SayCyberOnceMore

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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • Shelly

    I use the vintage ones as they look nice.

    I have 12 of them because my house wiring is 💩 so I can’t get smart switches to work properly

    They’re wifi and can operate with the Shelly integration and / or MQTT. No need for an app, they have their own wifi when you first power them up to configure them.

    The only reason I let them loose on the internet is to update their firmware, then I isolate them again.

    I also have a pair of Lifx bulbs in the bedroom as they’re inside shades so it’s more about the RGB colour for sunrise / sunset than their visual appeal as a bulb.




  • Try journalctl -xe to get more info

    Just as a reality check, disable systemd-timesyncd and verify if that is the problem - tbh, I’d be surprised it’s that.

    There can be an issue with things like databases holding up the shutdown / reboot (I have an issue with a systemd service waiting for mariadb that I’ve not found time to resolve)…

    I don’t use kde, but perhaps there’s something there that might help point to the issue.


  • I’d say try to push for Thread, but be ready to fall back to Zigbee

    Not sure on the scale of your strip lighting, but I have a small length (gigity) under a waal mounted kitchen cupboard which is connected to a zigbee socket. That allows me to extend the range for some other zigbee devices… so… if you’re wanting to get more devices connected in the future, that might be worth considering.













  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uktoLinux@lemmy.mlGIMP 3.2 released
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    10 days ago

    Yep, agreed… it’s an amazing tool - esp. as it’s (almost?) like Photoshop and other expensive tools.

    I just can’t suggest it to my friends without being afraid / avoiding / making excuses for an acronym… they’ll have to find it themselves and they won’t want to admit it either…



  • Definitely look for a 2nd hand one, you’ll have less issues.

    Don’t go toooo old as some had wifi issues back in the day (no / partial drivers)

    There’s a lot of refurbs by major brands (ie Dell) that are ex-corp lease models with some kind of warranty (which won’t cover the battery) because of the Win10 purge.

    I think the GPU is the main issue if you’re wanting to play games… and as others have said, gimmicks like touchscreens and fingerprint readers can be hit & miss.

    I’ve installed Mint on Lenovo, Dell and HP laptops with no major issues.