpr2646 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - Interview with Steve and Gerrard from the Liverpool Astronomical society.

Monday, 2018-09-24. 00:05:55. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, Astronomy, History, Science.

In this Episode I talk to Steve and Gerrard from the Liverpool Astronomical society.

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hpr2641 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - interview with Rachel from the MicroBit Foundation

Monday, 2018-09-17. 00:09:24. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, computing, young coders, hackers, makers, crafts, microbit.

This is a short interview recorded at this years Liverpool Makefest with Rachel from MicroBit

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hpr2636 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - interviews with Noel from JMU FabLab

Monday, 2018-09-10. 00:10:03. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, Making, hacking, creativity.

In this episode I talk to Noel Baker from the JMU FabLab.

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hpr2632 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - interviews with Robert and Carl

Tuesday, 2018-09-04. 00:06:16. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, computing, young coders, hackers, makers, crafts.

In this episode I talk to Robert from Roberts Workshop and Carl from Edgehill University

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hpr2626 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - interviews with Helen and Chris

Monday, 2018-08-27. 00:08:30. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, computing, young coders, hackers, makers, crafts.

Interviews about Manchester Hackspace and Wirral Code Club

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hpr2621 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - Chan'nel Thomas a.k.a little pink maker

Monday, 2018-08-20. 00:04:53. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, Making, hacking, creativity, inventions.

In this episode I talk to Chan'nel Thomas aka little pink maker

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hpr2616 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - interview with Josh - A.K.A - All About Code

Monday, 2018-08-13. 00:05:10. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, EduBlocks, computing, young coders.

An interview with Josh recorded at Liverpool makefest

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hpr2612 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - interview with Joe aka Concrete Dog

Tuesday, 2018-08-07. 00:05:53. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018.

An interview with Joe from Liverpool makefest

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hpr2606 :: Liverpool Makefest 2018 - interview with Dan Lynch

Monday, 2018-07-30. 00:08:40. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, Dan Lynch, Linux Outlaws, Floss Weekly.

This is an interview with Dan Lynch one of this year's Makefest organisers

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hpr2601 :: Liverpool Makerfest 2018

Monday, 2018-07-23. 00:10:34. Clean. Interviews.
Liverpool Makefest 2018, EduBlocks.

This is an interview with Chris Dell

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hpr2595 :: New laptop bargain?

Friday, 2018-07-13. 00:04:12. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
computer auction, laptop.

This is a short show about another trip to the computer auction and one of my purchases

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hpr2590 :: Blowing a PC Power Supply

Friday, 2018-07-06. 00:03:49. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Computers, Repair, safety.

Just a short show on how I managed to blow the power supply on my desktop PC

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hpr2579 :: Ubuntu 18.04 Mate

Thursday, 2018-06-21. 00:10:20. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Linux, Ubuntu.

This is a short show on installing the latest Ubuntu 18.04 onto a laptop and desktop PC

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hpr2442 :: The sound of Woodbrook Quaker Study centre in the Spring

Tuesday, 2017-12-12. 00:15:37. Clean. Sound Scapes.
birdsong.

I recorded the sound of bird song at Woodbrook Quaker study Centre in Birmingham UK in April 2017

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hpr2432 :: Living with the Nokia 6 – an update to HPR 2405

Tuesday, 2017-11-28. 00:05:16. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Android, Nokia 6, Phones, New Kit, OnePlus1.

An update to my show on the Nokia 6 phone

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hpr2405 :: Nokia 6 Review

Friday, 2017-10-20. 00:11:15. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Android, Nokia 6, Phones, New Kit.

This is a short show about my first thoughts of the Nokia 6

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hpr2380 :: Raspbian X86 on P4 Tower

Friday, 2017-09-15. 00:04:08. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Linux, Raspbian x86, Pentium4 hardware..

This is a show on installing Pixel on a Pentium 4 Tower PC

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hpr2374 :: How to Make Sauerkraut

Thursday, 2017-09-07. 00:09:55. Clean. Cooking.
Cooking, Fermenting, Food preserving.

This is a short show on making Sauerkraut

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hpr2366 :: Making Bramble Jelly

Monday, 2017-08-28. 00:11:05. Clean. Cooking.
Cooking, Jam, Jelly.

This is a show on making Bramble Jelly

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hpr2362 :: Raspbian X86 on Lenovo x61s

Tuesday, 2017-08-22. 00:11:10. Clean. general.
Raspbian, X86, Lenovo.

This is another distro review show

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hpr2352 :: Liverpool Makefest 2017 Show 5

Tuesday, 2017-08-08. 00:03:12. Clean. Interviews.
Interviews, Making.

A short series of interviews done at the Liverpool Makefest 2017

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hpr2346 :: Liverpool Makefest 2017 Show 4

Monday, 2017-07-31. 00:05:15. Clean. Interviews.
Interviews, Making.

A short series of interviews done at the Liverpool Makefest 2017

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hpr2341 :: Liverpool Makefest 2017 Show 3

Monday, 2017-07-24. 00:06:18. Clean. Interviews.
Interviews, Making.

A short series of interviews done at the Liverpool Makefest 2017

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hpr2336 :: Liverpool Makefest 2017 Show 2

Monday, 2017-07-17. 00:06:13. Clean. Interviews.
Interviews, Making.

A short series of interviews done at the Liverpool Makefest 2017

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hpr2331 :: Liverpool Makefest 2017 Show 1

Monday, 2017-07-10. 00:05:09. Clean. Interviews.
Interviews, Making.

A short series of interviews done at the Liverpool Makefest 2017

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hpr2295 :: MX Linux

Friday, 2017-05-19. 00:08:49. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Linux, Distributions.

Show about my latest Linux Distro find

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hpr2286 :: Surviving a Stroke

Monday, 2017-05-08. 00:10:44. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
health, stroke, recovery, TIA.

on the 2nd of February I had a stroke, this is my story

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hpr2280 :: Lenovo X61s Part 2

Friday, 2017-04-28. 00:08:46. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Lenovo X61s, Linux Lite.

A description of living with the X61s for almost 2 weeks

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hpr2271 :: Raspberry Pi Zero W

Monday, 2017-04-17. 00:06:18. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
Raspberry Pi, Zero W, single board computer, sbc.

an introduction to the new Pi Zero W from the Raspberry Pi Foundation

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hpr2265 :: WattOS on Lenovo X61s

Friday, 2017-04-07. 00:08:08. Clean. general.
WattOS, Lenovo X61s.

I talk about installing WattOS on the X61s

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hpr2257 :: Watt OS

Tuesday, 2017-03-28. 00:04:04. Explicit. Hardware upgrades.
Linux, OS, OS Watt.

a short show about the Linux distro Watt OS

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hpr2157 :: BarCamp Manchester part 3

Tuesday, 2016-11-08. 00:08:24. Clean. Interviews.
BarCamp Manchester.

This is an interview with Alan O'Donohoe which I did at BarCamp Manchester.

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hpr2151 :: BarCamp Manchester part 2

Monday, 2016-10-31. 00:09:01. Clean. Interviews.
BarCamp Manchester.

An interview with the Organiser and one of the sponsors of the Event

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hpr2144 :: An Interview with All About Code at Manchester BarCamp

Thursday, 2016-10-20. 00:07:59. Clean. Interviews.
BarCamp Manchester, Python, EduPython, EduBlocks, Raspberry Pi.

This is a follow up interview with Josh as he has been busy since I last interviewed him

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hpr2101 :: What's on my podcatcher

Monday, 2016-08-22. 00:09:57. Explicit. Podcast recommendations.
podcast, podcatcher.

Some of the podcasts I listen to

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hpr2097 :: New Toys

Tuesday, 2016-08-16. 00:09:15. Clean. Hardware upgrades.
slide rule, Intel 286, Intel 386, Windows, AOL, modem, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi.

Story of my PC hardware journey in last 20 years

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hpr2087 :: Magazines I read Part 2

Tuesday, 2016-08-02. 00:03:40. Clean. general.
Magazine, food, recipe, sci fi, archaeology, motorcycles, photography.

More of the magazines I read

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hpr2076 :: What Magazines I read Part 1

Monday, 2016-07-18. 00:05:00. Clean. general.
Magazine, Linux, Computing.

This is a short episode about the Magazines I read that may be of interest to other listeners

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hpr2065 :: Whats in My Bag

Friday, 2016-07-01. 00:04:31. Clean. What's in My Toolkit.
toolkit, laptop, tablet, netbook, Lenovo, Raspberry Pi, microSD, external HD.

This is a short episode about what I carry in My Geek bag at various times

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hpr2056 :: Interview with a young hacker

Monday, 2016-06-20. 00:04:31. Clean. Interviews.
interview, maker, makerspace, Blackpool, soldering, electronics, Python, EduPython, Open SUSE.

This is a short interview with a young member of my makerspace and local Raspberry Jam

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hpr2051 :: My Linux Journey

Monday, 2016-06-13. 00:11:49. Clean. How I got into tech.
Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Xubuntu, Windows XP, Freespire, Ubuntu, LibreOffice, Linux Mint.

This is a short show where I talk about how I started to use Linux

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