If you are a Home Assistant user and would like to trigger Home Assistant automations based on iOS Focus Mode changes, this post is for you. In iOS 18 and earlier all focus modes except Sleep can use built-in personal automations to trigger Home Assistant actions based on the Focusing being...
In today's interconnected world, safeguarding your personal information is more crucial than ever. With telecommunications companies collecting extensive data about your communication habits, it's essential to understand how this information is used and how you can protect your privacy. From disabling Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) to securing your Social...
This is Part 2 of 2 of the 2025 version of the Ruckus Unleashed home Wi-Fi Best Practices Guide. This refreshed guide is based on the 200.18 (and later) version of Ruckus Unleashed, which received a completely new UI. If you are using Ruckus Unleashed 200.17 or earlier, check the...
Welcome to my 2025 updated unofficial Ruckus Unleashed Best Practices Guide for enterprise-grade home Wi-Fi. This series has been completely redone to support Ruckus Unleashed 200.18 and newer. Unleashed 200.18 and later feature an entirely new UI/UX that mirrors that of their paid Ruckus One controller. IMHO, this is a...
With the large amount of digital data that people consider important, safeguarding your critical data against catastrophic loss is more important than ever. Whether it's a natural disaster, hardware failure, or a cyberattack, the potential for data loss is large. Protecting precious photos, financial documents and other personal or business...
Welcome to the fourth installment of the "Geek Chic Eyewear" series, where I share my personal journey through the world of eyewear and optometry. This series aims to provide a comprehensive look into the technical aspects of eyewear, focusing on frame selection and lens materials. Having navigated the complexities of...
This is part 3 of the "Geek Chic Eyewear" series and it covers the role of advanced optometry equipment, eye health, eye insurance tips and more. The post first examines Zeiss tools like the i.Profiler Plus, VISUPHOR 500, VISUFIT 1000, and i.Terminal 2. These devices enhance vision assessments: the i.Profiler...
In Part 2 of my "Geek Chic Eyewear" series I will delve into the various len materials and designs. While frames (covered in Part 1) play a significant role in the aesthetics of your eyewear, the quality of the lenses is paramount. Poor-quality lenses can severely detract from the overall functionality and...
Welcome to my "Geek Chic Eyewear" series for finding the perfect pair of glasses. The series is designed to offer educational insight from a technology standpoint. Even if you don't currently require vision correction, it's likely that you will as you reach into your 40s. Yes, those "dreaded" reading glasses...
Matter over Thread (MoT) is a recent addition to the smart home ecosystem. Unlike more established protocols such as ZigBee and Z-Wave, MoT is still in its early stages and may present some challenges. This post will outline several key areas to consider for maintaining optimal Thread network stability:Matter Multi-Admin...
Interested in sharing your Intel Alder Lake GPU between multiple Proxmox 8.x VMs? This post covers configuring Intel vGPU virtual functions on Proxmox 8.3 using an Intel 12th Generation CPU (Alder Lake) with Windows 11 Pro 24H2. I will walk you through the Proxmox 8.3 kernel configuration, modifying GRUB, Installing...
Thanks to kickstarter a few weeks ago I got my Aqara U200 Matter over Thread smart lock with Apple Homekey support. I've been waiting a long time for a smart lock to support the full feature set that I wanted. The primary features I wanted were Matter over Thread (not Wi-Fi...