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…
Logitech Harmony Hub review
Wifi, cloud, Z-Wave, Zigbee, 433MHz… what’s missing? What else could I possibly add to my home automation…
A smart home Christmas
With all the home automation going on in my house it was inevitable that I would include the Christmas decorations…
Getting started part II
Last time I looked at getting started in general terms and today I’ll take a look at some specific smart home products…
Getting started with home automation
Friends, family and work colleagues all know that I’m a bit of a home automation geek so it’s not surprising that I get asked about getting started…