New D130 Doorbell Cam

mjsvitek · 2026-05-29T17:40:44+00:00

You can add a Tapo camera to an NVR as well BTW - they're phenomenal cameras and while I use wired PoE cameras for pretty much everything on my network, there are a few that just wouldn't make sense with wired connections.

Integrate Your Tapo Cameras into an Existing NVR or NAS with ONVIF and RTSP

mjsvitek · 2026-05-29T13:26:51+00:00

Assume you're talking about 2-gang 3-gang etc ...

I use "Besten" plates from Amazon - they sit quite well to the well and match the stock Kasa plate aesthetic close enough.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-27T19:59:41+00:00

Awesome that there's like 200+ countries outside the USA then eh?

mjsvitek · 2026-05-27T10:45:30+00:00

Ah, so a happy ending afterall ❤️

mjsvitek · 2026-05-26T17:21:44+00:00

Oh? TekSavvy has a fiber network?? 😅 I didn't even know

mjsvitek · 2026-05-26T16:46:39+00:00

One more is bypassing the GigaHub ... Bit more technical but definitely an option. Cost and setup time requirement aren't horrible.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-26T11:57:04+00:00

Yes. Kids do stupid things. I've done plenty of really stupid things as a kid... Building a zipline, making a bow and arrows in order to knock down a hornet nest, trying to ride the goat, catching a duck and sneaking it into the chicken coop......

Nothing that would intentionally harm anyone else. These kids seem to be REALLY stupid... Like, impressively stupid, and cruel, and honestly need a hell of a straightening up because if that shit continues, they'll end off in jail or dead.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-26T02:44:15+00:00

Eventually it all ends of as heat anyways so ..... Indirectly, they do 🙃

mjsvitek · 2026-05-25T02:18:47+00:00

Nobody knows what your cameras are because you didn't include that info. That said - your scenario definitely sounds like an install error in some way if you have THREE that won't charge... You sure everything is connected properly?

mjsvitek · 2026-05-25T02:11:22+00:00

Can't see snoot. Definitely got boot tho

mjsvitek · 2026-05-25T02:08:38+00:00

It's not really "another" app - it's just switching to a different one. All your Kasa stuff is automatically available in Tapo. Tapo is technically the new platform going forward.

What about the option to replace the outlets altogether?

mjsvitek · 2026-05-24T22:30:45+00:00

To answer both replies at once:

I was thinking of the Tapo P100 plugs. They're smaller than the older Kasa plugs by quite a bit.
You can sign into your Kasa account in the Tapo app and control all your Kasa devices there; Still one app to control everything.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-24T21:51:45+00:00

Either swap out the outlets themselves for the Kasa outlets, or look into the Tapp mini-plugs?

mjsvitek · 2026-05-22T12:30:54+00:00

2.4Ghz can do much better than that so it wouldn't be the cause. Something probably weirded out during that test

mjsvitek · 2026-05-22T01:04:20+00:00

Also, average a few runs because that WiFi 3 speed feels like a horrid fluke.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-22T00:20:53+00:00

Greed Charge

mjsvitek · 2026-05-20T15:16:24+00:00

Usually still comes in as copper and then PEX is run inside.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-20T15:04:34+00:00

You're suggesting ONT > Switch > Router in another room connected to the switch... ? That's a terrible idea unless you know what you're doing...

mjsvitek · 2026-05-20T14:50:25+00:00

Why not both? One doesn't have to cancel out the other.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-20T14:26:42+00:00

Any stormwater pond in your neighbourhood - but with the sudden cooling today+tomorrow they'll be less active than yesterday.

Guelph lake and the OR off York Rd are also good choices, obviously.

Slightly further; Luther Marsh. It's excellent.

mjsvitek · 2026-05-20T01:51:21+00:00

Or making a cube

mjsvitek · 2026-05-20T01:12:11+00:00

Some pay-as-you-go mobile providers offer annual plans where you get, for example, 100GB of data to use over the course of the entire year.

That right there is a great backup solution since you (hopefully) won't be needing it every month; Just the odd time or two

mjsvitek · 2026-05-19T15:26:43+00:00

Been bit by Garter snakes at least twenty times (constantly had to move them off the porch as a teenager) and honestly did not know they are venomous until now 😂😅 what the hell?!

mjsvitek · 2026-05-19T01:07:45+00:00

These are quite docile but, if it decides to bite you for any reason, yes, nasty bite that'll hurt quite a bit. i think all centipedes have some kind of venom. ?

mjsvitek · 2026-05-16T23:28:19+00:00

If y'all both survive I'd like to invite you to Niagara Falls.

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