I recently became a father for the second time! This also means it's diaper season again. The Problem To make changing diapers more convenient at night, we put a little changing table in our bedroom. In case shit happens, we simply have to carry our kid from their

I've installed quite some smart home stuff in my house. Some projects I'm really proud of, like the music box I built for my daughter. Others are super nerdy, like the smart meter I made for my gas meter. I would have expected visitors who are

The Problem I recently became the proud owner of a Steam Deck. Most of the time I play comfortably on the couch in handheld mode, but every now and then I want to throw a game onto the screen via my projector. To do this, I ordered a dock that

I bet you have a spare key for your home hidden somewhere on your property! * Is it in the garden? Maybe disguised as a rock? * Is it right under the doormat? * Do your neighbors have it? No matter where it is, it is important to have one! It sucks to

The Problem When our daughter is (finally) asleep, we like to watch a few more series to wind down. Currently, we are into relatively violent stuff like The Boys. My wife likes to tell the anecdote that she used to crawl out of bed as a child, then secretly sit

The Problem My house is flooded with smart relays from Shelly. * I use multiple Shelly 2.5 to control all the covers in my house * I use a Shelly 1PM to keep track of the production of my balcony power plant * I use many Shelly 1 to automate my light

The gas price went nuts in 2022. Thanks to Home Assistant I was able to save quite some money without losing any convenience. Here is how. Step 1: Gathering data My house is heated by a gas heater. This is pretty common in Germany. I can read my gas consumption

We have kids. Having kids comes with having lots of laundry. Our washing machine runs nearly every day. God forbid if we’d forget to hang out a single load of laundry. The pile would stack up indefinitely… We can’t handle that much pressure! That’s why Home Assistant