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 Â· 6 min Â· 1178 words Â· 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 Â· 9 min Â· 1802 words Â· 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 Â· 4 min Â· 709 words Â· Josh

CalyxOS Is NO Longer Safe to Use

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-letter-to-our-community/ - CalyxOS Letter with Updates https://www.radware.com/security/ddos-knowledge-center/ddospedia/mirai/ - Mirai Botnet Article 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 CalyxOS and why it is no longer safe to use. ...

September 13, 2025 Â· 5 min Â· 1056 words Â· Josh

You're no longer allowed to forget

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://youtu.be/PArFP7ZJrtg?t=509 - Edward Snowden clip in intro https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-003250_EN.html - Chat Control article https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/surveillance-company-flock-now-using-ai-to-report-us-to-police-if-it-thinks-our-movement-patterns-are-suspicious - Flock article https://theconversation.com/tech-giant-palantir-helps-the-us-government-monitor-its-citizens-its-ceo-wants-silicon-valley-to-find-its-moral-compass-260824 - Palantir Article https://privacy.anthropic.com/en/articles/10023548-how-long-do-you-store-my-data - Anthropic data retention policy 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. And everything we do now lasts forever. Not because we want to remember it, but because we’re no longer allowed to forget. So, I saw this clip a few days ago, and I know that it’s about 5 years old at this point, but the way that Snowden phrased it really stuck with me. I typically think about privacy from, I want to protect my data from these big companies or from governments. But when you look at it from the perspective of everything we do today is permanent, and it’s not because we want to remember it, it’s because we are no longer allowed to forget it. And when I heard that and started thinking about it, it really stuck with me about why I do the things that I do to try and preserve my privacy. ...

September 2, 2025 Â· 5 min Â· 1043 words Â· Josh

Some thoughts on switching to KeePass

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://community.bitwarden.com/t/allow-attachments-to-be-exported-when-using-export-data/835/1 - Allow Attachments to be exported when using Export Data Feature Request https://bitwarden.com/blog/upload-store-and-now-export-attached-files-in-your-secure-bitwarden-vault/ - Bitwarden blog post announcing attachments export https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114549099206535021 - GrapheneOS post mentioned in intro https://keepassxc.org/ - KeePassXC (Desktop) https://www.keepassdx.com/ - KeePassDC (Android) 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. ...

May 31, 2025 Â· 5 min Â· 1030 words Â· Josh

The Big Problem with Bitwarden Backups

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://bitwarden.com/help/export-your-data/ - Bitwarden Export Vault Data Help Page https://community.bitwarden.com/t/allow-attachments-to-be-exported-when-using-export-data/835/1 - Allow Attachments to be exported when using Export Data Feature Request https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31702594 - Hacker News post about Bitwarden backups 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. ...

January 11, 2025 Â· 4 min Â· 827 words Â· Josh

Thieves are stealing iPhone pin codes | GrapheneOS settings and protections

🎥 Video Link Links referenced in/for video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlQFyVF8oW0 - Wall Stree Journal YouTube video https://www.karltarvas.com/2023/02/25/protecting-your-iphone-against-shoulder-surfing-password-theft.html - How to protect your iPhone from password theft. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201355 - How to Change your Apple ID password https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/if-hackers-crack-a-six-digit-iphone-passcode-they-can-get-all-your-passwords/ - If Hackers Crack a Six-Digit iPhone Passcode, They Can Get All Your Passwords https://grapheneos.org/features#auto-reboot - GrapheneOS Auto reboot https://grapheneos.org/features#pin-scrambling - GrapheneOS PIN scrambling https://grapheneos.org/features#improved-user-profiles - GrapheneOS Improved user profiles https://grapheneos.org/features#more-secure-fingerprint-unlock - GrapheneOS fingerprint unlock 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. ✔️ ...

March 13, 2023 Â· 7 min Â· 1477 words Â· Josh

How to guide - Raspberry Pi USB Boot

🎥 Video Link Links referenced in/for video https://youtu.be/CnRYn-9EGvE - What is Raspberry Pi Imager? https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ - Download Rapsberry Pi Imager 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. ✔️ The default boot order on the Raspberry Pi is to first boot from the micro SD card, which is less than ideal if you would like to boot from a USB drive first. So, in today’s video, I’m going to cover how you can change the boot order on your Raspberry Pi. ...

March 6, 2023 Â· 3 min Â· 556 words Â· Josh

Considering GrapheneOS? Quick tour + useful settings

🎥 Video Link Links referenced for video https://grapheneos.org - GrapheneOS https://grapheneos.org/features - GrapheneOS Features https://grapheneos.org/usage - GrapheneOS Usage https://grapheneos.org/faq - GrapheneOS FAQ Auditor App https://attestation.app/ - Auditor App https://attestation.app/tutorial#scheduled-remote-verification - Remote attestation setup GrapheneOS Camera https://grapheneos.org/usage#grapheneos-camera-app GrapheneOS Camera documentation https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera - GrapheneOS Camera GitHub GrapheneOS PDF Viewer https://grapheneos.org/features#grapheneos-pdf-viewer - GrapheneOS PDF Viewer documentation https://github.com/GrapheneOS/PdfViewer - GrapheneOS PDF Viewer GitHub GrapheneOS Vanadium https://grapheneos.org/features#vanadium - GrapheneOS Vanadium documentation https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Vanadium - GrapheneOS Vanadium GitHub Settings https://grapheneos.org/features#auto-reboot - Auto reboot https://grapheneos.org/features#attack-surface-reduction - Wi-Fi/Bluetooth timeout https://grapheneos.org/features#pin-scrambling - Pin Scrambling 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. ✔️ ...

February 27, 2023 Â· 7 min Â· 1310 words Â· Josh