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Set the Default Microphone and Adjust the Input Volume in Windows 7
This guide will show you how set the default recording device and adjust the input volume to achieve the best sound when using any microphone (internal or external) in Microsoft Windows 7. If you are looking for directions for Windows 10, click here. [https://brentsaltzman.com/set-microphone-level-windows-10/] To get started,…
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Make the best Grilled Cheese ever - Truffled Onion Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Now to start off here, I am not a food blogger, and this is not a food blog. That being said, when I'm not dabbling with technology, amateur radio or home automation, I enjoy throwing a chef's hat on in the kitchen and cooking. I love…
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Easily find the MAC address of an Amazon Dash Button
Every now and then Amazon puts their Dash buttons on sale for as little as $0.99 [https://amzn.to/2wtW6qf]. At that price it's hard to pass them up for little buttons to trigger whatever you might want in your home automation setup. I've written…
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Notification when a Windows Media Center Recording starts using Home Assistant
I'm a long time user (and believer) in Windows Media Center as the primary method to consume Cable TV. Coupled with a cable card tuner such as the SiliconDust HDHomeRun PRIME [https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-prime/] you can create a fantastic, flexible user and stable Cable TV…
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Adding a Z-Wave Door Sensor to your Backyard Gate
I spent some time looking for a Z-Wave sensor for my backyard gate. I didn't find much for something that was rated for outdoors and all weather so I made my own. The key here is utilizing my favorite Z-Wave Door Sensors by EcoLink because they have an…
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Leveraging Home Assistant During Severe Weather
Let's take a look at how I started to use the alerts monitored condition of the Weather Underground component [https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.wunderground/] in Home Assistant. I remember when this functionality [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/weather-warnings/3753/3] was first included in Home Assistant. I…
