Sonoff Mini vs. Shelly1 – Tiny Smart Switch Battle

Believe it or not, there are other useful devices in the world beside the Sonoff.  I know, I was shocked too. As far as Arduino compatible, wifi devices go, the two most common are probably the D1 mini and the NodeMCU board.  In this video I’ll show you some of the useful things you can…

Over the years we’ve tried different solutions for backing up computer files. Usually it’s been some form of external HD. Solutions like google Drive, iCloud, or Carbonite probably work well, but they’re expensive. And I’m cheap. So in looking for a solution to our “full hard drive” problem, I found Open Media Vault. Let me…

Before starting ensure the following: – * Home Assistant configuration has to be externally accessible with a hostname and valid SSL certificate * Ensure you are logged into your preferred google account in your browser and mobile device. First we need to create a project titled “home assistant” with the help of Google Actions https://console.actions.google.com/…

Crown molding is beautiful. LEDs are beautiful. What if we put them both together! But wait. Crown molding is expensive, and can be hard to install. Maybe there’s a cheaper, simpler way to get the same result.   Crown molding LEDs on a budget.   These are 12v plain white, non-waterproof, 5050 LEDs are about…

This video is about my new Robot Vacuum. But it’s not really about the robot vacuum. Confused? It’ll make sense in a couple minutes. Occasionally I get requests to review products. I actually say ‘no thanks’ to most of them. But when someone offered me a robotic vacuum I remembered what my gran-papy used to…

In this video we’re going to tackle Ghost Switching. That’s when your fancy cool DIY smart controller starts turning on and off on it’s own. It’s happened to me and i’m sure it’s happened to a lot of other people too. The good news is there’s a simple solution. Let me show ya.   Ghost…