Author: Tomi
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Waking up the screen of FireHD tablet using YAKK app
If you read this on fediverse and the layout is off, here’s the link to the original blog post with a nice text & pictures layout. I replaced my current setup of waking up the #FireHD (#HomeAssistant dashboard). A while ago I complained about issues related to waking up the FireHD tablet screen when I…
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Who’s on my network?
(#WatchYourLAN) If you read this on fediverse and the layout is off, here’s the link to the original blog post with a nice text & pictures layout. The problem: I’m just curious what is connected to my home network, because it’s over 30 devices. Some have static IPs, some dynamic. I don’t recognize devices by…
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E-ink info screen at the front door
So I built a small E-ink (ESP32) info screen for the front door. Link to the original blog post with a nice text & pictures layout. The problem: When leaving the house, it’s nice to see some information displayed at the door, like temperatures, weather and messages for the kids etc. Actually, there is no…
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Switching from Chrome to Firefox browser in 2024
TL;DR: the switch from #chrome to #firefox browser was not as straightforward as my morning underpants change routine (for my specific use case). It took me several days to set it up. And I didn’t succeed fully. Mostly because of profiles and sync f***ery. The purpose of this post is not to badmouth Firefox, just…
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Solved: HA network (VirtualBox) won’t reconnect after a power loss
Solved: HA network (VirtualBox) won’t reconnect after a power loss Link to the original blog post with a nice text/pictures layout. Problem: I run #homeassistant as a virtual machine on an old laptop, that runs #Linux #Mint, that runs #VirtualBox. Yeah, I know the setup is far from perfect, but it works perfectly until it…
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After 6 months of using Amazon Fire HD tablet and Home Assistant
After 6 months of using Amazon Fire HD tablet and Home Assistant Link to the original blog post with a nice text/pictures layout. I wrote about the FireHD tablet & Home Assistant: *** update 1. Aug. 2024 *** After half a year of using the Fire HD tablet for Home Assistant display, I can not…
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Hard drives, figs, birds and a scarecrow
Link to the original blog post with a nice text/pictures layout. The problem: Birds are eating figs in my backyard as soon as they’re ripe. Figs. Ripe figs. Not birds. I’d prefer to eat them unharmed. Figs. Not birds. The solution: There’s an IT solution to every problem. Even more, every problem can be solved…
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Running “Warrior” crowd web archiving software on Proxmox
Link to the original blog post with a nice text/pictures layout. Intro It’s like Seti@home, but for archiving the web. If you like me and hoard information, this project will be to your liking. “Warrior” software (aka ‘virtual appliance’) by ArchiveTeam (1) helps to preserve digital heritage by scraping and storing disappearing websites (like Blogger…
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Yet Another ESP32 Webcam
Link to the original blog post with a nice text & pictures layout. The problem: I used an old phone with an Android IP Webcam app to check my driveway, but it stopped working after 3 days. Then I had to reset it – this means going up the ladder every single time. I couldn’t…
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Nova Cobiss Ela na PocketBook e-bralnikih
(link na blog) *** dodano 26. 6. 2024 *** Pisal sem na PocketBook support (help@pocketbook-int.com) in vprašal, če bodo podprli Readium 2.5. Odgovor – mogoče: Predlagam, da jim pišete tudi vi. *** dodano 25. 6. 2024 *** Od 20. 6. naprej ta navodila več ne delujejo (ob odpiranju knjige zahteva geslo, vendar knjige ne odpre).…