How to Build Home Assistant Sensors using Wolfram Alpha
This weekend I decided to dig into some of my todo list items that have had sitting for a long while. This particular one was from December 20th…
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Novostella 13W LED Bulb vs Philips Hue Smart Bulbs
This week was really fun. My friend and fellow Youtuber Paul Feinberg (@feinbergPaul) came by the house with his Novostella 13W LED Color Smart Bulb. The Novostella is…
How to add an SSL Certificate to Home Assistant (the old fashioned way)
So this blog post is mainly for ME to reference in about a year when I have to do this process again. The certificate I use for my…
Want a free Amazon Echo Auto device?
I have mine sitting on my desk already BUT for those of you who haven’t made the choice to buy the $50 Echo Auto, this deal might be…
Cleaning up your Amazon Echo setup for better voice control
Every so often, it is good to do some maintenance items to keep things running smoothly. This video and post will detail what I do with the Amazon…
Fix your Magic Home LED issues with this simple IOS setting!
This weekend I had to do some fixer upper type stuff. My outdoor DIY LED lighting strips had some issues. I have four of them mounted along the…
How to Enable the Home Assistant System Health Component
This is a bite sized Home Automation post. Some basic housekeeping I needed to do on my own system. Today I finally enabled the System Health Component on…
Charge your Car like your Phone in Emergencies
I live in Florida so every year or two, we are faced with a major Hurricane coming into town and threatening to leave us without electricity. Since I…
Unboxing the Echo Show 5 and Setup
Today we are unboxing and setting up the new Echo Show 5 we purchased during Prime Day for the bedroom. This smart home device is set to replace…