Tag: Smart Home

Dual Monitors, AI Troubleshooting, Solar Landscape Lighting and Tesla FSD with Brian Flanigan-Arthurs – HGG694

Posted on Fri November 6, 2026Sat November 7, 2026 by Jim

A better home office sounds simple until you start connecting two computers, multiple displays, docks and a KVM switch. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs joins me for HGG694 to talk about what worked, what didn’t, and how Claude helped troubleshoot the setup. We also get into practical outdoor lighting, home security and a Tesla road trip that ended… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Smart TV in a living room displaying picture modes, brightness and contrast controls, AI picture features and art mode

Why Are Smart TVs So Complicated? What AI Should Actually Fix

Posted on Wed October 21, 2026Sat October 31, 2026 by Jim Collison

Erin Lawrence’s experience with Samsung The Frame and Amazon Ember Artline reveals what smart TV AI should fix: confusing settings, picture control, privacy and art mode.

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Black robot vacuum with LiDAR mapping a living room beside a phone showing cloud storage, camera access and privacy settings

Are Robot Vacuums a Privacy Risk? What Smart Home Owners Should Know

Posted on Mon October 19, 2026Sat October 31, 2026 by Jim Collison

A practical robot vacuum privacy guide informed by HGG692: LiDAR versus cameras, maps and cloud data, setup checklist, FCC restrictions, and long-term support.

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Best Hardware for Frigate: Mini PCs, GPUs, Coral and Storage for a Local AI NVR

Posted on Tue September 29, 2026Wed October 7, 2026 by Jim Collison

Choosing hardware for Frigate is about more than CPU speed. This guide explains Intel mini PCs, OpenVINO, GPUs, Coral, storage and how to size a reliable local AI NVR.

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Best cameras for Frigate with PoE, RTSP and ONVIF for local AI security

Best Cameras for Frigate: What to Buy for Reliable Local AI Security

Posted on Mon September 28, 2026Wed November 4, 2026 by Jim Collison

Choosing cameras for Frigate is about more than megapixels. Here are five cameras that make sense for reliable local recording, object detection, Home Assistant and Frigate autotracking.

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Frigate vs Blue Iris vs UniFi Protect local security camera systems compared for Home Assistant and local AI.

Frigate vs. Blue Iris vs. UniFi Protect: Which Local Security Camera System Fits Your Home?

Posted on Mon September 28, 2026Fri November 6, 2026 by Jim

Frigate, Blue Iris and UniFi Protect all offer local security-camera recording and AI, but they take very different approaches. Here is how they compare for Home Assistant, cameras, storage, cost and long-term operation.

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Tag: Smart Home

Dual Monitors, AI Troubleshooting, Solar Landscape Lighting and Tesla FSD with Brian Flanigan-Arthurs – HGG694

Why Are Smart TVs So Complicated? What AI Should Actually Fix

Are Robot Vacuums a Privacy Risk? What Smart Home Owners Should Know

Best Hardware for Frigate: Mini PCs, GPUs, Coral and Storage for a Local AI NVR

Best Cameras for Frigate: What to Buy for Reliable Local AI Security

Frigate vs. Blue Iris vs. UniFi Protect: Which Local Security Camera System Fits Your Home?

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