In a refresh of an episode last released in 2018, this is the updated for the 2020s edition of KW’s everyday carry. There’s been some changes since the ‘almost everything Apple’ version of this several years ago, so come along and get nosy as w

KW1701 – Morning Geekspresso Episode 1

Mar 28th, 2023 1h 15m

Back for the first episode of 2023, Knightwise is joined by a couple of guest hosts this week to talk technology challenges, and working in a world of ubiquitous data availability. LINKS DISCORD The action is happening over at our Discord serve

KW1608 – Tunneling with Tailscale

Oct 23rd, 2022 30m 18s

After a summer hiatus Knightwise is back with a bit of a deep dive into creating your own interconnected network with Tailscale. LINKS DISCORD The action is happening over at our Discord server: Join by clicking this link CREDITS

KW1607 – Conquering the Command Line

Mar 22nd, 2022 40m 14s

A quick mini-podcast this week inspired by the Knightwise.com community and a discussion over on the Discord. LINKS Wijngaardbos Henis Midnight Commander NC Spot Castero NewsBoat RainbowStream IRSSI Libera.Chat Joplin CLI DISCORD The action is

KW1606 – Storytime: Joplin Edition

Aug 11th, 2021 11m 59s

A quick mini-podcast this week inspired by the Knightwise.com community and a discussion over on the Discord. LINKS Joplin DISCORD The action is happening over at our Discord server: Join by clicking this link CREDITS Mix & Production: Keith Mu

KW1605 – Data and the Erosion of Privacy

Jul 14th, 2021 48m 46s

On this week’s walk Knightwise presents some food for thought about how we manage our private information online, and how those managing our social networks manage us as a result. LINKS Its Me App Hot Pink Slippers Flickr 30k Dataset Don’t use

KW1604 – Linux for a Living

Jun 2nd, 2021 38m 23s

For two decades the era of “Linux on the Desktop” has been just around the corner. This week Knightwise takes us through a discussion of how he’s using Linux to drive some tasks for work, and how the pandemic-driven changes of 2020 might have h

KW1603 – We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Transmitters

May 15th, 2021 41m 42s

Podcasting has always been a way for those who don’t otherwise have a platform, to get out and share what’s on their mind, share their knowledge and experiences, and do it without having to buy your own small-town radio station. This week Knigh

KW1602 – Retro Computing

Apr 26th, 2021 48m 3s

This week on the podcast Knightwise takes on the topic of retro computing. Whether virtualized or involving the resurrection of old hardware here are some ideas to put some older tech to use for you in 2021. LINKS The Internet Archive – Softwar

KW1601 – Letting the iPad Pro Work for You

Apr 11th, 2021 39m 50s

Welcome to the first episode of Season 16 of the knightwise.com podcast. Picking up where we left off at the end of Season 15 with a show about the iPad Pro and how KW puts that to work on a regular basis. LINKS The iPad (Wikipedia) DISCORD The

KW1507 Tablets through time.

Nov 15th, 2020 54m 9s

After ten years have past since the launch of the famous iPad tablet we take a look back through history and ask ourselves: Is the tablet ready to serve as a replacement for our desktop? We rant about the pro’s and cons of android vs IOS and ho

KW1506 Lockdown Lifestyle part 2

Aug 9th, 2020 46m 52s

In the second part of “Lockdown Lifestyle” we focus on filtering the information coming your way via Social Media and being aware of the “reality distortion field”. We train you to help tech organize your day and talk about the goals you want t

KW1505 - Lockdown Lifestyle Part 1

Jul 30th, 2020 53m 8s

We are back (from the dead?) with a new show talking about the impact of “working from home” during the lockdown. In part 1 of a two-part episode we talk about how to use technology to enhance your digital (and analogue) lifestyle during the lo

KW1504 - The Year of the Linux Desktop?

May 4th, 2020 37m 48s

The Discord roundtable is back again this week with the perennial discussion among technology and open source enthusiasts – Will we ever see the year of the Linux Desktop? LINKS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Launch WSL 2.0 CREDITS Mix & Production: Tim King

KW1503 – Digital Renaissance

Apr 28th, 2020 49m 14s

Your ears do not deceive you, in this time of social distancing and zoom-based happy hours, the members of the knightwise.com discord bring you a roundtable of geeky goodness. CREDITS Mix & Production: Keith Murray

KW1502 – Year of Themes

Feb 6th, 2020 1h 14m

This week producer KD join’s Knightwise to talk about resolutions (or not), goal setting (or not) and setting up some guiding lights for your year with annual themes. LINKS Cortext Podcast – ep. 20 [YT] KW1402 – Fighting Your Distractions KW –

KW1501 – 10 Geeky Projects for 2020

Jan 5th, 2020 50m 27s

Welcome to 2020!This week Knightwise takes us through a list of projects to help stretch our geek muscles and maybe try out some new ways to use or think about technology as we slide into the new decade. We’ve got, things to learn, ways to prot

KW1405 – Merging Your Operating Systems

Dec 29th, 2019

Sliding from operating system to operating system is always cool, but the borders between the different OS’es sometimes make things hard. What if we took those away? We show you how using Virtualbox to merge your machine’s, your applications an

KW1404 – Enabling your Creativity

Dec 23rd, 2019 44m 23s

This week on the podcast Knightwise is back in the car as he dives into the philosophical side of creativity with some thoughts on how to get from wanting to create, to having done some creating. Links iRiver 790 Review [CNET, 2004] Zoom H2 [Wi

KW1403 – A Slice of DietPi

Nov 6th, 2019 44m 50s

This week we dive into the wonderfull distro called Dietpi. We discover its a great way to turn a single board single purpose computer into a multi-function wonder-device. We take it a step further by showing you what DietPi can do for your Ras

KW1402 – Fighting Your Distractions

Jul 30th, 2019 8m 54s

On this episode of the Knightwise.com podcast we talk about fighting your online distractions. Besieged by lolcats, social media, popups and the Google quest to find out which starship captain was both in Star Trek and ‘Murder She Wrote’, we lo

KW1401 – Favourite Retro TV Tunes

Mar 27th, 2019 1h 1m

ER ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning over 15 seasons Track: ER theme Sind

KW1305 – A Soundseeing Tour of Brussels

Oct 10th, 2018

This week Knightwise talks about cutting the cable and some thoughts about what this could mean for not just your pocketbook, but also your sanity. There are tons of places you can get content that you source and curate yourself. Come join us t

KW1304 – Cutting the Cable

Sep 25th, 2018

KW1303 – Everyday Carry

Sep 14th, 2018

A little more than a decade after Amazon introduced the Kindle and turned the eReader market on its head, Knightwise reminisces about some of the earlier reading experiences and provides recommendations for a bunch of great reads. What’s in the