A smart home device can be considered to be made up of three major Components. Connectivity Control Protocol Control App
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Understanding Smart Home APIs
How do you control your smart home device? Well regardless of the wireless technology (Wi-Fi,ZigBee etc) or the application protocol
Continue readingMonitor Internet Speeds with Speedtest-cli and Node-Red
Speedtest-cli is a command line tool by Ookia which is available for Windows,Linux and Mac. The install instructions are available
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Although creating a wired network isn’t expensive it is time consuming, involves basic DIY abilities, and making a mess. It
Continue readingA Beginners Guide to Proxy Servers and VPNs
Privacy considerations aren’t just for those with something to hide. Most people today use the Internet for shopping, banking and
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Although we are used to using names (e.g. www.google.com) when surfing the Internet, the Internet works on numbers called IP
Continue readingPower Over Ethernet (POE)- (Beginners Guide)
Power over Ethernet allows an Ethernet cable to carry DC power as well as data signals to attached devices. It
Continue readingWindows File Sharing Basics
All windows computers since windows for workgroups have been capable of sharing resources like files and printers on the network,
Continue readingControlling the Tasmota SonOff Switch with Node-Red
In this tutorial we will look at controlling the Tasmota SonOff Switch using node-red and the sonoff-tasmota node You will
Continue readingIntroduction to Sonoff Switches
Sonoff is a brand of low cost (£5) Wi-Fi switches that can be used for controlling mains powered devices like
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