You filled this hour with questions, we spent the hour answering them. From VLANS to point to point radios, this episode has something for everyone. -- During The Show -- 02:27 Response to VPN - Charlie IVPN (www.ivpn.net) No "private mobile provider" 05:54 Why Default to VPNs - Ray Constant VPN Connection ISPs harvest your data VPN companies are motivated to protect your privacy Threat Modeling Deep Packet Inspection/ Man in the Middle 14:28 Wireguardian - Dennis Wireguardian (https://wireguard...
Jan 19, 2022•54 min
Moxie steps down as Signal CEO, Snapcraft gets a rework, and a developer courrupts NPM libraries Colors and Faker breaking thousands of apps. The crew of Altispeed joins this episode to answer questions and participate in the tech round table! -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard (http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/268) Phone Systems for Ask Noah ...
Jan 12, 2022•59 min
The team from Altispeed Technologies join Noah this episode to tell the story of how Altispeed Technologies was born, where it is today, and where the team is headed! 01:15 Altispeed Today Help Desk - Issac Installation and Support - Kenny & Peter Backend R&D - Richard & Simon Administration - Sarah & Jess 02:28 Epoch 1 02:30 Origins of Altispeed 02:40 Why Open Source 05:50 Professional Development Program 07:50 RHEL 5.0 & Red Hat 11:15 Dec 2009 Altispeed is Born 12:25 Noah d...
Jan 09, 2022•2 hr 34 min
An entire show packed with your questions! Noah and Steve spend the hour answering your calls, your emails, and your questions! -- During The Show -- 00:30 Caller Chaz Next Cloud Mobile Access Check DNS Android App might have a bug 07:40 Naelr from Jitsi Collaborative spreadsheet editing Nextcloud + OnlyOffice (https://nextcloud.com/blog/how-to-install-onlyoffice-in-nextcloud-hub-and-new-integration-feature/) 12:00 Steve's House Automation Projection Room Automation URC MX450 Remote (https://www...
Jan 05, 2022•57 min
Noah and Steve discuss the open source model and the potential consequences when companies that rely on FOSS solutions don't support them. -- During The Show -- 00:55 - Migrating Installation to Raid? - Andrew What performance are you looking for? Do not use motherboard raid Can not use DD or similar 08:15 - Church Networking - Michael Port Forwarding DNS Route Hairpin NAT Domain Override 11:09 - Surveillance & Home Assistant - Zac ONVIF ZIGBEE/ZWave 16:30 - Ubuntu Web Remix - Kelly Ubuntu W...
Dec 29, 2021•56 min
Merry Christmas! This hour we dig into our favorite gifts for Christmas and Steve and Noah dig further into the Altispeed data center project! -- During The Show -- 01:16 Drive Migration - Andrew Clonezilla Boot partitions LVM DD won't work 04:30 Hairpin NAT - Michael Hairpin NAT DNS solution Gifts for Geeks 07:44 The Methodology 10:25 Graphics Tablet $60 (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32890458229.html) 11:48 75 Watt Dual Type-C Charger $70 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M97XGNZ/?tag=minddripmed...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr
-- During The Show -- 00:45 Steve's OpenSuse Experience Splash Screen Kernel Panic 03:10 Caller Ed Best VM server Proxmox (https://www.proxmox.com/en/) Libvirt (https://libvirt.org/) + Cockpit (https://cockpit-project.org/) Ovirt (https://www.ovirt.org/) 08:08 Sleuth Asked Is there software to send and receive audio over the network that work on phones and Linux machines? My usecase is I want to listen to podcasts from antennapod on my computer and to monitor jitsi and mumble from my phone. Alsa...
Dec 15, 2021•56 min
This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls go to the front of the line. -- During The Show -- 01:00 Steve's Automation Automating Steve's Christmas Tree What IOT is allowed in Steve's House 07:00 Open Source Alternative to Planning Center? - Dustin Must have a label cutter Zebra printer...
Dec 08, 2021•57 min
In this episode Noah and Steve discuss migrating moving into a datacenter. Amazon Linux 3 is based off of Fedora, a new GPD Pocket 3 is out and is an IT sysadmin's dream, a privacy respecting voice assistant, join us for a packed show! -- During The Show -- 01:41 Fedora Feedback & Tumbleweed Challenge - Bhikhu Get Fedora (getfedora.org) Get OpenSuse Tumbleweed (https://get.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/) Fedora is not unstable What should we look for in OpenSuse Tumbleweed? - Write In! Underlying ...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Matthew Miller joins us this hour to discuss Fedora 35, Steve and Noah discuss their experience, we answer your questions plus our picks! -- During The Show -- 01:00 SSH Over Restricted Networks - DJ Respect WiFi terms of service OpenVPN Wireguard Gravitational Teleport (https://github.com/gravitational/teleport) 07:18 Server OS for Home Lab - Brett Nothing wrong with Ubuntu Alma Linux + DKMS for ZFS 09:45 VOIP For Business? - Terry Asterisk (https://www.asterisk.org/) AsteriskNOW/FreePBX (https...
Nov 24, 2021•56 min
-- During The Show -- Ian Tien joins us to discuss Mattermost, an open-source, self-hostable online chat service with file sharing, search, and integrations. -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard (http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/259) Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys (http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah) Join us in our dedicated ch...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Jack Aboutboul joins us this hour to talk about Alma Linux, a Red Hat Linux clone that is now doing what the former CentOS did prior to it becoming CentOS Stream. -- During The Show -- 00:54 Caller Mommy 01:15 Write in about Ticking/Asset Managment 01:50 Convert Docker file to Podman file? - Charlie Docker Files are OCI Compliant 03:08 Caller James Feedback: Use thermal wire strippers for small gauge wires Q: Monitor for older people in the country A: Apple Watch "Series 3 or later with Cellular...
Nov 10, 2021•56 min
Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered a bug that affects most computer code compilers. Fedora 35 is out, Matrix is now offering a bridging service for $5/mo. We tackle your questions, plus our picks! -- During The Show -- 01:00 Steve's House Steve's Home Automation Disaster Zigbee 07:42 Questions about the Industry - Jackson Direction of the IT industry Cloud/User Devices Managed Hosted Services Start at the "Edge" move to the "Center" 15:44 Open Source Security Keys? - Matthew S...
Nov 03, 2021•56 min
RISC-V has been called the "Linux of Hardware ISA" find out why in this episode with Stephano. Your emails, our picks, it's a packed episode! -- During The Show -- 00:53 Informal Discussion Steve's Migration to Bitwarden 06:40 Disagreement About Statements from Proton CEO - Jan ANS EP 255 (https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/256) Laws regarding VPN in Sweden Mullvad Article (https://mullvad.net/help/swedish-legislation/) General information about, 5.9 and 14 eyes Mullvad Article (https://mullvad.net...
Oct 27, 2021•56 min
Dr. Andy Yen joins us this hour to discuss the latest features of Proton. We ask Andy about the Proton user, a French suspect that was arrested for squatting. Did ProtonMail do it's job in protecting privacy? -- During The Show -- 00:45 - Thunderbolt Dock - Aaron Lenovo Thunderbolt Dock Affiliate (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6S81CM/?tag=minddripmedia-20) 05:00 - POE Access Points - Mark UniFi AC Pro AP (https://www.newegg.com/ubiquiti-uap-ac-pro/p/N82E16833664026) WifiAnalyzer (https://f-droid....
Oct 20, 2021•56 min
This episode we focus on your questions! How to build a NAS? Best remote desktop software? We cover it all! Mozilla announced Firefox Suggest. FreeNAS and NextCloud are in a new partnership, and a self hosted server system for layman. -- During The Show -- Steve's House Moving the NOC Uplift Desk (https://www.upliftdesk.com/) Caller Chris Prosumer TV injector Use RF Modulator Cabletronix RF Modulators (https://www.cabletronix.com/products/products2.php?cat2=60) STI Desimator (http://www.amazon.c...
Oct 13, 2021•56 min
Google is backing a new project from the Linux Foundation to the tune of $1 million that aims to bolster the security of critical open-source projects. GitLab is going public with their IPO, plus we address your feedback and calls! -- During The Show -- 02:45 Caller Chris 450 TB backup is 90% full Connect Multiple FreeNAS Servers Different shares on different servers 45 Drives (https://www.45drives.com/) Twinax (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinaxial_cabling) Infinaband (https://en.wikipedia.or...
Oct 06, 2021•56 min
It's a packed episode with your questions and thoughts! There's a ton of information in this episode and equipment recommendations this week! Don't miss it! -- During The Show -- 01:15 Veritunda Asks Bitwarden (https://bitwarden.com/) Airsonic (https://airsonic.github.io/) Podget (https://github.com/dvehrs/podget) 02:20 TwoBit Asks Wire strippers for smaller than 32 AWG? Amazon Affiliate Link (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WFL122J/?tag=minddripmedia-20) Link from TheLinuxNinja (http://www.amazon.c...
Sep 29, 2021•56 min
Even when you can self host it, relying on proprietary software can be challenging. This week Noah & Steve step through the latest self hosting options! Canonical extended their support for Ubuntu for 10 years, plus our picks! -- During The Show -- 01:00 Caller James Windows won't run well on a RaspberryPi Look at a Skull Canyon NUC RaspberryPi 4GB model should handle 1080P or lower 06:05 User Responds Wiping Flash Media - Dalton Boomstick Self Contained Automatic/semi-automatic USB stick ba...
Sep 22, 2021•56 min
-- During The Show -- 01:30 Rotating SSH Keys FreeIPA (https://www.freeipa.org/page/Main_Page) Put keys in Git Repo Gravitaional/Teleport (https://github.com/gravitational/teleport) Hardware token like Solokey (https://solokeys.com/), Yubikey, OnlyKey (https://onlykey.io/) ANS EP 118 (https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/118) 05:25 Open Source Voice Assistant Mycroft (https://mycroft.ai/) 07:55 USB Enclosures - Shawn Casper files Ventoy Persistance Plugin (https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence...
Sep 15, 2021•56 min
-- During The Show -- 02:14 VPN Links - Jscar Hawk Road Warrior Script (https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install) Mullvad Pricing (https://mullvad.net/en/pricing/) privacytools.io (https://www.privacytools.io/providers/vpn/) Privacy Security and OSINT Podcast (https://inteltechniques.com/podcast.html) 04:30 Email 2 - VPN Question Response - Charlie Incognet VPS (https://incognet.io) Mullvad VPN (https://mullvad.net) Nearly Free Speech Webhosting (https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/about/faq#Payment)...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Patrick Emerson, director of IT from New Springs Church joins us to talk about their migration from their proprietary walled garden network and storage, to free and open source options. -- During The Show -- 00:55 VPS that accepts physical cash? - Charlie Brown Host that accepts cypto currency Pre-paid credit card 05:30 User Responds to Ventoy - Chris Ineo M.2 NVMe Enclosure Affiliate Link (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0827PB71G/?tag=minddripmedia-20) IODD 2531 Affiliate Link (http://www.amazon.co...
Sep 01, 2021•56 min
LibreOffice 7.2 is out, Gnome 41 Beta has been released, we talk streaming infrastructure, a must have networking tool for structured wiring, plus your questions, our picks! -- During The Show -- 02:30 Difference Between CDN - Brian Matrix is designed to bridge chats Early Days/Rough Edges Pachutelive.tv Demo (https://parachutelive.tv/) Nginx (https://nginx.org/en/) Restream.io (https://restream.io/) Restreaming Service not CDN Streamyard (https://streamyard.com/) Paid product Cloud Based/Propri...
Aug 25, 2021•56 min
This week there are fantastic FOSS software releases, Element, PineNote, and an open source time keeping device that fits on a PCI card, the company behind the development will blow your mind! -- During The Show -- 01:06 Proton Mail feedback - Patrick SteigerLegal (https://steigerlegal.ch/2021/08/02/protonmail-daten-usa/) Proton Mail's design make this irrelevant Important to understand were security ends 08:20 Apple vs Privacy - Ben Apple's message doesn't match their actions Stross's talk (htt...
Aug 18, 2021•56 min
Apple has announced a new update that will allow scanning of your private photos. Firefox 91 is released, and the new US infrastructure bill means you might be paying per mile to drive an EV. -- During The Show -- 03:00 Manually Connecting Services - Jim Yes look for a developer Make sure you understand what needs doing Andreas Spiess YT Lora Info (https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreasSpiess/featured) 07:20 Career Advice? - Robert Start based on Value Start with what you know well Start with a LLC o...
Aug 11, 2021•56 min
Steve Ovens returns to lay out his plans for his new house as well as ask the community for input on best practices. Standford AIMI center is expanding it's free repository of medical datasets for AI research, and Steam hits 1% Linux users again! -- During The Show -- 01:25 Hardware Keys, Ciphers, SSH - Jordan OpenPGP PKCS11 NitroKey (https://www.nitrokey.com/), Onlykey (https://onlykey.io/), Yubikey, Solokey (https://solokeys.com/), etc secures your key Most secure way is use a different key pe...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Steve Ovens joins us as we discuss the steam deck, Matrix getting 30 million in funding to polish the rough edges, and with Steve moving into a new house we talk about starting fresh! -- During The Show -- 00:45 Affiliate Link Typo - Chris Feel free to google the model and buy else where Lenovo Dock (Affiliate Link) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6S81CM/?tag=minddripmedia-20) works with MAC OWC Dock (Affiliate Link) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JM3S5SJ/?tag=minddripmedia-20) preferred MAC dock 02...
Jul 28, 2021•56 min
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE! -- During The Show -- 00:30 What Noah uses - Jon Software Distro - Kubuntu/Fedora DE - KDE Plasma Terminator/Konsole Thunderbird Fastmail (Work) Proton Mail (Personal) VLC/MPV MakeMKV/Brasero QMMP MP3 Player KeepassXC (Personal) Bitwarden (Public) Virtual Box/KVM Libvirt Audacity...
Jul 21, 2021•56 min
We've received a ton of email asking how to get off Gsuite, and what alternative providers are out there. This week we dig in and go through the top alternatives to Gsuite. -- During The Show -- 00:30 Another Gmail Migration Suggestion - Charims https://imapsync.lamiral.info/ (https://imapsync.lamiral.info/) email address: charims@pcwideopen.com 01:00 More Gmail Suggestions - Freddie Import mbox file into Thunderbird then export in the format you need 01:30 NFS/Freenas issue - Charliebrownau NFS...
Jul 14, 2021•56 min
After a privacy policy update to Audacity, a FOSS audio editing software has been forked. Google is forcing new apps to use app bundles instead of APKs starting in August, and Jim Whitehurst steps down from his role just 14 months in. -- During The Show -- 01:00 User Responds to User RE: MBOX - Jay Mbox Viewer (https://github.com/eneam/mboxviewer) Supports files larger than 4G Export all attachments Export in EML Export all to separate EML 03:50 File permissions TrueNAS/NFS - Gray Check your per...
Jul 07, 2021•56 min
