Smart Home Projects, Development Insights, and Stoic Reflections

How I use SwitchBot, Airthings, Ecobee, and Aqara sensors to monitor and automate air quality in my home, without relying on the cloud.

Learn how I solved the subtitle syncing problem in Plex by building SubSyncForPlex and integrating it with Home Assistant for seamless syncing, notifications, and automatic playback refresh.

Turn grocery store-style epaper tags into real-time smart displays for your home using ESP32 and Home Assistant. Learn how to set up OpenEPaperLink and create dynamic dashboards with ease.­­

Track your internet speed in Home Assistant with Speedtest Tracker. Step-by-step setup, automations, and real-world examples for reliable monitoring.

Updated guide for Home Assistant LLM Vision v1.5.2: smarter Home Assistant camera alerts using AI. Learn to install, automate, and visualize with actionable notifications.

Mornings in my house are busy—with two young kids and three dogs, there’s always something going on. To stay on track, I built a desktop dashboard for my home office, but I wanted something hands-f...

It’s Read Across America Week 2025—a time dedicated to promoting reading among students. As a lifelong learner, I believe it’s essential to continue reading throughout your career. Reading is one o...

Automate feeding with the Aqara Pet Feeder C1 in Home Assistant. My setup for three dogs keeps mealtime on schedule with scripts and voice control.

Recently, I’ve noticed that I’ve been late for meetings or forgetting personal obligations and appointments. Notifications on my watch and phone help, but when I get too focused on my work or assis...

I have two SharkIQ robot vacuums and initially set up the SharkIQ integration in Home Assistant. Of course, as soon as I finished configuring everything the way I liked it, with dashboard buttons t...