Marcus Webb

# Photo Backup and Google Photos Replacement Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer When I needed to replace my cloud subscription with something that actually respects local privacy laws while keeping file integrity checks running

# Philips Hue Gradient Lightstrip Review — 18 Months in the Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The **Philips Hue Gradient Lightstrip** is a premium fixture for users who prioritize color accuracy and smooth gradient rendering over price sensitivity. In my

# Zooz ZEN77 Smart Dimmer 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 running this device through my four-node Proxmox cluster with Zigbee2MQTT for the last six months, I found that the **Zooz ZEN77 Smart Dimmer**

# Aqara M3 Hub Review — 6 Months on a Portland Proxmox Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen is the clear winner here for anyone living in an apartment building with noisy neighbors or running Zigbee2MQTT