Logitech Harmony Hub review
Wifi, cloud, Z-Wave, Zigbee, 433MHz… what’s missing? What else could I possibly add to my home automation…
Synology DS216J review
I’ve recently added a Synology NAS device to my home setup and I’m impressed…
Streaming TV – a rant
Isn’t it great there’s so much choice for streaming TV and movies? Well no, not really…
To do or not to do
Or much to do about nothing… bad Shakespearean puns mean it’s time for a post about to do list apps…
Home Assistant Review
Well that was good timing – events this week have made this review suddenly topical. The recent issues with Amazon Web Services have highlighted the danger of relying on cloud services…
Thoughts on Alexa
Over Christmas I got myself an Amazon Echo Dot, just to have a play with voice assistants at home…
A quick intro to Zoneminder
Following on from the last post, I’m going to talk about how Zoneminder works and why it struggles a bit with high resolution modern security cameras…
Pixel C vs. Asus Chromebook Flip
I haven’t had time for any technical projects lately, hence the relative silence on the blog, but I have been playing with a couple of gadgets…
Samsung Good Lock – how not to do updates
Oh, Samsung. Just when your Android interfaces were getting a bit better, a bit less bloated and closer to stock Android, you go and pull Good Lock on us…