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This week on the Ask Noah Show we show you what it takes to get your data everywhere without using proprietary solutions, cover recent experiences with Seafile & of course take your calls! -- The Cliff Notes -- Having a Backup Plan with SeaFile WannaCrypt Makes an Easy Case for Linux (http://www.techrepublic.com/article/wannacrypt-makes-an-easy-case-for-linux/) Dropbox Told Us our Files were Private (http://gizmodo.com/5801813/dropbox-told-us-our-files-were-encrypted-and-private-turns-out-they-arent) Setup Seafile on Centos 7 (https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-seafile-with-nginx-on-centos-7/) Seafile Client PPA (https://code.launchpad.net/~seafile/+archive/ubuntu/seafile-client) Yamaha USB Mixer (http://amzn.to/2qSMbbG) -- Noobs Corner -- Check out the Ask Noah Dashboard (http://www.asknoahshow.com) The first 5 people to ask will receive help setting up Seafile 6 on Centos 7 with a self signed SSL. -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Da

This week we give you the rundown on what it takes to make Gnome the perfect desktop. Find out what extensions we use, tweaks we make, plus your calls & much more! -- The Cliff Notes -- Perfect Gnome Setup gtk-theme-arc-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gtk-theme-arc-git/) numix-frost-themes (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/numix-frost-themes/) Dash to Dock (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/307/dash-to-dock/) Ping Indicator (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/923/ping-indicator/) Refresh WiFi Connections (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/905/refresh-wifi-connections/) TopIcons Plus (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1031/topicons/) Showing Battery Percentage Open Dconf Editor Click Org > Gnome > Desktop > Interface, and change “Show Battery Percentage” to True. Disable Synamtics Tap to Click synclient MaxTapTime=0 -- Noobs Corner -- Check out our Linux based Mastadon Community http://linuxrocks.online -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashb

On this episode of the Ask Noah Show, we're LIVE from LinuxFest Northwest! We have the head of Ubuntu Mate on the show & he gives us hope on the future of the Linux Desktop, then talk about Electron and it's roll, plus take your questions live on the air.

This week we talk about PayPal and other payment providers you can use to send and receive money, the cloud & of course - we take your calls. -- The Cliff Notes -- Paypal - The Worst Example of Customer Service (https://medium.com/@iDemonix/paypal-is-still-one-of-the-worst-online-examples-of-customer-service-42f3c13f6cd0) Cloud Connected Garage Door (http://www.businessinsider.com/iot-garage-door-opener-garadget-kills-customers-device-bad-amazon-review-2017-4?utm_content=buffer21c03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&r=DE&IR=T) Cloud Connected Garage (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/iot-garage-door-opener-maker-bricks-customers-product-after-bad-review/) -- Noobs Corner -- Tips for buying used tech on Ebay Read the description carefully Look at the photos carefully Ask questions before bidding Don’t be afraid to give it a shot! Check out bidnapper.com to automate bidding Quick and Dirty RSync Guide (http://portal.altispeed.com/kb/faq.php?id=163) -- Stay In To

This week we talk about the new AMD Ryzen, different VPS providers you could take a look at & of course - we take your calls. -- The Cliff Notes -- Best Overall VPS (http://www.digitalocean.com) VPS with Custom ISO (http://www.vultr.com) Dirt Cheap VPS (http://www.cloudatcost.com) Long Term VPS (http://www.ovh.com) IP Camera with RTMP Stream (http://amzn.to/2pbRFvi) -- Noobs Corner -- Don't know where to start with VPS? Check out our simple how to and get your first server up and running in 10 minutes or less! How To: Setting up a Web Server (http://portal.altispeed.com/kb/faq.php?id=161) -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard (http://www.asknoahshow.com) Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies (http://www.altispeed.com/) Con

This week we talk about the new release of Ubuntu 17.04, take a deep dive into the “right to repair” bill that is sweeping 11 states & the newest player in the social media space, Mastodon. -- The Cliff Notes -- Ubuntu 17.04: The bittersweet Linux release (http://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-17-04-the-bittersweet-linux-release/) The company dropped its smartphone and tablet plans. This, in turn, ended to its plans to make Unity its universal default interface. Instead, Gnome will become Ubuntu's once and future desktop. Days later, long-time CEO Jane Silber resigned in favor of the company's founder Mark Shuttleworth. 11 States Considereing Right To Repair (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/there-are-now-11-states-considering-bills-to-protect-your-right-to-repair-electronics) The bills would require manufacturers to sell replacement parts to consumers and independent repair companies and would also require them to open source diagnostic manuals. It would also give independent repair professionals th

This week on the Ask Noah Show we dive straight into the Ubuntu dropping Unity news story, talk about the best open source messenger application & of course take your questions live on the air. -- The Cliff Notes -- Ubuntu Unity is Dead: Desktop will switch back to Gnome next year (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/ubuntu-unity-is-dead-desktop-will-switch-back-to-gnome-next-year/) Six years after making Unity the default user interface on Ubuntu desktops, Canonical is giving up on the project and will switch the default Ubuntu desktop back to GNOME next year. Canonical is also ending development of Ubuntu software for phones and tablets, spelling doom for the goal of creating a converged experience with phones acting as desktops when docked with the right equipment. Staff, Projects, Shed as Ubuntu Maker Tries to Lure Investors (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/06/canonical_cuts_jobs_with_unity_bullet/) On Wednesday, we reported that Ubuntu is killing off its never-delivered Unity 8

This week on the Ask Noah Show we kick things off by taking a deep dive into the anti-privacy bill that is expected to be signed by President Trump. We also tell you about the layout and format of the show & what to expect. Then take calls about microphone levels for podcasting, routers, NATs, Privacy & more! — The Cliff Notes — Unifi UAP AC Pro (http://amzn.to/2nxN5Fn) Deploy the UniFi AC Pro AP indoors or outdoors, in wireless networks requiring maximum performance. Sporting a weatherproof design, the UniFi AC Pro AP features simultaneous, dual-band, 3x3 MIMO technology and convenient 802.3af PoE/802.3at PoE+ compatibility. Symetrix 528e Voice Processor (http://amzn.to/2n5IA9C) The 528Eis a complete, self-contained voice processor that performs six separate functions: microphone preamplification, de-essing (sibilance removal), compression/limiting, downward expansion, parametric EQ, and voice symmetry alignment. All six processors may be used simultaneously. Although we call the 528E Features:Works with any

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