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…
Surveillance Station – Part II
Carrying straight on from my last post, this is the second part of my look at Surveillance Station on a Synology NAS…
Surveillance Station on the Synology NAS
In my review of the Synology DS216J I said that the main reason I bought it was for Surveillance Station…
Camera snapshots updated
A really quick one today to update my post about camera snapshot notifications in Home Assistant…
Netatmo – part II
Remember my review of the Netatmo thermostat? It’s hardly surprising if you don’t as it was back in March…
Camera snapshot notifications in Home Assistant
If you have a camera set up in Home Assistant, a common requirement is to be able to grab a snapshot in response to an event…
Synology DS216J review
I’ve recently added a Synology NAS device to my home setup and I’m impressed…
Google’s new Pixel and Android fragmentation
Google have just launched their latest phones, the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL…