Tag: IOT

Lovelace is now standard! I don’t care.

Lovelace is now standard! I don’t care.

It is not that I don’t care at all.  I really think it is an amazing enhancement to Home Assistant.  I honestly am looking forward ... Read More

My DIY weather resistant Wi-Fi switch – 1 Month Later!

My DIY weather resistant Wi-Fi switch – 1 Month Later!

Last month, I put together some inexpensive Tuya based Wi-Fi smart switches and put them in a water resistant case.  Put them around the lawn ... Read More

Pi-Hole DNS resolution is currently unavailable – FIXED

Pi-Hole DNS resolution is currently unavailable – FIXED

Something weird happened today that took way longer to fix than it should have.  So here it is: I run Pi-Hole on my network to ... Read More

Enabling Guest Mode TTS feedback for Home Assistant

Enabling Guest Mode TTS feedback for Home Assistant

I have been using input booleans in my Home Assistant set up from the very start.  They basically just become virtual switches that allow you ... Read More

PSA: Change the batteries and your passwords!

PSA: Change the batteries and your passwords!

Happy New Year Everyone! Now is the perfect time to check those Smoke Detectors and also a great time to change your passwords.  If you ... Read More