Not Enough TECH

Finally, I got some free time to update Raspbian Jessie to Raspbian Stretch on my Raspberry Pi. Following initial advice, I started from scratch, therefore, everything had to be set as well. I mentioned...

NodeRED is easy and powerful. Currently, I'm running the NodeRED server on my RaspberryPi Zero connected to the router directly. It handles my light setup, but what I have been missing for a while...

Everyone of us enjoys a good VIP treatment, whether it is loyalty program or extra points we get to spend now and then. The trouble is, that after a while I always end up...

Raspberry PI Foundation has released a new version of Raspbian: 'Stretch'. In line with Debian releases, the new Raspbian Stretch is named after Disney characters - say 'hi' to a cute, purple octopus! Raspbian Stretch The main...

Android Wear 2.0 is out for some time now, and currently is getting many users in trouble with a flawed Google Assistant update. In my initial critique of it, there was no option to manage...

Most of my readers probably have the app installed already. Tasker is on sale, so if you wanted to get another copy for the second Gmail account - now is the time. And while...

I was excited to see the dev pads on the Oittm ESP8266 Smart plug.  I finally found some time to open this up and hook up the wires.  My hopes weren't too high, but...

I had a chance to review an Oittm Smart WiFi Plug recently. I also tried to see if I can use Tasker with it, but Wireshark returned encrypted data. No success, for now... While...

While I'm working on a smart WiFi switch of my own design, I got my hands on an Oittm WiFI Smart Plug. I thought I would give it a shot. I'm not expecting much...

In my last post, I have reviewed an Oittm USB-C/2xUSB-A charger (feel free to take a look, spoiler alert: I like it), I measured the charger's performance with Tasker.  The total charging time project...