Recent content by gregking

Yeah, I may be interested in some items.

  Phoning home is an "outbound" connection from the camera.  It shouldn't need to do any outbound actions. Just make sure you put a rule in your firewall to block all access by this device to all outbound connections.  I have all of my cameras configured this way and it keeps them from doing...

I added a Gb switch a couple of years ago and built a couple of PCs soon after that using motherboards that came with Gb interfaces builtin.  This was my first foray into the Gb world (outside of work).  Forgot the exact speeds that I got, but IIRC I was happy with the results and think it was...

Not sure if I'm interested in this or not. Like the idea of power monitoring, but don't know if I need/want to shut off a breaker with an app.   https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/2/19/18231753/leviton-smart-load-center-app-control-circuit-breakers-ios-android    

Sorry if this is a repost, but didn't see it in the search.   Looks like Lowes is killing their Iris platform.  Not very familiar with it, but I had seen their large sections of HA equipment prominently displayed at the front of their stores.  I'm very anti-cloud, so this won't affect me.  Seen...

Been playing with HASS for a few months.  Finally starting to get the hang of it.  The documentation is horrible, but eventually you can piece together enough examples from other users to make it go.   I'm UPB-based which isn't directly supported, but I had developed my own MQTT-UPB bridge and...

Wow.    I've hated Apple due to things they did back in the early 80s (along with other things later) so much that I'll never buy any of their products.   Was generally a proponent of MS stuff despite recognizing some of their mistakes as well.  However, I think my MS enthusiasm peaked around...

  Pete - I've read so many posts from you over the years and been intrigued by all of the technical topics and projects you've been involved with.  Now you throw this at us.  An interesting life for sure!

  Looks like it's time for me to upgrade my winXP systems!   Actually I am in the process of migrating away from XP.  Have been using a linux box for most of my daily activities for nearly 2 years. Still have a main XP system for running Win specific apps, i.e. quicken, taxes, etc.   Also, I...

Been watching that guy for a long time.  Really like his stuff.  He has a good variety of subjects. For example, in one he discusses how the "rising ceiling" works at Disney's Haunted Mansion.   I'm starting to watch this kind of programming more instead of regular TV.   Some of my other...

  Yes, not buying from an official seller does keep you from getting a warranty... but...if you read the theads on ipcamtalk you'll see there's a certain seller that most everyone is buying from. He provides excellent support, even giving a small discount to the board members.  He tests the...

Read up on the Dahua 5231 on IPCamTalk   https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/dahua-starlight-varifocal-turret-ipc-hdw5231r-z.14683/   Possibly the newer PTZ one:   https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/has-anyone-here-tested-the-sd1a203t-gn-yet-2mp-3x-starlight-ir-ptz-network-camera.25788/   Lots of us have...

Have always used Dewalt and have been happy.  Replaced the old nicad ones with Li-Ion a couple of years ago and like these even better.  Never had any issues with clutches or chucks in these.   Really like the balance/ergo feel of all Dewalts except for one original drill model that was front...

Yeah, I've got a few UPB keypads too, but at around $80 each, they're kinda' high.   I'm not paying $100 for this thing either, but like lots of things, once it goes on clearance for 30 bucks or so, I'd give one a try.  Hooking it up to an RPi would be an interesting idea if it's supported.  A...

Saw this pop up on Slickdeals today for $100.  Looks like a customizable USB keypad for launching apps.  If you could hook into the commands, it might make a decent tableside controller (if you have a PC nearby).  ...