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This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls

This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls go to the front of the line.

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01:00 Steve's Automation

Automating Steve's Christmas Tree
What IOT is allowed in Steve's House

07:00 Open Source Alternative to Planning Center? - Dustin

Must have a label cutter
Zebra printer
Citizen Printers

11:15 Charlie Suggestions for Pi Audio - Charlie

BEHRINGER Audio Interface
XTUGA E22 2i2 USB
YOUSHARES USB Audio Interface

Audio Interface LVY USB Audio Interface


Aliexpress -


Audio interface USB Sound card UR24C UR22C


Neoteck 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB Audio Interface
Audio Interface 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB

13:45 Tim Asks

Focus right 2i2
One Channel per "Drum Voice"
RME Babyface

18:30 Caller Cody

Home Assistant alerts?
Home Assistant App
Twillio
GSM SIM Card
Better Connection to RaspberryPi GPIO
ESP32 and ESP8266
Argon One for RaspberryPi

27:50 Datacenter in the cloud - Jon

Follow up coming
Send in your questions!

29:29 Backups - RC

Industry Standard is "fluid"
LUKs is still the predominant solution
LUKs puts the key in the header
Veracrypt
Hidden Volumes
ZFS Native Encryption

Opensuse Feedback

Try OpenSuse
General Purpose OS
Look for what sets OpenSuse apart
Write in!

38:47 Kpovoc Asked

Start with automating Lights
Automate your Garage Door
Volumio Alarm Clock
Clear Tones
Start with RaspberryPi
Anything you find useful

44:25 Gadget of the Week

Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E
Blackmagic ATEM Switcher on B&H Photo
Requires Windows/Mac Software to configure

47:35 Firefox 95 Release

Mozilla.org Article
RLBox Sandboxing

49:38 Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 is Out

Transitioning to ModemManager
Fixed External Displays on Plasma Mobile
Bug Fixes/Improvements
Bottom nav bar

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