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I don’t think I am the only one who creates a lot of ad-hoc Bash scripts and programs. Whether it be for work or for ourselves, they become part of our personal arsenal that assist with our …

My journey playing with Safari’s bookmarks began unexpectedly trying to find an easy way to access Elixir module documentation. I keep a lot of docs stored locally and Elixir’s mix tool …

A few months ago I moved into a new home which meant having to re-setup all my home automation. One of the things which was going to be problematic was finding a way to control my new home’s …

While in between jobs I decided to set myself some small goals to remain productive but also be able to deliver them. Usually when I begin a personal project I don’t even think how long it might …

After several months of running my Dell PowerEdge R420 server a few nuances arose that began to irk me. In an impulsive decision, I decided to replace the behemoth of a home server with a much smaller …

I was disappointed when Home Assistant removed the BOM integration. Whilst I don’t fault their reasons, and wish that BOM did provide a proper API, it still was an unfortunate outcome. The …

Please read Part 1 of my guide if you haven’t yet done so. Beyond Home Assistant With Home Assistant, formally known as Hassio, all up and running the next step is to run Docker containers …

Update Momentum released updated their firmware on June 25 2020 which removes access that was exposed in this article. Momentum’s Niro Wi-Fi Garage Door Controller is a web camera and garage …

My multi-part guide on setting up Home Assistant on a Dell PowerEdge R420 running CentOS 7. Prologue At the end of last year my workplace was moving offices and as such was culling unnecessary items …