Home automation is cool. It really is. Switch power and or off, lights come on with a touch or voice command, everything can be controlled ….
With Alexa, Siri and Google happily chatting around, let’s take a snapshot of what is available on Linux. Hint – not much. But let’s take ….
Whenever you work in a local environment, you have to deal with a variety of problems. From setting fixed DHCP leases to creating special name ….
Say you built a small server – to play your audios or videos – and you want to easily and securely access it in your ….
.. I stumbled upon a blog post that explained 11 reasons why Linux sucks. John Morris, the author of that post, outed himself as a ….
After having been working with voice controlled or .. voice activated “smart” environments for a while, here’s my take: This could get really great if ….
Some folks actually have a weird attitude towards PHP. I understand that it isn’t a “pure” language. It’s not truly “objective”. It’s inconsistent. Too many ….
So – you got this Amazon Alexa device at Cyber-Monday? And maybe a connected “smart” plug or light bulb? Before you start adding more “smart” ….
Yep – those little ESP chips are cute. And powerful. And easy to program. And much more. But if you are going to control more ….
Sometimes we have to send short command sequences and/or replies over unprotected networks. Especially when working with IoT environments. Though SSL/TLS is always preferred – ….