Guest spot on the Home Assistant Podcast
I dropped in on the Home Assistant podcast crew recently to discuss the new 0.66 release and some of the new stuff I have been doing with my…
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Nest announces remote temperature sensors
It wasn’t too long ago that I wrote a post on the basics of smart thermostats. One of the first things I mentioned when comparing Nest Thermostats and…
First real-time outage using the Tesla PowerWall 2
If you have been following my Solar journey as of late, you might know that I finally had the system turned on a few weeks ago. Energy production…
Alexa gets Follow Up Mode … Sort of.
There is a cool new update to Alexa devices that just came out. Follow-Up mode. This enhanced mode allows you to say ‘Alexa, Turn off the Kitchen lights’,…
Spring is almost here–New Look for the site
Spring is almost here and I have taken this time to do a little spring cleaning. Doing a bunch of redesigns to the blog, a little branding work…
Smart Home Basics – Thermostats
I figured I would do a quick write up on one of the easiest ways to get into the Smart Home game. Thermostats. Everyone has one and smartening…
Journey to Docker
Right before the end of 2017, I updated my repo with a Massive Update. (#292). This was my Home Assistant migration from the Raspberry Pi to a full…
Epson WorkForce WF-7710: The perfect printer for remote work
Another week, another printer. When working remotely for a living, it’s important to make sure your home office has all the amenities of a real office. This includes…
Going GREEN to save some GREEN in 2018
Happy New Year everyone! First Post of 2018! Let’s get to it! I’m continuously building out my Smart Home. It is full of various IOT devices and they…