Marcus Webb

IP Based SIP Intercom Integration Review — 6 Months in the Portland Basement Lab

# IP Based SIP Intercom Integration Review — 6 Months in the Portland Basement Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After six months of continuous operation on my four-node Proxmox cluster with a 24-bay Synology NAS handling media storage and surveillance feeds, I […]

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Best Travel Router for Hotel WiFi Security Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab

# Best Travel Router for Hotel WiFi Security Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After running the **best travel router for hotel WiFi security** through my four-node Proxmox cluster and connecting it to our basement

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Temtop M2000C Air Quality Detector Review — 6 Months in a Portland Proxmox Home Lab

# Temtop M2000C Air Quality Detector Review — 6 Months in a Portland Proxmox Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The **Temtop M2000C Air Quality Detector** is the most pragmatic entry-level environmental sensor I have tested for users who need basic VOC

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Eve Water Guard vs Aqara Leak Sensor — 6 Months in the Portland Basement Lab

# Eve Water Guard vs Aqara Leak Sensor — 6 Months in the Portland Basement Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After six months of daily use monitoring my basement sump pump zone and kitchen under-cabinet area, the **Eve Water Guard** is currently

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Alexa and Google Home Voice Control for Smart Ceiling Fans Review — Testing in My Portland Lab

# Alexa and Google Home Voice Control for Smart Ceiling Fans Review — Testing in My Portland Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The core feature here is simply **Alexa and Google Home voice control**, which functions as a bridge rather than the

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Ring Alarm Pro 8 Piece Kit Review — Six Months in a Portland Home Lab

# Ring Alarm Pro 8 Piece Kit Review — Six Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After six months of daily use monitoring my four-node Proxmox cluster and testing the Ring Alarm Pro against ADT Self Setup on

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Fi Collar vs Whistle GPS Tracker Comparison — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab

# Fi Collar vs Whistle GPS Tracker Comparison — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer If you want true local control and don’t mind paying for it, the **Fi collar** is your winner based on my testing;

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APC SMT1500RM2UC Review vs CyberPower OR2200LCDRT2U — 6 Months on a Portland Proxmox Home Lab

# APC SMT1500RM2UC Review vs CyberPower OR2200LCDRT2U — 6 Months on a Portland Proxmox Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After six months of daily use in my four-node Proxmox cluster environment, the **APC SMT1500RM2UC** emerges as the superior choice for users

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Smappee Energy Monitor vs Eyedro Home Energy Monitor Comparison for Portland Smart Homes

# Smappee Energy Monitor vs Eyedro Home Energy Monitor Comparison for Portland Smart Homes *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer In my testing over the last eighteen months within a four-node Proxmox cluster and Zigbee2MQTT instance on a local Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W,

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