Brent Saltzman
Electronics

  1. Turning an Inexpensive Thermal Label Printer into a Wireless Shipping Printer

    If you sell online through eBay, Shopify, Poshmark, Pirate Ship, or similar platforms, you don't need an expensive label printer to print shipping labels. There are many inexpensive thermal label printers on Amazon for 4x6 shipping labels. Most of these printers are USB-only, meaning they're designed…

  2. Building a Sports Ticker using ESPHome and Home Assistant

    Some home automation projects take years to get off the bench, sometimes finally. This was mine. This project took about five years from conception to completion. Not for lack of trying, but simply due to complexity and competing attention, the Sports Ticker project sat on my workbench collecting dust. But…

  3. Creating a Watchdog script

    ...I want to ensure the services are up and running at all times, and if for whatever reason they're not, I want things to self-heal or alert me if they don't.…

  4. PSA: Keep your dogs safe on night walks

    I'm writing this article because a pup in my neighborhood was severely injured by a car at night. Please take this seriously and keep your dogs safe! Dog walking at night can be a great way to bond with your pet and get some exercise, but it is…

  5. Repair Yamaha Home Theater Reciever - Internal Error

    Does your Yamaha Home Theater receiver show "Internal Error" all of a sudden? Well, thankfully the fix is very easy!…

  6. Using Home Assistant to start a Plex playlist using Alexa

    One of my favorite Home Assistant use cases is to control as much as possible using voice assistants. I enjoy the freedom of just shouting Alexa and asking her to do things and Home Assistant allows you to do so much more than what is available just from the Amazon…