tl;dr: Take a cheap ~$150 set of motorized blinds, and make them smart(er), with a native HA integration and integrated WiFi Some time back, I decided to bite the bullet and try Home Depot's low-cost cellular shades. The reason I went for these is that they offer an optional motorization kit that comes with a… Continue reading Cheap DIY Smart Blinds with Shelly1 and Home Assistant!
Category: General
Meraki MT, MQTT, Node-Red & Home Assistant Auto Discovery
NOTE (6-7-22): Please download the flows.json file again if you did prior to 10AM June 7th. The original one was not correct and will possibly break your node-red install. Thanks to Rohan Karamandi for catching it for me. NOTE (6-9-22): Thanks to the help of Rohan Karamandi, the flows have been updated to now create… Continue reading Meraki MT, MQTT, Node-Red & Home Assistant Auto Discovery
Whoa.. where has the time gone?
It has been a while since I have added much to my blog. I would like to happily blame my role within Cisco Systems for this. I moved into product management about 2 years ago and have found it difficult to write on my own AND for Cisco at the same time. While I have… Continue reading Whoa.. where has the time gone?
Wifi and Meraki Widgets for Mac and Windows
I recently decided to try to learn how to write python a little bit. I'm still not very good at it, however I did create something recently that I feel should be shared! Meraki local status pages can provide some very useful information for troubleshooting, however having to browse to ap.meraki.com/switch.meraki.com/wired.meraki.com is not always desirable,… Continue reading Wifi and Meraki Widgets for Mac and Windows
2018! What’s next?
If you haven't noticed, I've taken a break from releasing any new material for the blog. After achieving the CWNE certification and my wife and I having our 3rd child it felt like a good time to relax. Good news is I am going to get back at it. You may see a little change… Continue reading 2018! What’s next?
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