Want to wirelessly use your DS4 controller Windows 10 computer using Remote Play? If so, then this step by step guide is perfect for you. Setting this up means you won’t need to connect the controller to your computer with a USB cable! Instead, you will connect it directly to your PC using bluetooth. There…
Are you a PfSense user? Interested in setting up a firewall rule to “limit” the amount of bandwidth each device can upload/download? If so, then you are in luck! In this step-by-step guide, I’ll show you how to use the Traffic Shaper wizard to create bandwidth restrictions on a per-device or per-network basis. And if…
One of the things I love about Sonarr is that everything just works. You add a TV show, it automatically downloads the latest season or episode, places it into the correct folder, and Plex picks it up and displays it in your library. Boom. Within just a couple minutes, the episode you requested can now…
Chances are that if you are reading this article, you have purchased a Geist Watchdog 15 temperature sensor to monitor the temperature of your server rooms. These temperature sensors are awesome and are highly-rated on /r/sysadmin for good reason. I purchased 4 of these sensors about 2 years ago, and haven’t had any issues with…
Are you looking for the quickest and easiest way to reboot your raspberry pi nightly? If so, look no further than this how-to guide. This simple 1-line command also works with Linux or Ubuntu virtual machines and servers, too, so feel free to schedule reboots daily, nightly, or even Sure, there a lot of different…
Before I get started with this guide, I wanted to preface this by saying: PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS WITHOUT ASKING PERMISSION. Your friends are willingly sharing their library with you. Whenever you download their media, you are consuming their bandwidth. Please be courteous and ask ask permission first. With that disclaimer out of the…
In my last post, I walked you through how to add Google Home devices into SmartThings using WebCore and cast-web api. This allows you to “broadcast” any text you to any (or all) of your Google Home speakers! This is a great way to make Google speak. Note: this is very different than saying “Hey…
Have you ever wanted your Google Home devices to announce when a door was opened, doorbell was pressed, or if a leak was detected? Let me answer that for you. Of course you have! In this guide, I’m going to show you how to control Google Home devices with SmartThings to create verbal alerts when…
This guide will show you how to configure Duo Security into OpenVPN Community Open Source Project. Note: If you’re using OpenVPN Access server, the instructions provided by Duo are here: https://duo.com/docs/openvpn-as Pre-Requisites This guide assumes: OpenVPN server is already configured Duo is rolled out / you have Duo Admin access I highly recommend taking a…
Sometimes, phone notifications just don’t cut it. For example, if an intruder breaks into your home while you are sleeping, will you hear the buzz from your phone? If you’re answer is “maybe”, then you should consider purchasing a siren. If you’re already invested in the SmartThings world, you might as well find the best…