This episode is all about questions. Networking, home automation, problems booting, we have it all this week as we dig through the email inbox and take your phone calls!
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Garage Door Notifications - Shawn
- Modern doors have open/closed status
- Standalone door sensor & tie into access/security system
- Vista 20P panel
Chalk board pictures - Reed
- Q: Photo Camera for chalkboard
- A: Document camera
- A: Okio Document Camera
- A: FFMPEG one liner
ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -i /dev/v4l/by-id/usb-0c45_USB_camera-video-index0 -vframes 1 test.jpeg
Chromebook Feedback - Charliebrownau
- All Chromebook Users should:
- Backup ChromeOS install
- Backup data to usb storage
- Learn how to open chromebook and change write protect tab
- Download Mrchromebook firmware (forked from Coreboot/seabios)
- Download GalliumOS
- GalliumOS
- EndeavorOS
- MrChromebox
Caller Joey
- Q: How to share photos with out app or password
- A: Piwigo
- A: Seafile
- Q: Industrial Z-Wave Temp Sensor + Home Assistant
- A: Leviton Switches
- A: Lutron Switches
- A: [Global Industrial Thermostat]
- A: Digiten Wireless Temperature Controlled Thermostat
Docking Stations - Roger
Debugging Desktop Crashes - Lucas
- Check the logs (journalctl)
- Press Caps Lock key - See if the light toggles
- Take out all extra componets, reintroduce one by one
- Ultimate Boot disc
- Memtest86
- First Gen Ryzen CPU have a known issue, check/RMA
https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/deckSmall Business - Jeremy
- Running your own company means lots of bosses instead of one
- Cold Calling doesn't work
- Spend time networking
- Give Free Samples
- Focus on serving the customer well
- You can't purchase trust - Keep your word no matter what
- Book Thu Shalt Prosper
IT Management - Shawn
- Knowlegebase
- Wiki
- Github/Gitlab
- osTicket Knowlegebase
- Device Tracking/Monitoring
- Ticket System
Pick of the Week
- Competely Free
- Open Source
- No Ads
- New world comeing in Version 2
- Friendly Game Community
- Over 7000 players
- Developer Wanted a more realistic game
- Version 2 Video
Brave is Blocking FLoC
- Android Police Article
- Search Engine Journal Article
- FloC is bad for privacy
- Chrome version 89 on is affected
- EFF Link
- AM I Flocked .org
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