I prefer planning chores to actually doing chores. So naturally, I created a super simple system for keeping track of repeating household chores. The goal of this article is to show you how you can make your own simple chore tracking system with a few, simple steps.
I see people complicating chore...
Have you ever had trouble with your Fibaro battery powered devices not updating thir battery state after changing the battery? Or any other battery powered Z-wave devices suddenly dying, even if you thought they had 100% battery?
That's probably because for some strange reason, the Z-Wave JS integ...
Do you struggle keeping track of the household chores assigned to your kids? Or motivating them to complete their tasks? At one point, we used a whiteboard to keep track of tasks. But it's analogue, got limited space, got no time tracking, can't notify me, it's easy to forget to reset and hard to ca...
Have you ever wanted a smart home dashboard that adapts to the mobile phone in your pocket, any wall mounted standard tablets or to your laptop? I always wanted it, and luckily, the flexibility and openness of Home Assistant makes it possible.
This article will outline the major design principle a...
The notification system is King in my Home Assistant setup. I can have visitors that are completely unaware of smart features in my home; up until the house notifies me of finished laundry, garbage collection, an open door or that someone is approaching the house.
Because notifications are so prom...
This is a guide to create your own ESPHome multisensor. The multisensor is packed with functionality in an elegant box. The components cost as little as 20$. The price includes the ESP-WROOM-32 development board and temperature, relative humidity, light, motion and sound detection, plus an RTTTL b...