Smart Home Projects, Development Insights, and Stoic Reflections

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...

This was the first post on my blog, originally published in early 2025. It has been updated to use the newer template vacuum syntax after Home Assistant began warning that the old syntax will be de...