I'm Ty — an enterprise network administrator who tests smart home gear on a real network.

BSc Computer Science, Cisco CCNA, Security+.

Everything here runs on a segmented VLAN setup with UniFi, Home Assistant and local control. So when I say a device works, I've also checked what it does when the internet drops, what it talks to when you're not looking, and whether it still works in three years without a subscription.

Smart home. Home lab. Networking. Enterprise hardware that ended up in a house.

New videos every week.

Gear and links → beacons.ai/tytalkstech
Partnerships → partnerships@tyda.ca