Author: jcianci12
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How to Create an Omada Guest Wi-Fi Network with the API
A practical, public-safe guide to creating an isolated guest SSID on Omada-managed access points using the controller API.
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How TekOnline.com.au Works: Building and Managing a Small Technical Website
A practical look at running a small technical website and shop: product pages, blog posts, setup guides, automation, and keeping public writing separate from private operational notes.
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How to Keep Hot Water Running When Home Assistant Goes Down: A Shelly Pro 1PM Fallback
A practical pattern for keeping a hot-water relay useful during a Home Assistant outage: diagnose competing automations, then move the essential schedule onto a Shelly Pro 1PM local…
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How I Wasted 30 Minutes Trying to Find Paper Towel in Coles
I had a simple mission: paper towel. Not truffle oil. Not an obscure electrical fitting. Paper towel. I checked the toilet-paper aisle. Nothing. I checked cleaning. Nothing obvious.…
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We Tried to Buy a Couch With PayID. It Went “Pending.” So What Now?
Yesterday we found a couch we wanted and agreed on a price: $1,650. The seller was happy to take PayID. Great—no cash to organise, no counting notes in…
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An Audit Trail Is Not a Ticket Journal
A system can record who changed a field without helping the next person understand what happened. That difference matters when forms become ticket systems.
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WordPress Plugin Development for Beginners: How a Plugin Actually Works
A follow-along guide that builds a working WordPress plugin from an empty folder. Learn where plugins live, how WordPress loads and runs them, the hooks system, and every…
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A Client-Side Image Resizer for WordPress: How a Seasoned Developer Builds a Plugin
WordPress kept rejecting our image uploads. The real server limit was 2 MB, but WordPress reported 32 MB. We built a plugin that reads the true limit and…
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Custom Zone Labels for the 4-Zone Wall Controller
Print custom zone labels for the 4-Zone Wall Controller. The front faceplate now fits a Clipsal 2000 Series clip-on surround. Free SVG template for Inkscape. Step-by-step guide.
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The missing episode from “The Middle” – “The Tape”
Frankie picks up a used Tony Robbins audiobook for 50 cents at the Frugal Hoosier. She mostly buys it because the cover says: “Change Your Life.” “At this…