Episode 262: Fun with Automation

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This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls go to the front of the line.

-- During The Show --

01:00 Steve's Automation

• Automating Steve's Christmas Tree
• What IOT is allowed in Steve's House

07:00 Open Source Alternative to Planning Center? - Dustin

• Must have a label cutter
• Zebra printer
• Citizen Printers

11:15 Charlie Suggestions for Pi Audio - Charlie

• BEHRINGER Audio Interface
• XTUGA E22 2i2 USB
• YOUSHARES USB Audio Interface

• Audio Interface LVY USB Audio Interface

• Aliexpress -

• Audio interface USB Sound card UR24C UR22C

• Neoteck 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB Audio Interface

• Audio Interface 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB

13:45 Tim Asks

• Focus right 2i2
• One Channel per "Drum Voice"
• RME Babyface

18:30 Caller Cody

• Home Assistant alerts?
• Home Assistant App
• Twillio
• GSM SIM Card
• Better Connection to RaspberryPi GPIO
• ESP32 and ESP8266
• Argon One for RaspberryPi

27:50 Datacenter in the cloud - Jon

• Follow up coming
• Send in your questions!

29:29 Backups - RC

• Industry Standard is "fluid"
• LUKs is still the predominant solution
• LUKs puts the key in the header
• Veracrypt
• Hidden Volumes
• ZFS Native Encryption

Opensuse Feedback

• Try OpenSuse
• General Purpose OS
• Look for what sets OpenSuse apart
• Write in!

38:47 Kpovoc Asked

• Start with automating Lights
• Automate your Garage Door
• Volumio Alarm Clock
• Clear Tones
• Start with RaspberryPi
• Anything you find useful

44:25 Gadget of the Week

• Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E
• Blackmagic ATEM Switcher on B&H Photo
• Requires Windows/Mac Software to configure

47:35 Firefox 95 Release

• Mozilla.org Article
• RLBox Sandboxing

49:38 Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 is Out

• Transitioning to ModemManager
• Fixed External Displays on Plasma Mobile
• Bug Fixes/Improvements
• Bottom nav bar

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