Blueprint | Cinematic lighting
⏱ < 1 m The cinema will remain closed for the forseable future. That is why it is nice to make your own cinema at home. Do you have a Chromecast, Apple TV or other media player that you can...
Use a Nest speaker as an audible clock
⏱ 3 m Sometimes, I can completely loose myself into doing something. I can be busy automating my home and totally loose track of the things around me, including time. For that reason, I love the sound of a chiming...
What you can automate with bluetooth devices
⏱ 5 m Bluetooth devices are cool. We use them a lot in our modern society. We use them to listen to music, for our smart watches, door locks, smart scales, Each of these devices has its own unique...
Building blueprints or sharing codes?
⏱ 4 m In december 2020, Home Assistant was released. A big step as it comes to sharing automations and ideas. Not long before that, it became possible to share your automations in yaml right from the user interface,...
Calendar event announcements on Nest speakers
⏱ 8 m I like to keep my mind clear and lose myself completely in the things I am doing. For that reason, it happens sometimes that I almost miss an appointment and have to hurry to be on time....