Home Automation Adding Working Location to my Home Automations I have several home automations that run based on the day of the week. For example, there is no point opening the curtains or turning on the heating in my
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
Home Automation Integrating the SwitchBot Hub Mini with Home Assistant - A Cautionary Tale I got a SwitchBot Bot and a SwitchBot Hub Mini for Christmas! And it's finally time to put these new toys to use! The SwitchBot Hub Mini is
Home Automation Controlling Icon Colour with Mushroom UI From time to time, I'll scroll through the internet looking for home automation ideals that others have implemented and that I might be able to take some inspiration
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
Home Automation Building custom Home Assistant integrations with Python I've recently setup Home Assistant, and one of my goals is to try and integrate my Raspberry Pi controlled LED strip desk lights into Home Assistant. I want
Electronics Using a Raspberry PI to Make My Office Desk Glow (Part 2) In a previous blog post I put together a step-by-step guide on how to put together the hardware for a Raspberry Pi controlled LED strip [https://www.jamesridgway.co.uk/
