Home Automation Webcam State Detection and Elgato Key Light Automation with Home Assistant During the COVID pandemic, I invested in improving my working-from-home setup with a better webcam and an Elgato Key Light. I usually control the Key Light using my Stream Deck (which was another lockdown purchase and project). Over the last few weeks, I've been working from
ThinkPad Laptop Upgrade: ThinkPad P1 Gen 5 Review Since March 2015, I've used a ThinkPad T450s as my personal laptop, and I'm both amazed and pleased that I've managed to get 7 (nearly 8) years out of it! Recently though, I've found the smaller 14-inch 1600x900 resolution screen a
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 to my home office setup to make remote working a better experience. I have a desktop at home that has
Home Automation Monitoring an Eaton 5SC UPS using Scripts and Integrations Last year I bought an Eaton 5SC 1000i UPS to provide my home office with backup power [https://www.jamesridgway.co.uk/home-office-upgrade-adding-a-ups/] in the event of a short term power cut. The UPS will provide power to my desktop, HP ProLiant G7 MicroServer and
Productivity Using a Stream Deck for productivity - a software developers solution I recently purchased an Elgato Stream Deck. As the name suggests, a Stream Deck is geared towards people who stream content on YouTube or Twitch. I fall into neither of these camps, nor am I setting out to become a streamer. Streamers will often setup their Stream Deck so that
Productivity Home Office Upgrade: Adding a UPS I've recently upgraded my home office setup to include a UPS. Some people might think this is overkill for a home office, but as its the room responsible for a large portion of the home network, being able to survive a short-term loss of power saves me
iPad Getting Started with Programming and SSH on the iPad I recently bought a new iPad to help me be more productive at work [https://www.jamesridgway.co.uk/using-an-ipad-pro-for-work/]. It didn't take long for me to start wondering if you can use an iPad for programming or SSH access. And the answers
