Setting up a smart home can be a costly affair, if every device needed an expensive proprietary smart switch you would spend quite a bit of … The post The […]
As my Home Assistant setup has become increasingly complex, I’ve started to see the limitations of the Raspberry Pi platform. Graphs are slow, and the history … The post Pi […]
With all the revelations in the headlines about how exactly our private data is being mined to surveil and manipulate us, I’ve been thinking of more … The post Self […]
Volumio is a really cool open source audio player project, meant for high quality playback and easy use with cheap devices. Basically, a plug-and-play network music … The post Installing […]
A batch of CC2531 Zigbee sticks has arrived from China, and I have flashed them with the firmware required for DIY Zigbee projects like zigbee2mqtt. I’ve … The post Flashed […]
Here in coastal California, air conditioning is extremely uncommon. So during a recent heat wave, I got desperate and went down to the big box store … The post Automating […]
Definitely one of my very favorite features of my smart house is my alarm clock. Which is funny because I am not a morning person at all and … The post My […]
It has been over a year since I originally set up my own self-hosted cloud using Nextcloud. I am happy to report back that I absolutely … The post Self […]
I’ve been a Plex user for a very long while. They’ve recently put a lot of effort into the re-vamped Plexamp music player and it’s quickly … The post Plexamp […]
I have been a long time Plex user for years. Alongside my extensive movie collection, I also like to keep up on the local news and … The post Plex […]