Setting Hue defaults – part II
In my last post I described how I set my lights to change colour automatically according to the time of day. It’s not quite perfect, and I’ve had to make some tweaks…
Setting Hue defaults – part I
Until recently I hadn’t been making best use of my Hue lights…
A journey from Mount Stupid
Just when I started blogging again, I found myself sidetracked…
Streaming TV – another rant
A few years ago I ranted about streaming TV. Is it better now?
The S21 Ultra Zoom
Today I’m going to take a deeper dive into the S21 Ultra camera, and in particular the zoom capability…
2021 Roundup so far
Lockdown continues and with it my lack of motivation for blogging – or much else. The end may be in sight, but I’m not counting any chickens. I’m still not working much on my home automation so in the meantime, here’s a brief roundup of other things…
2020 in a nutshell and other news
I had an email from Google with my maps timeline for 2020, and it very clearly tells the story of the year…
The 2020 Review
As the sun sets on 2020, it’s time for the annual look back over the year and where do I start?
A year in Home Assistant
What a difference a year makes. Last weekend I attended the online Home Assistant conference, and it was incredible to see the support and listen to some amazing speakers talk about their home assistant setups.