Episode 227: Feedback Frenzy!

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

• GalliumOS

• EndeavorOS

• MrChromebox

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: Leviton Switches

• A: Lutron Switches

• A: [Global Industrial Thermostat]

• A: Digiten Wireless Temperature Controlled Thermostat

Docking Stations - Roger

• System76 Support Link

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/deck

  Small 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

• Book Thu Shalt Prosper

IT Management - Shawn

• Knowlegebase

  • Wiki
  • Github/Gitlab
  • osTicket Knowlegebase

• Device Tracking/Monitoring

  • SnipeIT
  • LibreNMS
  • Zabbix

• Ticket System

  • osTicket
  • NextCloud with Decks

Pick of the Week

Airline Managment Game

• 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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