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Productivity Better lighting with an Elgato Key Light and a Stream Deck When the pandemic started over a year ago, like most people, I transitioned to working entirely from home. Over the last year I've made some tweaks and improvements
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Software Engineering Working with Time Zones Dealing with time and time zones is hard work. We've all been in a situation where we've had to decide on how we process. store or
Home Automation Making traditional light switches smart A few months ago I started on a home automation journey with a plan to integrate all of my existing smart devices into Home Assistant, and to continue making the
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