My Version of a Pi Cam

My Version of a Pi Cam

This is a short little blurb today, but after the local tech shop got in the new Raspberry Foundation’s Pi Zero cases, I jumped over and got a pair and, in short order with the help of the MotionEyeOS build of software for the Pi, I 

A quick look at the Pi Zero Wireless

A quick look at the Pi Zero Wireless

I consider myself fairly lucky. This week I was able to put my hands on a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless. I have yet to go into depth on my future plans for my Home Assistant setup, but one of them includes the capacity to monitor 

Making my home 2% smarter – Part 4

Making my home 2% smarter – Part 4

Now that we have some easy access to our configuration files, it’s time to start deciding what we can do with this home assistant hub. As I mentioned before, I have a lack of Z-Wave or other automation devices for my home, so tinkering with 

Working with AWS, WordPress, and making it all secure.

Working with AWS, WordPress, and making it all secure.

While I spent a little time with my Home Automation experimentation, I also wanted to get a chip off my shoulder. That chip being that, by default, the AWS WordPress image works off of HTTP instead of something secure. Now, I understand why that is. 

Making my home 2% smarter – Part 3

Making my home 2% smarter – Part 3

As I mentioned before in Part 2, configuring Home Assistant through its configuration files requires you to know a bit about YAML. Unfortunately, replacing spaces with tabs will cause you no end of grief. Additionally, while not all of this is linearly coherent (as in,