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From Ice Fishing to Home Labs: Catching up with Mike Wieger – HGG637

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Mike Wieger joins me this week. We explore tech gadgets and personal experiences together, starting with a light-hearted chat about Nebraska's cold weather. Mike shares updates on his board game development challenges and growing passion for ice fishing, discussing how technology enhances the experience. We catch up on setting up home servers, focusing on Unraid… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm on How to Replace Devices in Home Assistant, HA AI and Zooz Zen34 Hands On – HGG628

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Gavin Campbell joins me this week to discuss home automation, focusing on the Home Assistant platform. We explore seasonal impacts on automation, the importance of using entity IDs for easy device replacements and share personal experiences with smart technology. Gavin introduces innovative AI applications for improved security and highlights user-friendly solutions like Zooz smart switches.… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Mike Wieger with Meshtastic Updates, Local ChatGPT with Ollama and Frigate – HGG626

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Mike Wieger is my guest this week! Mike shares his experience with MeshTastic, a mesh networking system, noting a significant increase in nodes in Omaha and their use for local communication. He also discusses running a local instance of ChatGPT using Ollama and Open Web UI, highlighting its benefits for privacy and local processing. Additionally,… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Gavin Campbell with Home Assistant’s Local Voice AI, mmWave Sensors, Zigbee vs. Z-Wave, 3D Printing and Smart Lawn Watering – HGG588

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Gavin Campbell joins me this week as we talk about how Home Assistant introduces a local voice assistant with wake words. Gavin is enthusiastic about mmWave sensors, Aqara FP2, which can detect people, even when stationary. Zigbee vs. Z-Wave gets a mention as Gavin upgrades to the Zooz ZST39 Z-Wave 800 controller. 3D printing is… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Gavin Campbell with Meater, Ecowitt and Aqara Home Automation – HGG576

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Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm is my guest this week. Gavin has a new Meater temperature probe and it's changing the way he does grilling, and for the better! We talk a bunch about some new soil moisture Sensors by Ecowitt that he has been trying out and I want some for sure!. We discuss what… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm and Home Assistant Pros and Cons – HGG562

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Gavin Campbell from HomeTech.fm joins this week and it's mostly Home Assistant conversation. We open with a new bar gadget from Dave McCabe that I picked up at Dave's new site, https://www.warpedboards.com/ Then, Gavin talks about why he moved away from Hubitat and is now using Home Assistant full-time. However, there still might be some… Click for more / Podcast Player>