Why I left Proton Mail and Tuta for Stalwart

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://proton.me/ https://tuta.com/ https://stalw.art/ https://stalw.art/docs/email/management/masked-email/ https://stalw.art/docs/install/upgrade/ https://stalw.art/pricing/ https://www.smtp2go.com/ https://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/servers/faq/ https://www.tb.pro/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/07/state-of-the-thunder-answering-community-questions/ Transcript Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. I wanted to make a video on my updated email setup. For years I was using Proton and Tuda, but at this point I have migrated all my domains to a self-hosted instance of Stalwart. I want to start off by giving some background on this decision and then some of the pros and cons of it. So while I have my complaints about both Proton and Tuda, in general I think they both provide a great service. It’s also worth understanding my outlook on email is that it’s not private at all. You’re using one unique identifier to contact another unique identifier. ...

August 30, 2026 · 14 min · 2784 words · Josh

Arrested After Using GrapheneOS’s Duress PIN

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71998357/united-states-v-tunick/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/ https://www.404media.co/the-government-hopes-to-set-a-precedent-an-interview-with-the-man-charged-for-allegedly-wiping-his-grapheneos-phone/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Cop_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTurSi0LhJs Transcript Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. So today what I want to talk about is the case of United States versus Tunick. This is regarding the use of the duress pin on Graphene OS. I thought we could start off by just reading the official indictment against Tunick before covering some other nuances in this case. ...

July 30, 2026 · 7 min · 1285 words · Josh

Live conversation with GrapheneOS team member - spring-onion

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1ospoca/im_the_grapheneos_project_member_who_accompanied/ https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/ https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/49648939984916-Android-Remote-Attestation https://privsec.dev/posts/knowledge/badness-enumeration/ https://www.wired.com/story/they-built-privacy-tool-grapheneos-now-sworn-enemies/ https://developer.android.com/develop https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/34369-original-grapheneos-responses-to-wired-fact-checker Transcript Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. Okay, looks like we’re good to go. Again, welcome, everyone. Today I’m joined by spring-onion from the GrapheneOS team, and we’ll be taking your questions, kind of going through things. We don’t really have much of a format for the chat, but let’s see how it goes. ...

July 20, 2026 · 170 min · 36091 words · Josh

How to Set Up IVPN on OpenWrt with WireGuard | Router VPN Guide

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://www.ivpn.net/setup/router/openwrt-wireguard/ - IVPN setup guide https://www.ivpn.net/status/ - IVPN server list https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. Today I want to talk about how to set up a whole-home VPN on OpenWrt. If you already know why you want to do this, feel free to skip ahead to the instructions. The timestamps are listed below the video. But if you’re curious about why you might want a whole-home VPN, let’s start with a demonstration. ...

July 19, 2026 · 10 min · 2079 words · Josh

Qubes OS First Boot – Wi-Fi, Updates, TOR, & Videos

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://www.qubes-os.org/ - Qubes OS https://isso-comments.de/ - Isso https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it 📝 Transcript Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. So, here we are back again to dive into Qubes OS. In my first video, I did say that I wouldn’t be using Qubes OS without recording it. So, a couple things to clarify on that. ...

January 27, 2026 · 24 min · 4983 words · Josh

How to Detect IMSI Catchers (EFF Rayhunter Setup Guide)

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://efforg.github.io/rayhunter/installing-from-release.html - EFF Rayhunter Installation Guide https://bja.ojp.gov/program/it/privacy-civil-liberties/authorities/statutes/1285 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA) https://www.fpds.gov/ezsearch/fpdsportal - ICE Cell Site Simulator Public Record https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it 📝 Transcript Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. Two weeks ago, Ben Jordan released a video covering a bunch of really cool tech, including the EFF’s Ray Hunter project. I will give a quick summary here, but I also wanted to make a step by step video showing how to install this on Windows, macOS, and Linux, mostly just to show how easy it is. ...

January 19, 2026 · 24 min · 4926 words · Josh

How to Install Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi (Connect ZBT-2 Tutorial)

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://www.home-assistant.io/ - Home Assistant Website https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zwa-2/ - Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 https://www.home-assistant.io/green/ - Home Assistant Green https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. So, last month I bought a lamp. It has a switch on it. Turns on and off. I did put a dimmable bulb in it, but the switch does not support dimming. So, unfortunately, it’s either off or full brightness. I did start looking into some options on how to make it dimmable without actually changing the switch on the lamp. I found some plugs that you can manually adjust that essentially limit the current going to the actual bulb or to the outlet, which then makes the lamp dimmer. If you turn it up, it makes it brighter. But fiddling around with something like that and then having it statically set did not seem ideal. ...

January 9, 2026 · 14 min · 2939 words · Josh

Why I'm finally ready to leave macOS

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://youtu.be/BNmJ3qBP9GE - DEF CON 33 - AppleStorm - Unmasking the Privacy Risks of Apple Intelligence - Yoav Magid - YouTube Video https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Yoav%20Magid%20-%20AppleStorm%20-%20Unmasking%20the%20Privacy%20Risks%20of%20Apple%20Intelligence.pdf - DEF CON Presentation Slides https://www.theverge.com/news/737757/apple-president-donald-trump-ceo-tim-cook-glass-corning - Tim Cook gift to Trump https://fortune.com/2025/09/05/trump-tech-dinner-full-attendee-list/ - Silicon Valley Tech Dinner https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c708y1egzlko - Apple removing apps from App Store https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. ...

November 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1178 words · Josh

GrapheneOS - Private Space Feature

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27068-grapheneos-security-preview-releases - GrapheneOS forum post announcement https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. So today I want to talk about the private space feature on GrapheneOS. But before we get into that, I want to mention that I do offer paid consulting. I truly think anyone can figure out anything given enough time, but there are some people that prefer to save time by spending money — and if that’s you, then I’m happy to help. Whether you’re an individual just getting started with GrapheneOS, you’re looking to get into self-hosting, or maybe you’re a business looking to improve your overall security or privacy — if you want to find out more, you can head on over to sideofburritos.com and click on Schedule Consultation. ...

October 23, 2025 · 9 min · 1802 words · Josh

GrapheneOS - Security Preview Releases

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27068-grapheneos-security-preview-releases - GrapheneOS forum post announcement https://intheshellpodcast.com - In the Shell Podcast https://yellowball.fm - 🟡 Yellowball, don’t just host your podcast, own it Transcript Please excuse any grammatical errors. I used a tool to generate the transcript and haven’t had a chance to read through it yet. So today I want to talk about one of the biggest features I think Graphine OS has released in a long time. ...

October 11, 2025 · 4 min · 709 words · Josh