Last year more and more Smart TVs started with showing Ads in or above the menu bar. Popular brands, like Samsung, LG, and Sony are doing this, no matter if you buy a high-end model or a more affordable one. You can’t disable the ads … Read moreHow to Block Ads on your Samsung, LG, Sony, or Roku Smart TV
Although wireless networks and mesh networks are getting better every year, nothing beats a wired network connection. A wired ethernet connection will give you the highest throughput (speed), the lowest latency, and the most stable network connection you can get in your home. The only … Read moreThe Complete Guide to Home Ethernet Wiring
Most internet connections from a home network or small office don’t have a fixed public IP Address. Normally this isn’t a problem, but what if you want to access your security camera from the internet, or your NAS? You can’t use your public IP Address, … Read moreDynamic DNS – What is it and How to use it
A home network diagram is a schematic drawing of a home network layout. It helps you planning your home network, and figuring the best layout for it. But home network diagrams are also used as part of network documentation. Most network layouts are a variation … Read moreHome Network Diagram – All network layouts explained
When the power goes down everything in your house turns off. No lights, no tv, and no network anymore. Now that fact that everything goes offline isn’t really a big issue, yes it always happens at the most inconvenient moment. But in most countries, a … Read moreBest UPS for Home – Protect your Network, Smart Home & PC
One of the most asked questions about the Unifi Controller is how to get rid of the certificate error when you open the controller. And I totally understand, it’s annoying to bypass the error/warning every time you log in to your controller. So in this … Read moreInstall Letsencrypt SSL Certificate for Unifi Controller on Raspberry Pi
Surfshark is one of the newer VPN providers, and with there latest discount also one of the cheapest in the market. Started in 2018 and located in the British Virgin Island, the real question is, are they good? The short answer, yes they are. Surfshark … Read moreSurfshark VPN Review – (June 2020)
With smart lights, you can easily create different moods in your house. You can dim the lights, change the color temperature, all with a single click or event. But for open light fixtures, the normal smart light bulbs don’t look really nice. If you want … Read moreSmart Filament Bulb
Most of the time the Unifi gear is really easy to manage or adopt it in your network. But sometimes it just won’t work. I also had an Unifi Switch which I just couldn’t get adopted in the controller. A factory reset is then the … Read moreReset Unifi Switch – the correct way
Normally I don’t write about Android or mobile phones in general. But I do like to automate things or to make things (like my home) smarter. Now my new car doesn’t have a built-in internet connection but needs a WiFi network (mobile hotspot) to get … Read moreAutomating Android with Macro’s
