About the show

The Ask Noah Show is a weekly talk radio show where we focus on Linux and Open Source technology. We invite the community to participate live on the air 1-855-450-6624.

The show airs Tuesdays at 6pm CT on asknoahshow.com and at KEQQ 88.3 FM in Grand Forks ND.

It's a free call 1-855-450-NOAH so join us and start on your way to owning your operating system, your software, and technology.

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Episodes

  • Episode 273: Objections to Open Source

    February 15th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    Do you work in open source? Do you sell open source? This week Noah and Steve dig into the objections they hear when they recommend free and open source solutions.

  • Episode 272: Migrating Matrix with 12K Users

    February 8th, 2022  |  57 mins 6 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, database, getting started, hosting, linux, linux questions, matrix, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    This week we tried to migrate our Matrix instance to our own data center, it didn't go well. We discuss our mistakes and what our next steps are. Your calls, your emails we cover it all in this episode!

  • Episode 271: Better Passwords with Bitwarden

    February 1st, 2022  |  55 mins 7 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    In this episode we talk with Bitwarden to learn more about this open source password manager.

  • Episode 270: Soft Skills & Cupcakes

    January 25th, 2022  |  53 mins 51 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    Improve your work environment by knowing yourself. How do you convince a customer or co-worker that their idea is a bad one? Google Analytics gets another blow from the Austrian government, SUSE announces Liberty Linux a RHEL clone. You're calls, your questions, it's a packed episode!

  • Episode 269: Networking Madness

    January 18th, 2022  |  53 mins 53 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    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.

  • Episode 268: Tech Roundtable

    January 11th, 2022  |  59 mins 4 secs
    altispeed, ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    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!

  • Episode 267: The Altispeed Origin Story

    January 9th, 2022  |  2 hrs 33 mins
    altispeed technologies, ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, it company, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, small business, smb, start up, talk radio

    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!

  • Episode 266: Ringing In The New Year

    January 4th, 2022  |  56 mins 57 secs
    access points, ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, home automation, home theater, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio, universal remote, wifi

    An entire show packed with your questions! Noah and Steve spend the hour answering your calls, your emails, and your questions!

  • Episode 265: Modeling Open Source

    December 28th, 2021  |  56 mins 28 secs

    Noah and Steve discuss the open source model and the potential consequences when companies that rely on FOSS solutions don't support them.

  • Episode 264: Christmas Gifts for Nerds

    December 21st, 2021  |  59 mins 58 secs
    altispeed, ask questions, call in show, cloud, data center, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    Merry Christmas! This hour we dig into our favorite gifts for Christmas and Steve and Noah dig further into the Altispeed data center project!

  • Episode 263: Log4Shell Security Alert!

    December 14th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, log4shell, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    Log4Shell has set the internet on fire this week. Noah and Steve dig into the details of this vulnerability as well as discuss what you can do to mitigate it. Pop_OS 21.10 is out, Toyota make their keyfob a service, and CentOS 8 goes EOL at the end of the year.

  • Episode 262: Fun with Automation

    December 7th, 2021  |  56 mins 30 secs
    ask questions, automation, call in show, cloud, getting started, home assistant, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, music, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, production, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    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.

  • Episode 261: Moving to a Datacenter

    November 30th, 2021  |  1 hr 12 mins

    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!

  • Episode 260: Fedora 35 with Matthew Miller

    November 23rd, 2021  |  56 mins 26 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, fedora, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    Matthew Miller joins us this hour to discuss Fedora 35, Steve and Noah discuss their experience, we answer your questions plus our picks!

  • Episode 259: Mattermost with Ian Tien

    November 16th, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, element, getting started, linux, linux questions, matrix, mattermost, mind drip media, ms teams, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, slack, steve ovens, talk radio, teams

    Ian Tien joins us to discuss Mattermost, an open-source, self-hostable online chat service with file sharing, search, and integrations.

  • Episode 258: Alma Linux with Jack Aboutboul

    November 9th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    alma linux, ask questions, call in show, centos, cloud, getting started, jack aboutboul, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, red hat, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    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.