I LOVE getting new stuff from Aqara. About the only thing I’ve had from them that was slightly disappointing was the G4 Video Doorbell. Don’t get me wrong, it works well, but I can’t get it integrated into Home Assistant. Other than that, it’s great – I’d check the battery…
Month: October 2024
Home Assistant Progress – Colours
As a died-in-the-wool Node-Red fan of several years for my home automation, earlier this summer, my Italian friend Antonio began trying to convince me that Home Assistant was the way forward. When I first looked at HA it was pretty basic but a lot has changed in the last year…
Reolink Atlas PT Ultra, Solar Panel and More
NEW! Officially launched October 1 October 1 but available from late September when I originally published this blog entry. If you read this blog regularly you will know that I’ve reviewed several ReoLink cameras and loved every one of them – in the end however the only one I’ve kept…
Motion sensors – and human memory
You’ll not see too many blog entries like this I would imagine as they end up binned for fear of embarassment – as I don’t work for anyone else – I could care less about making a fool of myself. In my home office I have a motion sensor attached…
First World Problems – “Need Adminstrative Account Permissions”
I’m prepared to guess that a good half of my Windows-using blog readers are either home users, self-employed or otherwise simply do NOT have an administrator other than themselves. In order to rename a drive on my Windows 11 Pro machine, I’ve just had to bypass a warning telling me…
Sonoff Cam Slim 2 WiFi Smart Security Camera
Regular viewers may recall, back in August 2022 I reviewed Sonoff’s Cam Slim, described as an FHD Smart Security Camera, a neat little job I’ve since called Cat Cam as it watches our cat litter tray. It’s worked perfectly and talks to Home Assistant – that’s how I use it.…