One of my theories on how I approach home automation is that I want to have as many inputs into the system so that it can make better decisions of what to do. With this ethos in mind, I have peppered my house with motion sensors. As of this writing,…
Comments closedAbout a year ago I started a project to figure out if I can add lighting to my hundred-year-old house without too much work. Famous last words. Looking back at it, hiring an electrician would have been faster and maybe cheaper, but I wouldn’t have learned anything. This is a…
Comments closedI might be dating myself, but I loved the way old Mac’s in my high school’s computer lab would pulse the LED when the unit was in standby mode. While I love how easy ESPHome makes it possible to make a wild variety of custom applications, smoothly pulsing an LED…
Comments closedThanks to the work by maykar, you can now theme your header height as part of the standard theme engine within HA. The default of 64px is too high for my liking, so adding this to your config will skinny it up… You can change it for your default theme…
Comments closedOver the years, I’ve configured a few new devices with ESPHome. Lately, I loved being able to use Tuya Convert to flash new devices without ever having to unscrew and screws. While Tuya Convert makes the process of putting the initial firmware very easy, it also means I’m now not…
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