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
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: [Global Industrial 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
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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