August 11th, 2020 was finally Solar Install Day. At least for me :). While I would have loved to catch those June/July rays, I definitely think it was worth the wait to get the system I wanted; and also I can’t say how long it would have taken for any of the other vendors either. In total, it took three […]
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Smart homes are all the rage as the industry has grown massively, and according to experts, this is going to continue. In fact, the smart home market is expected to skyrocket to nearly $150 billion globally by 2025. A smart home is generally more efficient and can help to simplify and optimize your life. It can help you easily control […]
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Four, or maybe five, days ago Unifi Protect stopped working on both my Android and iOS mobile devices for the instance hosted on my UDM-Pro. As we can see the UNVR is working fine now, it actually wasn’t when I first noticed that the UDM-Pro was offline. The issue is isolated to the mobile apps, so I just started a […]
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On May 3rd, I dropped my OnePlus 7 Pro and broke the screen. The details aren’t really that important, but it is interesting that the incredible slipperiness of the screen played a massive role in the drop. What is important is how OnePlus handled the repair process, and their lack of integrity as a company. Before getting to that, I […]
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This issue with incredible slowness when deep packet inspection (DPI) is enabled isn’t new to the UDM/UDM-Pro firmware version 1.7.0, I just haven’t had a chance to make this video public until now. Hopefully it’s something that UI will fix, because DPI is a great feature, and it sucks that I can’t enable it.
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Last night, er… this morning, I was rudely awoken by my Google Home. But, I’m glad I was because one of our sump pumps had failed and there was water in the basement. What could have easily been a massive mess, was just a bit of water around the pit, and couple inconvenient hours as I pulled the pump out […]
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As a technology enthusiast, digging into the underlying system specifications was of particular interest to me, both for the panel and inverters. I’m not going to get into detail around the inverter debate, but based on my research I’m solidly in the “micro” side of things, given the type of system I wanted installed here. Qualifying it that way, is […]
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Going off grid is the solar power dream, right? Actually, I think that’s the wrong way to look at it. The grid is the ultimate battery backup for your solar installation. Local storage, aka batteries, are a great way to insulate your house from a grid outage or peak usage pricing, but I think for most people they probably aren’t […]
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I’ve been thinking about getting solar panels put on the house for a while, but never really got around to actually doing it until now. Part of the delay was that I expected the total system cost to be significantly higher than where it ended up. The last time I looked into it, none of the online tools I used […]
Read moreAre you looking to make upgrades to your business but not sure where to start? This is a widespread problem for modern-day business owners because there are constantly new trends, obstacles, technologies, and more to consider, so it is hard to stay current and know the best ways to improve your business. It will depend on your industry, particular business, […]
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