This week Knightwise delves into the world of words and how he gets the words out of his head and down onto the virtual page across the myriad platforms that he finds himself. There are lots of different editors for different kinds of jobs. Check out a whole bunch of them on this week’s episode … Continue reading "KW1103 The World of Words"

It’s time to get virtual. On this installment of the podcast Knightwise delves into the topic of virtualization and talks about how to make the most of a single piece of hardware by letting it do the job of multiple different machines. We are also joined by special guest Matthew Williams of Open FOSS Training … Continue reading "KW1102 Thinking Inside the Box"

We’re Back! After a long winter’s nap the Knightwise.com podcast is back for another season of cross-platform goodness. Season 11 kicks off this week with Knightwise doing something he hasn’t done in a few years. Come along for the ride as our intrepid host talks about managing work, life and your multiple selves in the … Continue reading "KW1101 The Knightwise Identities"

This edition of the knightwise.com podcast brings another product review. This time Knightwise cracks into the Dell XPS 13. This laptop brings with it one distinguishing feature that not many mainstream laptop vendors provide: it’s preloaded with Linux. Pop in those earbuds or crank up the car speakers. It’s time to dive in with the … Continue reading "KW1006 Reviewing the Dell XPS 13"

This week we have a special treat. We have a chance to listen to Knightwise answering some questions instead of being on his usual side of the microphone. This week’s show is an interview that Knightwise gave on a recent episode of Podnutz Daily. Links Podnutz Daily #418 Credits Interview by Jeffery Halash Episode produced … Continue reading "KW1005 Knightwise on Podnutz Daily"

This week’s show is an in-depth look at the Surface Pro 3 from Microsoft. We tackle the hardware, the software and the applications that make this device a contender for a daily driver. We also have another great track from Daniel Messer. Let’s get into it! Links Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Music Project Scorpion – … Continue reading "KW1004 Microsoft Surface Pro 3"

This week Knightwise travels to the Acer Green show and brings a couple of interviews with from the show floor as well as some “live” music. Links Acer Aspire Switch 10 E Acer Aspire Switch 11 Acer Aspire R11 Acer Aspire R13 Acer S7 Acer M220 Acer Liquid Jade Z Music The Map Trio – … Continue reading "KW1003 Acer Green"

This week’s edition of the Knightwise.com podcast brings another installment of Storytime. Sit back and relax to some tunes selected by the Cyberpunk Librarian, Daniel Messer, and two stories from the archives: “Offline” and “When Wanting is More Pleasing than Having”. Links When Wanting is More Pleasing than Having (original article) Amok Time (Wikipedia) Music … Continue reading "KW1002 Storytime"

We kick off season 10 of the Knightwise.com podcast with a hands on review of the BQ Ubuntu Phone. We review the hardware, talk about the fledgling OS and see how the phone holds up in “daily use”. Splice in some cool tunes selected by Daniel Mesner and you have yourself the first episode of … Continue reading "KW1001 First impressions of the Ubuntu Phone"

We pay tribute to  the late Leonard Nimoy in a special episode of Storytime. Shownotes. (Music) Star Trek Tribute by Acoustic Labs. Funeral Scene Star Trek II Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragoon. Leonard Nimoy’s adress at the college of fine arts in 2012.