Paul Taylor AKA Polargeek is a Canadian based IT and Home Automation consultant.
With over 20 years of experience in large and small business networks. I have recently branched out into Home Automation AKA “Smart Homes” as I feel this is the next frontier in networking and connectivity.
I believe cloud and local systems both have a purpose and should co-exist depending on different needs.
I am a loud proponent of teaching people to help themselves. Knowing your own systems, how they work and where the control lies. These are critical to systems security and integrity.
Feel free to check out my blog posts on home automation, communications, control technologies and software.
- Colecovision Expansion Module #2: Cable ReplacementI recently stumbled upon a pristine-looking, complete in-box Colecovision Expansion Module #2 (AKA the Steering Wheel). Showing no signs of the all-too-common leaky battery damage, I took the plunge, but when I tested the...
- Phoscon Zigbee Gateway: AKA – ConBee or RaspBee – Part 5: Better Node-Red IntegrationWelcome to the 5th part of a series on the Phoscon Zigbee Gateway. This section is a replacement for the 4th part and will focus on a much better Node-Red Integration. Relevant text from...
- Network Backup your Raspberry PiThe Raspberry Pi is a very useful little computer. We use it as home automation hubs, servers for network services, emulation stations and more. Unfortunately, it uses the rather fragile micro-SD format as its...
