Today, I got a new google home assistant. It is like getting a new pet dog, when I get it, I gotta link it to smart things, the heart of my smart home system. Then I can play with it. I was planning to put it in the kitchen, and my old Alexa in the master bedroom. Now the next assistant I will get will be an Amazon assistant. The reason why is because it is a bit easier to set up and it has lots of skills in the skill store. When I get another Alexa, I will put it in the office. I might even put an echo flex in my bedroom. So if I had to choose the Google Mini or the Amazon Alexa, I’d go with the Alexa. Google can call someone without using a phone so that is pretty nice. Google can also control our living room TV and it’s from Samsung so it is connected to smart things. The Google Mini has a better sound and I made it talk like a boy and now I like it even more but I still like the Alexa more. But to be honest, I might like both. So I hope you enjoy this blog guys! Bye guys!
Category: People And Blogs
Kim and Tien Came Over, Not Bien
I was at school, getting ready to be picked up. I then was on a car and after a few minutes, I was home. We had guests comming over and that was Kim and Tien, not Bien. They started going shopping with Y Vien, meanwhile I was at home playing some games and watching videos. The cameras recorded them leaving the house. It took them like forever to get the car started up, finally, they left. After 4 hours, they came back from the shopping mall. We went to dinner and came back home. The next day, we had lunch at a restaurant. We then met Thucdan, we drove to Fort Lauderdale. We went to the mall and we just looked at boring stuff. We decided to eat at a BBQ restaurant. But the girls were being mean and didn’t want to go. We also planned on going to the movies but that didn’t happen because of them. So we just had pizza. Now today, they were going home. They went onto there flight and they are home by now I guess. So tomorrow my camera is gonna arrive soon so yay! So I hope you enjoyed my blog guys! Bye guys!
IP Camera on the Internet!
I figured a way to configure a IP Camera so it can broadcast to the internet. What I had to do was go to the DDNS settings and configure the 3rd party DDNS to No-ip. So when I went to the website, I saw my camera there. So now I think maybe I can trick it into streaming on you tube. Of course I am just testing so I would never do that. But in this case, I am messing around with the cameras settings. But when I tried it didn’t work. So I guess I will have to find another method because it requires the RTMP feature and my cameras don’t have that. Maybe I can install a software to make it work! But for now I don’t need that feature. I also might need some help on mounting my new camera and I hope it supports RTMP features. So right now I am hiding my outdoor camera in a tree so I might make a video on how to hide a security camera. I also think viewing my camera on a website is cool enough so I like my cameras. I also want a NVR to connect to the TV so we can see the camera right at the TV and I also dont need to always run up to my PC and sync it up. So I hope you enjoy this blog guys! Bye guys!
Thu-CLAM Getaway
I remember my dad telling me ThucCLAM was bad. She has a history of bad choices. One time on the cruise, ThuCLAM announced in the buffet area 3 times and in the lobby 2 times that I farted. No one really cared but a small couple started looking at our whole family. Another time was when Thuclam smacked me in the face. So she has very bad choices. Also, when Thucquyen and Thuclam were leaving the elevator, Thuclam pushed Thucquyen because she was in a bad mood. Maybe the elevator cameras saw that! And also my dad asked Thuclam how was you day, than Thuclam smaked my dad in the face. My dad than told Thuclams dad so she started crying. She keeps on thinking she can get away with that stuff and I dont know why. Another time was when Nam and me were in a fight. Then Nam coudn’t take it anymore and threw a chip bag in my face. I wished my camera was there to record but I didn’t buy any cameras yet. So now, I will be able to show proof to my parents that they hit me, but if they denies it, I will have to bring on somewhere that cant be retrive it from, or I will replay it a million times ans show it to my friends, or maybe post it on the INterNET. Just kidding, I will just show it to Bac Thuc and more people. So Thuclam is very dagerous. Maybe one day I will catch it on my cameras and show it to you for proof.
My Smart Light Plan #3 (Front Yard)
Today, I have gotten another smart light plan but it’s about our front yard. So I thought of lighting up our driveway because it is always dark and spooky. I would always be scared to go into the garden because there is no light and it’s not lit up. So I decided that I would put a light strip there to light it up. The driveway is next to it so I don’t really need anything else for the garden. In the drive way, I will put some Hue White candle lights in the light fixtures. I will also put some AC/DC powered lamps out there and connect it to the smart plug. Or I can buy a small light strip and put it in the driveway to light it up. I will also put some bollards out there too. But if that looks kind of normal, I will get into some more advanced stuff. This involves me and my dad taking the WHOLE light fixture unit out and I would put a Yucca light to replace it or a color lantern light there. It will cost more But I think it will be worth it. So once I finish this setup, I hope our house is the best on the block!
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Shall I also light up the back yard too with a Color Lantern from Philips Hue?
My First Play Date With Obed!
Today, I had a play date with Obed. At 9:31 AM, Obed and I played on his console. It was a Nintendo 64 1996 console. When we first plugged it into the TV, we had to use a AV cord. I was surprised that it worked but the graphics were not as good as I expected it on a 4k TV. We played Super Mario 64 and then we ate some pizza. The console could allow up to 4 people playing at the same time, but we only had one controller so we took turns. We then went upstairs. When Obed first got here, I showed him my smart lights and we played Roblox. So when after playing with the console, I showed him my big projector. It was so big that I needed help but I just carried it on my own because Obed was busy with the wires. Obed saw a composite port and said this, “Hey Khoi! let’s plug the console into the projector!”. I said OK and I plugged it in, amazingly, it worked! We pretended that it was a movie theater . But when I tried plugging it into my dads computer. It didn’t work. I also wished the projector had an HDMI port too. So I hope you enjoyed this blog guys! Bye guys!
My Friends and the Big Writing Test
Today, I will talk about me and my friends. So 2 weeks earlier, my friend Obed moved to Jacksonville, FL. He did that because his dad would get a better job there, so I am left back with my friend Zachery. Usually, when all of us come home from school, we would go on my website in the afternoon and start chatting. Yesterday, we were chatting about code and stuff until Obed went idle so long that the computer kicked him off and marked him as idle. Zachery and me were chatting about my website code and how to improve it. One hour later, I and Zachery went offline and Obed came back on but we weren’t there. The next day we took a big writing test for the whole morning. At noon in school, we finished the test, I was the special student’s who got extra time so I used 40 minutes of my extra time. After that I played board games in Mrs. Ferry’s class room and I also put together a puzzle. After that we lined up to go home. I didn’t know if Obed took that test but he might if he also uses the School District. So I hope you enjoyed this blog guys! Bye guys!
What I think about Nam and My Cousins
Today I am going to talk about what I think about Nam. So I think Nam is a teenager that loves games. I know this because Nam plays Super Smash Bro’s a lot. I also think that he is a bit negative too but he is getting more positive every day. He also makes games on Roblox and it is very cool. He also makes games for Roblox and the best game he made was Obby Zones. So I think Nam is a normal teenager. Now I will talk about Thuclam now. She is nice and is active. She is smart and kind too, she plays a lot with Y Vien and plays fairly. Overall, she is very positive. Now let’s talk about Thucquyen. She is silly and fun, she plays with us in a silly way and I like that. We also play Potato Prison and she likes it a lot. She is also very positive and playful. I also like how she plays with us and she thinks Y Vien is cute and loves her. I also like it when I get to meet her, but she doesn’t seem to be happy when she meets me and I don’t know why. So I hope you enjoy my blog guys. Bye guys!
What I Think About My Cousins Blog
Today I will talk about what I think about my cousins blogs. Let’s talk about Nam’s first. Nam writes blogs a lot and he uses good grammar too. The only thing is that he writes kind of negative. One time he wrote on his blog that he had to tell Bien to shut up because he was to loud, that wasn’t very nice. Another thing is that he makes the title not match to what he is talking about. For an example his title was Unripe Cantaloupe, but he wrote about me coming to Ohio. Final rating: 6/10. Thuclam’s blog is good, it has correct grammar but it is a bit silly. Sometimes she writes capital but she is always positive. Her blogs are very long but she should write more often. Final score: 9/10 and a half. Now lets talk about Thucquyen. Thucquyen writes very often when there is an event or something happening in her life like a vacation or me coming to her house. But she writes capital in most words but she is still working on her grammar so that’s okay. She writes short so it might be just 20 to 50 words. So I rate her 8/10. Let’s see the score, Nam got 6/10, Thuclam got 9/10 and a half, and Thucquyen got 8/10, so I think Thuclam writes the best blogs or maybe me. So if you think I write the best blogs or Thuclam writes the best blogs say it in the chat box in my dad’s website. I hope you enjoyed this blog guys! Bye guys!
Pet Turtle and My day
Today, I woke up early and came to my mom’s room and said good morning to her. After that I played X Plane 11 and then went down stairs for breakfast. After that I played the piano and went on my computer and played a bit and then I played the piano again. I went upstairs to put up my security cameras and then came outside to play with my sister. When I came out I found out that my neighbor friends were there so we played for an hour and I went back inside. My dad came home and he decided to take us to the pool. As we were driving there we saw a turtle on the road, my dad stopped the car and he put the turtle next to the back seat. We went home and put it into a bucket and my grandma took care of it while we were at the pool. I played there for 1 hour and I found out that my school’s friends were also there. After playing for a while it was about to rain so we went home. We checked on the turtle and found out that turtles eat lettuces. But before we fed it we went to church and ate dinner at Pollo Tropical. We then went home, took the turtle out and replaced the water because our turtle pooped a lot but the poop was just small little strings. We then played with our neighbors and showed them the turtle. I hope my turtle can survive the night and my dad said if I take care of it well my dad might buy me a dog! So I hope you enjoyed my blog guys! Bye guys!