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Buyer Beware: MeshForce WiFi Buying 5-Star Amazon Reviews
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Buyer Beware: MeshForce WiFi Buying 5-Star Amazon Reviews

Posted on February 26, 2020 by admin

Meshforce often comes up in Amazon searches as a very attractively priced mesh WiFi setup kit – really rivaling some of the big name kits…

My Canadian Cord-Cutting Adventures
Technology

My Canadian Cord-Cutting Adventures

Posted on November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 by admin

My cord-cutting journey starts almost three years ago when we bought our first house. As busy millennials, we just didn’t watch enough TV in a…

Personal VoIP + SMS for Pennies with SignalWire + Textable
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Personal VoIP + SMS for Pennies with SignalWire + Textable

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by admin

I’ve used Fongo here in Canada for many years – it’s a free VoIP calling app with coverage to most of Canada, cheap long distance…

Reliable Home Assistant Presence Detection with Ubiquiti UniFi WiFi
Technology

Reliable Home Assistant Presence Detection with Ubiquiti UniFi WiFi

Posted on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 by admin

I’ve been fighting with reliable presence detection since long before my Home Assistant days. This is a problem that a lot of Smart Home type…

Google Pixel 3a XL – do we finally have a good, affordable phone for the masses?
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Google Pixel 3a XL – do we finally have a good, affordable phone for the masses?

Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 by admin

Two phones ago, I had the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I had that phone since about the time it was released until February 2019. It…

Effortless and free multi-device backup and file syncing with Syncthing
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Effortless and free multi-device backup and file syncing with Syncthing

Posted on June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 by admin

I’m sometimes terrible at not practicing what I preach – case in point: file backup. I have a great file backup strategy and have invested…

Building a Smarter Home – Part 3: Home Security
Technology

Building a Smarter Home – Part 3: Home Security

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by admin

I’ve gone through several iterations of my smart home security setup at this point, and wanted to take a moment to brain dump where I…

URL Shortening, The Canadian Government, and Libya
Technology

URL Shortening, The Canadian Government, and Libya

Posted on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by admin

I was caught off guard from the Canadian Government recently and got a real eye opener for someone who works in system administration and has…

Stainmaster Peel-and-Stick Groutable Tile Installation (with added floor adhesive)
DIY

Stainmaster Peel-and-Stick Groutable Tile Installation (with added floor adhesive)

Posted on February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by admin

I recently set out to remodel our basement level laundry and utility room on a shoestring budget. As you know, basement level mechnical/laundry rooms tend…

Building a Smarter Home – Part 2: Home Automation
Technology

Building a Smarter Home – Part 2: Home Automation

Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by admin

In Part 1 of this series I explored the need to start your Smart Home journey with a strong foundation: a good home hub to…

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