Add A Receiver Hitch to A Pickup Truck Step Bumper
I remove the old trailer hitch ball that my late Dad mounted on the truck before I owned it, and add a receiver hitch. This allows me to use my tailfeathers....
Home Assistant Supervised Update to Debian 11 and New Supervisor.
These are the steps I took to update my Debian 10 supervised Home Assistant install to Debian 11 and the new Supervisor version....
5-Button Keypad Cipher Lock Blueprint Using Trigger-ID
In this video I’ll show you how to use the new (as of Home Assistant 2021.7) Automation Trigger_ID function in a Blueprint. I offer a blueprint for a 5-Button Keypad Lock that makes good use of this feature....
Let’s do a PM on an old Dryer!
In this video I do a Preventative Maintenance on my Dryer by replacing the wear items. My Dryer is a Roper Electric model from the 1990's....
SSD / HDD for RasPi 4 PLUS MQTT / Syslog Server
In this video I install an old laptop Hard Drive in my Raspberry Pi 4 and remove the SD card completely. I then use it to make an MQTT / Syslog Server...
TDMGR Installation and Use
In this video I Tell you about several different ways to install tdmgr. Tdmgr software is owned and distributed by https://github.com/jziolkowski/tdm. I have found the provided installation methods to be somewhat limited, and seek to offer more alternatives....
Home Assistant Outside Light Control Using MET.no Weather Integration
I show you how I implement the Home Assistant Weather MET Integration & how I use that to control my outdoor lighting....
Let’s Fix This Thing. It Needs Batteries!!
In this livestream we are having fun fixing a First Crush Pill Crusher Model 2002B. It Needs Batteries!...
Low Cost SMD Soldering Station Model 8586 UnBoxing & Set-up
Low Cost SMD Soldering Station Model 8586 UnBoxing & Set-up. Let's try this thing out. Will you like it?...
EggStractor Eggshell Removal Device NOT A GIMIC!!! Worked for me 12 out of 12 Eggs
In this video I try out the ‘As Seen On TV’ EggStractor eggshell removal device I was fully expecting it to fail miserably, but was pleasantly surprised that once you understand the the science behind it will work almost every time. ...