Smart Light Switches

Ever wanted to control a light switch on a schedule? What about turning them on when your Wyze camera detects motion? Smart light switches are great for automating lights on different schedules, voice commands, and...

How to use Chrome Extensions in Opera

Since Chrome, Firefox, Opera and the latest version of Edge are now using the same web extensions API , many extensions will now work cross-browser with little changes. In Opera, you can follow Opera’s guide for...

How to Forward a Request to Another Controller in Laravel

If you have ever need to forward or call another controller from a controller in Laravel, here are two methods This will redirect the request to another controller’s method. You can also call another method directly...

How to Setup Ecobee and Geofence using Homekit

I recently set up two ecobee4 smart thermostats in my home. I choose ecobee over nest because of the native Homekit integration . The overall installation was not too difficult since I had existing C-wire’s in both...

How to Exclude Files When Zip in macOS

When using macOS zip tool from the command, you may want to exclude certain files by name or extensions. I often need to do this when automating extension bundles for a release. Here is the command I use to exclude...

PUBG Xbox One SSD

PUBG has been out on Xbox for over a year now. The devs have been working on improving the game but it still has issues loading building. This is especially apparent on Vikendi when landing castle. The one solution...

John Deere Gator XUV Battery Mod

The battery life for the John Deere Gator XUV made by Peg Perego is around 25 minutes. I wanted to see if it was possible to double the battery life. After some research, I decided the best option was to add an...

Blank New Tab Extension

Have you ever been blinded by the white background in chrome? If so, you will like blank tab extension , which replaces your new tab with a blank dark page. BlankTab will not slow down your browser and requires...

Outdoor Wyze Camera

Wyze cameras are some of the best indoor cameras that exist in the market. They are affordable($25), easy to set up and work great! But what about outdoor cameras? Currently, there are several outdoor enclosures...

Useful Git Aliases

If you’re a software developer, you most likely use git . Many people are not aware that you can create an alias for commands. Creating alias will make commands easier to remember and quicker to type. Here are some...