Many of us use a VPN in one way or another these days, they have seen a surge in popularity over the last decade or so with many people seeking to use them as means of bypassing content restrictions with Netflix or other streaming services, as a way of connecting to home or work …
When I posted some update videos on Reddit and Twitter (make sure to follow me there for more updates!) earlier this week about the Fingerprint Sensor update, the reaction was so wonderfully positive that I knew I had to get onto this guide as soon as possible! Here was one of …
This is a quick (and I mean quick!) and easy guide on installing ESP8266 boards into Arduino IDE which allows you to program all of your ESP8266 and ESP32 boards within Arduino IDE – a really powerful function. First, open up the Arduino IDE and head to File > …
Adding a Fingerprint sensor to an Arduino/Raspberry Pi/ESP8266 has always been an interesting way, in my opinion, of adding security to a project, given how simple it is and your fingers are something you always have with you…hopefully! One issue I always found with the …
The world has changed a little bit in the past couple of weeks/months depending on where you live with a global pandemic currently on-going, meaning more and more of us are currently spending a lot more time indoors that we would either like or are used to thanks to the …
Unifi Protect is a scalable, security system with all the features you need – motion recording, alerts, geofencing and more – with zero subscription fees! …
If you’ve worked with any IoT (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP, Zigbee, Z-wave etc) devices, or any popular home automation software (Home Assistant, OpenHAB, Domoticz) chances are you have heard of MQTT as a means of communicating between devices. Today we are going to install …
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17/02/2020
Welcome back to part 5 of the “Getting Started with Home Assistant” series after a short hiatus – we saw some changes coming with regards to the mobile app which is why we held off on this part so we could cover the best way to do notifications. Home Assistant …
Ever looked at adding an alarm system to your house only to overwhelmed by the plethora of options out there? We get you, it can be very hard to make a choice because once you do, you are often locked into that providers ecosystem with very limited compatibility with other …
I’ve been personally using FreeNAS permanently for around 6 years or so, around the 8.3 release, and it is ony of my favourite open-source projects to date. As a NAS, it’s so simple and easy to use (although it did used to be a bit daunting!) and just simply works. …
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