Dashboard Fun
I've been taking it easy on social media lately - for all the usual reasons: useless time-suck, less interesting than it used to be, anonymous arguments »
REST API for Home Automation Events
Ever in need of a new project or excuse to learn something new, I recently decided to make use of the data that the various door »
DIY Arcade - Part Two
In Part 1 I put together a Raspberry Pi-based arcade machine using the nifty RetroPie software and an old XBox 360 controller. It took me a »
Automated Sump Pump Notifications
I received some good feedback on my previous home automation posts so I thought I'd throw in another one of my favorite custom jobs before I »
The Doorbell Notification Project: Part 2
In Part 1 I showed you how I wired up my existing doorbell button to trigger an event on my home automation system. But for this »