Smarter Circuits: The Podcast
Smarter Circuits: The Podcast is a weekly dive into the world of automation, networking, security, and all the devices that make our lives easier--mostly.
Host Ian Kline shares his insights and observations of the home automation and consumer electronics industries while also giving a little extra insight into the testing and research that goes into making videos for the YouTube channel.
Episodes
14 episodes
Episode 14 - Is your automation overkill?
I had to take a step back and look at my setup and ask myself if I honestly could justify the need for most of it. I think it's a good idea to keep what is needed or wanted from becoming something that consumes more time than it saves.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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38:40
Episode 13 - What is Smarter Circuits? Let's find out.
I want to point out some things about the channel that you may or may not be aware of. I'll talk about the purpose of Smarter Circuits as a whole and a few other things. I barely got this recorded, so please bear with me.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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58:53
Episode 12 - What is happening? YouTube Scams and Drama.
Are the rich YouTubers/influencers done playing the daytime soap opera game yet? No. Yeah, I didn’t think so. Guess I’ll just join in, then. Not that I plan to make a habit of getting into the mix, but every now and then, I gotta put in my two ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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50:55
Episode 11 - What's the matter with Matter?
Yep, I'm really inviting the trolls now. I'm going to explain why I think Matter is superfluous and even holding back the IoT industry as a whole. This was a really hard episode to nail down because of cartoonish levels of technical difficulty,...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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26:51
Episode 10 - Fire: Experience, Action, Advice
In this somewhat solemn episode, I am going to share something very important and impactful to my life and the lives of countless others. I want to give advice for things you can do to prepare yourself for being unprepared. I am also calling on...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:29
Episode 9 - Getting The Most For Your Money
In this very short episode, I want to give you some suggestions and tools to make sure you're getting the best return on your investment when you purchase devices--or anything, really. ResourcesLibrary of...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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23:28
Episode 8 - Ownership and the Right to Review, Repair, or Modify
Join me as I babble and tangent about owning the things you buy and never letting the fundamental right to repair or even modify what you've spent your money on. Hopefully I didn't rattle on too much. I don't think I mangled anything too badly....
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56:16
Episode 7 - Sonoff's Surprise Gifts, New Projects, and Channel Stats
In this episode, I'm going to share my Sonoff gift package with you because it's actually pretty neat! I'm also going to talk about new projects a bit as well as giving the usual channel update, but with a twist this time.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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45:11
Episode 6 - Smart Devices Not Worth Talking About
There are some devices that are just not even worth wasting hard drive space making a video for. So, let's talk about them and get it out of the way.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:34
Episode 5 - Ideas, Expectations, and Aspirations.
As other things get busier, the podcast has suffered a bit in the way of preparation--not something I intend to make a habit of. I'm more or less juggling ideas and plans for the new year.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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20:50
Episode 4 - How valuable is your automation and how do you know?
Starting a little slower this week because I’m full of food and taking it easy. I talk value assessment and things to consider when planning or purchasing automation. I also introduce a new series of topics for the next few weeks as I take auto...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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31:26
Episode 3 - Buying stuff, building things, and avoiding junk
Keeping it short this week, but covering a lot of ground. Starting off with a brief announcement about the new site, this episode is mostly focused on the upcoming Black Friday/Cyber Monday as well as a project showcase tracking planes. The oth...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:21
Episode 2 - What is automation and when should we?
Talking about all kinds of stuff as usual, but focusing on what we should expect from automation, what we should not use automation for, and whether or not your toaster needs AI.Those WS2812B Xmas Lights I Mentioned:https://amzn.to/...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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34:29