Episode Archive

426 episodes of Ask Noah Show since the first episode, which aired on March 27th, 2017.

  • Episode 251: If it's not FOSS - Don't Host It

    September 21st, 2021  |  56 mins 16 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, ctemplar, elgato, getting started, linux, linux questions, loupdeck, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, self hosting, stream deck, talk radio, wiki

    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!

  • Episode 250: When E2EE is Moderated

    September 14th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, cryptosteel, e2ee, facebook, getting started, glnet, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, netgate, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, pfsense, podcast, privacy, protonmail, questions, security, talk radio, travel router, ventoy

    Facebook and WhatsApp users offered "end-to-end encryption" which most users interpret to mean that the parent companies couldn't view the content of the messages, it turns out there's a catch! Ventoy gets a UI, and CentOS clones are getting technical support!

  • Episode 249: Pine64 with Lukasz Erecinski

    September 8th, 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, lukasz erecinski, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open hardware, open source media, pine64, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio

    Lukasz Erecinski joins us this hour to discuss Pine64 and their lineup of open source hardware for geeks!

  • Episode 248: Migrating a Network and a NAS

    August 31st, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, freenas, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, nas, netgate, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, pfsense, podcast, privacy, questions, security, sophos, storage, talk radio, zfs

    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, plus your feedback, our picks!

  • Episode 247: 30 Years of Linux!

    August 24th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    ask questions, audio, call in show, cloud, getting started, libreoffice, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, red hat, restreamio, scaleengine, security, streaming, streamyard, talk radio

    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!

  • Episode 246: Open Source Polish

    August 17th, 2021  |  56 mins 23 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, element, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, ntp, open compute project, open source media, pine64, pinetab, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio, time

    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!

  • Episode 245: Apple Thinks Different About Encryption

    August 10th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    altispeed, apple, ask questions, call in show, cloud, encryption, getting started, imessage, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, photos, podcast, privacy, questions, security, snowden, talk radio

    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.

  • Episode 244: Starting Fresh: Part 2

    August 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins
    aimi, ask questions, azure, call in show, cloud, getting started, health, home automation, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, ocp, open compute project, open source media, openhak, podcast, privacy, questions, security, standford, steam, talk radio, windows 365

    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!

  • Episode 243: Starting Fresh: Part 1

    July 27th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, house, linux, linux questions, matrix, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steam deck, structured wiring, talk radio

    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!

  • Episode 242: Selling Spyware

    July 20th, 2021  |  56 mins 23 secs
    android, ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, iphone, leak, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, nso group, open source media, pegasus software, podcast, privacy, questions, sailfishos, security, snowden, talk radio

    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!

  • Episode 241: Gmail Alternatives

    July 13th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    ask questions, audacity, call in show, cloud, getting started, gmail, gsuite, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio

    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.

  • Episode 240: Forked FTW

    July 6th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    apk, app bundle, ask questions, audacity, call in show, cloud, getting started, google play, ibm, inkbox, jim whitehurst, linux, linux questions, mbox, mind drip media, mtower, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, rain design, red hat, security, talk radio

    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.

  • Episode 239: Digital Handcuffs

    June 29th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, blender, call in show, cloud, conference room, getting started, jitsi, linux, linux questions, microsphone, mind drip media, mixx, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio, teleconference software, windows 11, zoom

    Mix has a new release, The Linux Foundation is working on an open voice network, the Baltimore PD surveillance plane has been shut down by a judge, and we share what we know about Windows 11,

  • Episode 238: Calls Emails and Questions Oh My!

    June 22nd, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, conference room, getting started, jitsi, linux, linux questions, microsphone, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio, teleconference software, zoom

    This week we're focusing on your questions! We take your calls, answer emails, and with the help of the community we solve some Linux problems!

  • Episode 237: The Future of Matrix with Matthew Hodgson

    June 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 28 mins
    altispeed, ask questions, call in show, cloud, discord, element, ems, getting started, linux, linux questions, matrix, matthew hodgson, messenger, mind drip media, networking, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, slack, talk radio

    Matthew Hodgson returns to the program to discuss the current state of Matrix and the exciting features that are coming!

  • Episode 235: From The Field: VLANs in Practice

    June 9th, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min
    altispeed, apple, ask questions, call in show, cloud, discord, element, ems, firefox, getting started, linux, linux questions, matrix, messenger, mind drip media, networking, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, obs, open source media, plasma, podcast, privacy, questions, security, slack, talk radio, zebra

    Kenny from Altispeed joins us to discuss applying the network concepts covered in episodes 226 and 231. Amazon is rolling out a new feature that's sharing your internet, and it's on by default. OBS, KDE, and Firefox all have new versions plus our gadgets and picks!