Getting the Kids to school using Home Assistant
Summer is over, Fall is coming and school is starting! School time is structured and routine driven and a perfect use case for Smart Home Automation! I thought…
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Talking about my TabloTV setup – #CordCutting
I’m a #CordCutter.If you know me or have read this blog for a while, you know I love all the latest home gadgets and Home Automation stuff for…
The Bear Stone Smart Home Icon Collection 2018
I’ve seen some really cool Visio type diagrams on the net and knew I would have to eventually add one to my Repo. Since Visio isn’t really my…
Rolling out some new Docker Containers to my Smart Home.
I thought I would write up some new changes I have made to the house related to my Docker setup. Recently, I’ve added some really neat new containers…
Using Home Assistant to fix my JuiceBox Pro 40 connection issues.
Today finally got around to resolving an issue that has been plaguing me for the past month or so. If you are a regular reader of the blog,…
New Feature Alert : Amazon Alexa Brief Mode
Another very heavily requested feature has been released to Amazon Echo owners in the form of Alexa’s Brief Mode. This new feature allows you to globally turn off Alexa’s…
New Feature Alert! Alexa’s Remember this!
One of the features I have been wanting a WHILE for is now here with Alexa’s Remember this feature enhancement. You can now give Alexa (and Amazon obviously)…
Some of my Favorite Home Assistant resources!
I’m an avid user of Home Assistant for my smart home and while I produce a lot of content myself, I still spend time on the internet reading…
Broadcasts! Alexa’s new feature
Woke up today to another pretty cool gift from Amazon in terms of a new Alexa feature. This new one is called Broadcast. This new feature allows you…