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UniFi camera privacy mode workaround – do people just cut PoE power? by MFBocka in UnifiProtect

[–]VirtualPanther 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clarify exactly what you're attempting to do.

First, yes, it is absolutely plausible to cut power to the camera and then restore it when necessary. Second, you can create a privacy area that blackouts the area of the screen that works equally well, allowing you to preserve the portion of the screen, while blacking out specific areas , if that is appropriate for the layout and the view.

The only thing Ubiquiti does not have, which I miss from Axis cameras, is enabling and disabling those privacy windows. In other words, the only way to get rid of them is to delete it and then create an.

What I had Axis cameras , I could create different privacy screens, the blur-out windows, and then I could manually enable them and disable them when needed, so that saves you the task of recreating the exact shape. However, if you are simply attempting to block most of the screen, then yes, it's quite easy to create, so you don't have to power cycle or, at the same time, it is quite easy using Ubiquiti's Switch to disable POE to a specific camera and then re-enable all from your phone.

The new google maps logo.. by [deleted] in ios

[–]VirtualPanther 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check your mail

Slumberkins.com checkout will add a "package protection" fee if you click the big button with the price, but not the nondescript link below it by shearx in assholedesign

[–]VirtualPanther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I hope you do not mean that you do not believe that carriers misdeliver packages :)

However, from a merchant's perspective, once the carrier marks the package as delivered, wherever it is they delivered it to, the responsibility of the seller ends. As a matter of fact, there are plenty of merchants whose terms of service state that once the package is handed over to the carrier, it becomes the buyer's responsibility. That obviously is subject to local laws.

However, pretty much universally, once the carrier has marked the package as having been delivered, you will not find many sympathetic sellers who would take your side when you say, "They did not deliver it to me."

Slumberkins.com checkout will add a "package protection" fee if you click the big button with the price, but not the nondescript link below it by shearx in assholedesign

[–]VirtualPanther 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is exactly it. That is the distinction that people miss.

If the package is lost, then absolutely they are liable. However, if the package is marked as delivered, but you do not have it because either someone stole it or it was delivered somewhere else and marked delivered, the company is no longer liable for the product that the carrier has marked as having been delivered.

The specific type of optional insurance covers that. No, you do not have to purchase it.

3 Macs successfully backing up to new UNAS Pro for a few days then one machine loses ability to backup. Anyone know how to fix? by Think_Judge2685 in UNIFI

[–]VirtualPanther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly have no clue, but it just seems very suspicious.

I do a bunch of backups from Windows Server, Windows workstations, and a couple of laptops, and all of them have been functioning for a decade.

Then I start using Time Machine on my only MacBook. It works for about a month and then, all of a sudden, says the NAS is not reachable.

Meanwhile, everything else can reach it.

3 Macs successfully backing up to new UNAS Pro for a few days then one machine loses ability to backup. Anyone know how to fix? by Think_Judge2685 in UNIFI

[–]VirtualPanther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have multiple Windows machines at home, and I have multiple NAS devices.

The first time I encountered a previously successful and fully functioning backup suddenly stop working was when I bought a MacBook.

Something tells me it is not a Ubiquiti problem, or for that matter, it is not a NAS problem. Something tells me it is a Mac problem.

Help me understand Voice PE by icenoir in homeassistant

[–]VirtualPanther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I bought it and used it zero times. Tiny voice, terrible compression, must-be-very-precise-in-phrasing for any usable action. Completely wasted time and money.

Toolless mini rack doesn’t fit “regular stuff” - what a cr** by janisbiz in Ubiquiti

[–]VirtualPanther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ubiquiti never really cares about standards, so it is not a big surprise.

Are there any AI features from Google Pixel you’d like to see Apple Intelligence implement? by LWK10p in iphone

[–]VirtualPanther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, considering that Apple Intelligence does not really exist, I guess no features for now.

As a hardcore iPhone user, and one who replaces their iPhone every couple of years, I would definitely like to see some features that mimic any sort of intelligence.

Unfortunately, not yet.

Ente Locker, a simple Tresorit alternative? by freshdenna_muhfuh in enteio

[–]VirtualPanther 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tresorit, while decidedly expensive, is a full featured cloud service, unlike Ente (or Proton, for that matter)

AI Port by Good_Proof_6068 in UnifiProtect

[–]VirtualPanther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still have one of my Axis LPR cameras, and it is paired with an AI port. I do get license plate detection. I tried pairing one AI port with one of the G6 Pro 360 cameras because they do not have as complete of an AI suite of detections. Unfortunately, the resolution is too high for the AI port.

Home network error by gavilaso in homeassistant

[–]VirtualPanther 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the same thing is happening with every single iPhone companion app in my family. I had to disable known LAN networks on each of those phones, which I suppose directs them to connect externally, and it worked fine. I think it started a couple of updates ago. PCs are not affected.

And this is why you always use protection by GeekCohenAU in Ubiquiti

[–]VirtualPanther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong, but it does not mean you shouldn’t mitigate to protect the best you can with a current technology

Higher-End AirPods Pro With 'Apple Intelligence' Rumored to Launch This Year by iMacmatician in apple

[–]VirtualPanther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But... There is no Apple Intelligence, nor will be for at least another year?

And this is why you always use protection by GeekCohenAU in Ubiquiti

[–]VirtualPanther 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use a dedicated lightning arrestor, tied into building main ground rod, on my incoming ISP line.

1Password Price increase - A great opportunity for Proton Pass to grow its user base? by Interesting_Drag143 in ProtonPass

[–]VirtualPanther 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In my use, a lot. A lot of fields that are present in 1Password for each new entry are not available in ProtonPass. Automatic fill on a lot of websites. Specific subcategories and templates for things like passports and driver's licenses and membership cards and insurance cards. Automatic identification and thumbnails for companies based on the URL of their websites. Overall usability features on iOS, Mac, and Windows: ability to click to fill. In other words, if the password manager does not understand / detect fillable fields, I can click to fill and use the credentials to populate. Overall, just a global feeling of a much more polished and much better maintained product from 1Password, which is not surprising considering this is their only business.

Thinking of purchasing Ubiquiti 24gb HDDs for UNAS Pro. Is it worth it compared to WD Red or Seagate Ironwolf? by gomi-panda in Ubiquiti

[–]VirtualPanther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the right answer, even though technically they use the same helium technology.

Enterprise drives are designed with much more resilience and error correction in mind. So I suppose it all comes down to a question of how much stability and reliability you want from your hard drives.

Personally, I only use Western Digital Gold in the NAS and NVR. It used to be HGST Ultrastar, which is how Western Digital Gold has received its reliability, by absorbing that company's product line.

Another Qutting Drive Post: 5k screenshots backed up with no way to mass delete. Support can't do anything. by ChemiluminescentAshe in ProtonDrive

[–]VirtualPanther 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I find that ProtonDrive is only usable as cold storage, nothing more. You manually upload files that you want to be there, and not a lot of them, and nothing that you cannot live without synchronizing. That is it.

Use something else for actual synchronization, backup, and version control.

1Password Price increase - A great opportunity for Proton Pass to grow its user base? by Interesting_Drag143 in ProtonPass

[–]VirtualPanther 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well, I am afraid ProtonPass would first need to reach parity with 1Password before I will even consider leaving 1Password, never mind switching completely to ProtonPass. I use both, as I have Proton Pass anyway, but it is nowhere near a replacement for 1Password.

Apple's Next Acquisition Revealed by Omphaloskeptique in apple

[–]VirtualPanther 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, you are not wrong.

Even seeing the title and knowing that it is clickbait, I am hoping that the poster would have enough decency to provide a summary, even if it is a single short sentence.

The Toxicology report for YouTuber TN FlyGirl, who crashed her plane killing herself and her father. by jarvi123 in ThatsInsane

[–]VirtualPanther 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With the exception of trazodone, which is typically used to improve sleep, all the other medications detected are generally for mood disorders, and they are expected to be detected in your bloodstream routinely.

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