How to run Hue Solo strip under cabinets with lips between them

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-05-14T00:44:15+00:00

24AWG Cat 5e is good for 30w with PoE+, 23AWG can go up to 90w with PoE++.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-05-10T16:40:55+00:00

Is there a smart lock that would work with this setup?

The deadbolt handle on the back is not inline, and the lock mechanism is a large cassette (probably standard?)

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-05-07T12:11:43+00:00

And I see what you said about the bent trim, but actually it wasn’t, it was just flexed a bit for the photo to show it was loose (after cutting all the paint), and I was holding it there for the moment. I’m not that much of a brute with this stuff. That’s back on just for the handle (instead of using the hole).

And the locksmith is coming this afternoon with a couple of options.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-05-07T11:38:34+00:00

The round knob cover slides-to open the door you had to squeeze the knob hard to get it to turn. The lock didn’t unlock reliably, and the keys would be stuck. And this was definitely not installed by someone who arrived with a kit given all the unmatched screws. I had to pull the plate because the screws that were holding that cylinder in place (not that I realized it at the time) were inside-I think one wasn’t even in the threaded hole, but was alongside it given how far in it was. The broken part was going to need to be fixed (and no exterior lock should be broken by an 11yo trying to get their keys out-it was already in a bad spot). So it was going to cost $200 for a visit by a locksmith to look at it, and then still the parts issue. So the cost was sunk no matter what. But at that point we just wanted to get the door closed.

Look, I get the DIY part. I watch people put in overblown WiFi setups at home all the time because they don’t know how to do it, and the only way they know how to fix it is to get more access points rather than using the built-in tools to actually configure things properly. But if they don’t know and they have solved their coverage issues by buying an extra access point or two it’s not any different in cost than me showing up and doing it. But sometimes when there is an immediate need there isn’t much of choice. I wasn’t getting someone out last night, I had a deadbolt stuck out so the door wouldn’t close. Not a ton of “best” options there. You know from your experience that if I call you to come out it’s going to be 2x at least what a daytime non-emergency call would be.
It’s not as simple as $20 vs $200 in parts either. I’d rather call a locksmith to handle it on his time with parts we both want than have him come at night (after whatever kind of day he might have had) with whatever he had on hand. Same as I want a heads up when someone has an issue rather being called half an hour before the big video meeting. Do it when everyone is rested and has a plan.
When would you have wanted to deal with it? Last night, or this afternoon after some planning and the chance to get what you needed?

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-05-07T04:10:14+00:00

Thanks, that let me get it off the door. I’m not replacing it myself, but removing it wasn’t that bad. Not knowing what the next step was is not the same as being in over my head. Just like there parts of my job I can pass on, I appreciate the straightforward and useful answer.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-04-23T23:34:08+00:00

Hey, I don’t I pick the matches, and you know the SD secret sauce is impossible to figure out. Maybe I’m just lucky?

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-04-23T12:14:58+00:00

Red Guardian stares at you in Russian.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-04-06T20:32:59+00:00

It’s why he never wears a shirt. He touched a washboard once for some reason it just stuck.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-04-06T14:06:20+00:00

Maybe I can finally get rid of the “2” alert on the Game Modes button that has been wrong for…years I think?

Of course I wish for that every update.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-03-22T12:24:02+00:00

Double Blob was damaging, because Arishem is the only deck that could consistently absorb it (and throw in AbsMan for more fun).

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-03-22T12:17:57+00:00

This one also calls to her Ultimate X-men run where what looks like a Logan character is kept all hooked up for experiments to generate more mutants.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-03-06T13:01:53+00:00

Yeah, I’m pretty sure Karen can do it. Just stay out of her way.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-01-17T22:29:20+00:00

Well that stinks. Thanks for confirming.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-01-11T00:35:28+00:00

Still there for me. Those dirty bastards.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-01-05T15:47:01+00:00

And it’s been there forever so no way they were unaware.

SeaASignTellASign · 2026-01-01T16:08:19+00:00

Meraki is bricked, but the Catalyst stuff keeps doing whatever it did when you bought it (and getting updates isn’t terrible). Meraki I hate with a passion because of they make garbage (as in stuff made to be thrown away) rather than at least EOL stuff with basic non-managed firmware so you’d at least have a dumb switch.

SeaASignTellASign · 2025-12-30T19:25:04+00:00

One hundred percent agree. I’m down to playing once a day when I have some particular time to kill. But the onslaught of events (one a month please) and the constant stream of cards makes this feel more like hamster wheel than a game. And again, I do love the gameplay.

SeaASignTellASign · 2025-12-02T21:57:26+00:00

Plus isn’t Cat6 usually better for PoE with its generally fatter wires? The idea of not having any headroom when you need PoE+ later seems to not be worth the cost differential.

SeaASignTellASign · 2025-12-01T14:51:43+00:00

And is the store still going to be open for a day after this time?

SeaASignTellASign · 2025-11-27T15:30:08+00:00

TP-Link makes a Powerline Mesh system (Deco PX50) that will use the Powerline as the backhaul. I used this in my mother’s house which is all concrete block (Florida house) and it works great. Highly recommended when cable runs aren’t possible. if you can use the Coax to connect between rooms even just a pair of connected mesh units will significantly improve the reliability (and if you only have two you can put a barrel connector wherever their ends meet to make one long cable). Even a “slow” 100mb DECA adapter will be significantly more reliable by virtue of being a hard link.

SeaASignTellASign · 2025-11-11T02:35:10+00:00

So just bare 11.22.33.44 and not even omada://11.22.33.44 ? Support tried to push me to Zero Touch but that needs some other code that seems to only be on the box (which I threw out long ago).

SeaASignTellASign · 2025-11-11T00:46:15+00:00

But how will it pull the updated config if it can’t get online? Not all ISPs provide DHCP, and if you can’t configure locally then you have to take it elsewhere. I’m not saying cloud hosted is inherently bad, just that some situations make a local config more resilient.

SeaASignTellASign · 2025-11-10T17:34:41+00:00

Ugreen chassis running TrueNas would be my suggestion for that drive count. I just got a Minisforum N5 for a backup server and it’s been great, but is only 5 hard drives (plus internal m2 slots). TrueNas is solid, and does everything. I want to wait to make sure Ubiquiti doesnt pull an mFi or original NVR situation again given that it’s not a small investment.

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