SwitchBot Blind Tilt Review: Automate Your Existing Blinds
One of the things I really wish I had done when I moved into this house was install blinds that could be automated. Alas, with so many things to think of when …
Home Assistant
Home Assistant Can Control Google Assistant
If you’re like me, you want all smart home devices you buy to integrate with Home Assistant directly. It allows you to combine devices and write powerful automations for your home. Unfortunately, …
The Current State of My Smart Home (2023)
In technology, if things stay the same then you are falling behind. I don’t like for my smart home to fall behind. I’m always making changes and improvements. In this article I’m …
Xiaomi Mi 3C Smart Air Purifier Review
How is the air quality in your home? Recently I was concerned that the air quality in my house wasn’t good. I decided to build my own air quality sensor. Then I …
Air Quality Monitoring and Improving My Sensor
A little while back I wrote about my experience making an ESPHome-based air quality sensor. That sensor has continued to work really well for me. So much so, that I decided to …
Make Your Own Air Quality Sensor Using ESPHome
I’ve had a general curiosity about the air quality in and around my home. We use primarily hydronic heating and thus don’t get much airflow without opening the windows. We do have …
Improving My Year-Round Holiday LED Display
It’s been a few years since I first started getting into addressable holiday LEDs powered by WLED. A couple of years ago I expanded my LED display to permanent year-round holiday LEDs …