Let me start this article with, I an 100% a new comer to Home Assistant as of 1 week ago. There is so much to learn that most people take for granted. So many posts on the internet just say they found the solution but never show how or their answer is so cryptic or…
UPDATE 1: I was told of an easier way to do this using the UI. Credit to Ildar_Gabdullin on the Home Assistant Forums for providing me this answer. click here for the easier answer Update 2: Another solution was mentioned that you can rename the entity. When you rename the entity it will update the…
Backgroud Story (bla bla bla) So I have taken a head long dive into FreeNAS, and I am loving it! I was able to use some old hardware to do all the things I needed for my home network. Services like Frigate as my NVR (see you later licenses), HomeAssistant for Home Automation, Emby for…
So last week I decided to undertake the job of upgrading server rack 4 in our IT room. I knew the old server rack was doing its job just fine but we were running out of space quickly in the half rack. I ran into a few issues like forgetting to measure the space properly…
If you are like me, you must love all this new technology that allows for quick and easy use of things like our credit cards and debit cards by just taping them. The technology NFC (Near field communications) give us this capability to just tap and pay, the convenience makes it so easy to make…
