Home Automation
Visualizing Home Assistant data in Power BI
Ahhh, Power BI and Home Assistant. Two of my favorite tools. So, why not try to bring them together? I like the Home Assistant data visualizations, but they are limited - that's where Power BI can really…
Making your own ‘smart’ garage door controller
I have two garage doors, both of which can have motors and can be opened automatically from my car, using a remote or a press off a button. Very convienient. However, sometimes I want to check if…
Never forget to water the plants again: building a DIY automatic plant watering / irrigation system for <$5
One thing we never seem to get right is when to water plants. We either overfeed them or forget them. In either case, they die quickly. As part of my many home automation endeavors I wanted to…
