Recent content by upstatemike

Interesting development but when is Z-Wave going to address the persistent problems that really turn users away such as the popcorn effect (can't control groups of devices in perfect unison), no way to back up a controller from one manufacturer and restore to a different brand controller, or...

Looks fantastic!

I had to fix this for my Elk M1 and my Blue Iris Box. Just have to enable 2 factor authentication in GMail. Then you will have a setting to let apps login with a special app password. Just add an app and it will generate a new password. Replace the password in your Elk M1 with the generated one...

It is interesting how all the other sites are in a panic with the death of Smarthome and their servers going offline and bricking all the Insteon Hubs while nobody here even notices.

I'm looking for some new software to manage my local music libarary and I have one specific feature that I am having trouble finding. Besides a simple drag and drop interface to add tracks to a playlist I would like to see a report that shows me all of the playlists I have already added a given...

What about this solution for recording streams?   https://audials.com/en/home?affiliate=741&cjevent=f33090fd6c0811ec83f664e40a82b839

  I did in fact record a lot of things on YouTube TV. Got a message today that some of the channels I recorded them from are going away along with the recordings. Have paused service till I decide what to do long term. I don't watch any news or Disney owned channels and have a DVR for OTA stuff...

At some point it just gets easier/cheaper to buy the DVD for the few things I might otherwise record for later viewing. Not going to spend a lot of time and money trying to build a DRM compatible DVR. Also going to stop paying for services like YouTube TV that are way too expensive for what they...

It is true that YouTube TV lets you fast forward through commercials on dvr recordings but you will also lose access to your unwatched recordings if YouTube TV stops carrying the channel you recorded them from. I don't like having my archived stuff subject to the poor negotiating ability of...

As far as 5G vs LTE I don't think it matters. T-Mobile just updated my mdem from LTE to a 5G unit and it has made no difference. If anything the signal is a little weaker because 5G has shorter range and poor penetration through the walls of your house. I would have preferred to stay with LTE...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8TnrfXndAY

I'm going to put that number someplace where I can find it easily. I'm sure I will need it at some point!

I think even if you pay for the cable connection you will still be unhappy because of the poor service you will get from Spectrum. I would hold out for Starlink. If you can use the $50 service from T-Mobile (what I am using now) that could hold you over until Starlink is available.

The biggest reasons for using 4-wire (for me) are:   1 Current draw. 2-wire smoke loops are usually limited in max detector count because of current draw. This problem is compounded if you have a panel that only supports 1 zone/loop of 2-wire smokes.   2 I want to break my smokes into zones so I...

  I don't think he planned anything... probably a crime of passion. The mastermind is the person who orchestrated his escape, not Brian himself obviously. If DNA would confirm the ID it is strange that it hasn't already been done instead of relying solely on dental records.