Category Archives: Technical

Lutron Caseta

Posted on September 19, 2021 by larry

Finally got it installed, it is pretty cool. I think I am gonna go with these for the house. But they are pricey. I got the pico remote working. I got the android app working Looks like caseta is well … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 4 Sold Out

Posted on September 18, 2021 by larry

I wanted to get my smart home network set up, unfortunately there are no new Raspberry Pi 4’s for sale. It is crazy and unfortunate. So will be messing with an older Pi 3. Hope it works, will keep an … Continue reading →

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Going Zigbee, Revisiting Homeassistant

Posted on September 15, 2021 by larry

House is about to get more interesting, going to see if I can get zigbee stuff on my home network. Hoping to use a device like this. Got my Lutron Caseta devices in and a few Ikea Tradfri devices in … Continue reading →

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Smarthome Project Resumes

Posted on September 14, 2021 by larry

Today made some big decisions on the smart home. The biggest one was to go for Lutron Caseta for the main lights in the kitchen. It costs more, but I feel like the reliability was really important and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Active Saturday

Posted on September 11, 2021 by larry

Did a lot today, got my new kickstarter box up, got the new HD Flex Quadro DVR up. Eye doctor for new glasses. Old friend for new side gig Took wife for shopping at Costco and a local supermarket. A … Continue reading →

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More Wire Organizing

Posted on September 9, 2021 by larry

Misc day Cleaning up my server rack, hoping to make things clean. Fun day, watched my sun run Cross Country, but chilled out here at a park afterwards. Kitchen got its first cabinets, not moving fast enough, but it is … Continue reading →

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Silicondust DVR

Posted on September 7, 2021 by larry

Signed up for Silicondust DVR yesterday. It cost $35 for a year, mainly for the EPG. Now looking at how to rearchitect my network. Thinking of purchasing a 4channel Flex. Worked out today on treadmill, time to lose weight. Weight: … Continue reading →

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Spoke to Someone from Silicondust

Posted on September 5, 2021 by larry

Today I had an interesting call from Nick at Silicondust (Maker of HD Homerun devices), I found the conversation really interesting. I am working on a story regarding my HD Homerun devices, and he gave me some good insight. Also … Continue reading →

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Reddit Post on HDHomerun

Posted on September 4, 2021 by larry

Posted this picture and on the hdhomerun subreddit Family Photo Before Retirement My HDHR family came together for a reunion before the older guys go into retirement. Waiting on HDFX-4K, maybe next month. While they were together, a memorial was … Continue reading →

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Fighting Plex TV Recordings

Posted on September 3, 2021 by larry

This is not entirely plex, but some of it is hd homerun and another issue is the PCI WinTV card. It is frustrating because they are different technologies (sure they share a common antenna) but that is not what failed. … Continue reading →

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