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  • IKEA devices apparently work very well with Aqara

    When it comes to zigbee devices, don’t combine the aqara wall switches with large (4 buttons) ikea remotes.

    The wall switches tend to execute the commands from the remotes instead of just routing them to the coordinator.

    My Zigbee network also improved a lot when I set up some IKEA plugs in the loft.

    I have similar experience with the ikea bulbs. More of them I connect, more stable the whole network gets.




  • deafboy@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlEncrypt whole system?
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    27 days ago

    That’s not a slow laptop. I’ve been daily driving worse for years.

    To protect the data from random thief just browsing through the files I still use ecryptfs. It only encrypts the home directory, and the keys are derived from my accounts password, so no extra hassle.

    The encryption is weak by the current standards, and wouldn’t stop a determined attacker, but it’s 100% better than nothing, and I’ve never noticed any performance problems.



  • Gmail offers imap amd smtp access. You have to enable 2FA, and then it will allow you to create account for so called “less secure apps”.

    In your place, I’d either continue using gmail directly, or finish the configuration of the self hosted mail server and just use that with any smtp/imap client. I suggest getting a separate domain for testing first, before moving your primary inbox there.



  • 3d printer is subtracted from revenue for tax purposes

    That makes sense. Since my profits always oscillated around zero, claiming any expenses had no practical effect.

    legitimately running a business, or just trying to save money on their hobby

    That’s actually how it started. We’ve installed linux on some old desktop machine with my classmate back in school, set up some services like webhosting, mail, jabber, and started to give access to people for free. No guarantees, no pressure. As we finished school, trying to turn it into a business was a logical next step. It never went big, but we just kept the thing around, bought newer hardware, moved it to a proper housing, did basic maintenance, and years later, here I am owing to the government thanks to my highschool hobby.