https://blog.ricdeez.com/tags/lpr/Recent content in Lpr on Ric's NotebookHugoen-auSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.ricdeez.com/posts/opening-the-garage-with-a-number-plate/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.ricdeez.com/posts/opening-the-garage-with-a-number-plate/I am a cybersecurity engineer by trade. The garage door opener is a five-year-old steel box bolted to the ceiling of my garage and, typically, the only way to talk to it is through a pair of remotes that were, between them, almost never in the right car. The manufacturer sells a “smart” companion app that wants a subscription, a dedicated Wi-Fi bridge, and — I’m not making this up — an account on their cloud.