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Mission: Keep a Weimaraner Busy

Living with a Weimaraner means discovering that a high-energy dog doesn't just need to run. You also have to find ways to keep what's between those two ears busy. After intelligence games became too easy, training sessions, and a few rather personal strategies developed by Kiss to interact with his environment, a question eventually emerged: could I build a game capable of evolving enough to keep him interested? I don't know exactly what I'm going to build yet. And I know even less what Kiss will decide to do with it.

WiFiman — Before Saying “The Wi-Fi Is Acting Up”...

Zigbee Without (Too Much) Complication

When I started deploying my first Zigbee devices, I didn't really know much about how the network connecting them actually worked. And it worked. Over time, however, I discovered a whole series of small details I hadn't paid much attention to at first: the role of routers, the importance of coordinator placement, interference with Wi-Fi, channel selection, and the fact that not all Zigbee devices participate in the network in the same way. Nothing catastrophic. I didn't have to tear open any walls or throw everything away and start again. But knowing these things from the beginning can help you make a few smarter choices along the way. That's essentially the purpose of this article: to bring together the things I would have found useful to know before getting started, without giving the impression that you need to master Zigbee before connecting your first device. And if you've already started without knowing any of this? Don't panic. There's a good chance you'll be able to improve things later.