Samsung S9 review
My brief stint with the Pixel 2 made me realise how much I missed the extra features that Samsung brings to Android…
A quick Sonos automation
Now that I’ve got multiple Sonos speakers, I want to make the most of them by looking at some simple automations…
The elephant returns…
Anyone know where you can get good humble pie? Back in 2016 I wrote a post about my decision to stop using Evernote…
A lesson in poor API design
Now that I’m into home automation one of my requirements when buying a new device for home is how well it will fit into my setup…
Streaming music and battery life
With my heavy investment in Amazon Echo devices, it’s only natural that I’m using Amazon Music as my streaming service…
Blondie 24 revisited
I’ve just finished a re-read of Blondie 24 by David B. Fogel and subtitled “Playing at the edge of AI”…
Amazon Echo Spot review
My alarm clock has been a faithful servant for many years, but maybe it’s time to retire it…
The benefit of open source
I upgraded Home Assistant to v0.62 at the weekend and my 433MHz switches stopped working…
