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    Oddly, Phillips hue lighting. I placed a single Phillips Hue Bloom in my bedroom - strategically positioned to reflect light off of the walls/ceiling near where we change diapers. There is nothing worse at night, than turning on all the lights in your room, just to change a diaper. Everyone goes blind, and you piss off the baby. I have a scene called 'Diaper Change' and I use IFTTT to recognize, "OK Google, Diaper Change". This turns off all of my other hue lights in the bedroom, and turns the Phillips Hue Bloom to 100% power white light. This is just bright enough to change a diaper. The ability to turn off the lights in any room, while holding a baby is super awesome. (Pro Tip - check your local utility site, we got huge rebates for every Hue bulb we bought.)
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    Does your neighborhood have a ton of wireless networks? You could try picking a static channel, rather than leaving it on auto.
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    Network Engineer of 10yrs here. Do it. It's a challenging job. Become an expert and doors will open for you... I design and build Continuous Integration systems. From home. In my basement. Sometimes I don't wear pants. Seriously, absorb as much knowledge as you can, become the content matter expert no matter where you work in IT. Experience and attitude are all that matter. Certifications are nice and some companies probably look for them - In my experience in IT, real world experience and technical aptitude will take you a long way. ITIL certifications are big in the corporate world now. Understand business process, agile methodology, and become a scrum master, then you can wear no pants, like me!
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    $39.99 60/4 - Charter
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    Normally, no. I've had Enventis, CenturyLink, Charter, and Hickorytech - no special setup needed (at least not for me). I'm sure you'll find some ISP's where extra steps are required, your best bet is to call their support line (unfortunately), after you've tried plugging things in yourself.
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    If you have several wireless networks in your house, you may have to set each to a different channel, or disable one if it isn't in use.
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    I'd recommend an Asus RT-N66R. I retired an older Linksys. I work remotely so uptime, speed and range are very important to me - this crushes my older Linksys in all categories. Now, I don't have any 'real' measurements to provide, but, I can tell you my speeds are much better at much farther distances. This router sits in my basement, and good signal reaches all 3 levels of my house. If you have any AC devices, I'd recommend the AC version of this. 5 of our remote employees have one of these Asus routers and are very pleased. No issues so far, 1+ years ownership.
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    EDG750 PSU I'm a fan of the black/red color scheme.
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    Been building a web2print ecommerce application for the last year. My focus has been on the continuous integration system. Went into it with zero CI experience. Coming out of it with expert understanding - I built a solution which has been responsible for nearly 20,000 automated deployments. Brainsplosion. Still working on the application, it's very modular - which lets several teams work concurrently.
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    Turn it into a hyper-v server, definitely feasible with your hardware. Dedicate each VM for a different purpose (game server, FTP server, wordpress server, sandbox env, etc), then, if you find you don't like something, kill the VM and create a new one. Grab free VM's from Microsoft here: https://modern.ie/en-us/virtualization-tools#downloads Play with dynamic resources and find the right combination that works for you. EDIT: Alternatively, you can use your own OS for the VM's - but, having the free VM's from Microsoft are great for testing things. I believe they are good for 30 days before you need to 'reinstall' them. Take a snapshot of them prior to first boot.
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    Great videos. Even if I don't plan on purchasing the things you review, the high production value draws my attention. I'm a new subscriber - but I find myself constantly watching your videos. Keep up the great work! Future things I'd like to see: A 'Home Server' series, reviewing the following (with the goal of hosting your own site/forums/FTP/Hyper-V environment, etc). Server OS VS Standard OS (Win7/8) Hardware recommendations, including load tests (with varying concurrent users) run on a standard machine with IIS and a custom built server. NAS Software recommendations Maybe build a machine using gaming hardware (with IIS), and compare it to a run of a mill OTC Home Server package from Dell.
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