Collaborate Disseminate
Many hackers have familiar sayings in their heads, such as “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and KISS (Keep it simple, stupid). Those of us who have been in …read more Continue reading Embrace IPv6 before its too late?
![Infrastructure diagram of [Stefan]'s network at the end of his fiber optics journey](https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/hadimg_homefiber_feat.png?w=800)
These days, if you wire your house with anything less than gigabit, you might end up throttling your Internet connection. If you wired things up using two pairs per device …read more Continue reading Say No To Obsolescence, Wire Up Your House With Fiber
It feels like Wi-Fi 6 only just got here, but of course technology marches ever forward. Wi-Fi 7 is on the horizon already, and MediaTek has now announced the first live demos of the next-gen tech, which should be much faster than what we’re used to.Co… Continue reading First Wi-Fi 7 tech demo shows off next-gen speeds
Those who have children of their own might argue that the youth of today are getting far too much internet time. [Nick] decided to put an emergency stop to it and made this ingenious internet kill switch to threaten teenagers with. Rather unassuming on the outside, the big red button …read more
Continue reading Curbing Internet Addiction In A Threatening Manner
[Bill] purchased a house in Central Florida, and like any good hacker, he started renovating, pulling Ethernet cables, and automating things. Lucky for us, he decided to write up his experiences and lessons learned. He found a few problems along the way, like old renovations that compromised the structure of the pool house. After getting the structural problems sorted, he started installing Insteon smart switches. If automated lighting is of interest, and you don’t want to wire up relays yourself, Insteon might be the way to go.
He linked the buildings together with a wireless bridge, and then worked out …read more
With a three-pack of little hexagons, Luma turns your home into a far-reaching mesh network with fun-to-use controls. The post Luma Makes Your Home Wi-Fi Smart, Secure, and Somehow Fun appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Luma Makes Your Home Wi-Fi Smart, Secure, and Somehow Fun