First Post

This may become my blog to record things that I have done.  I want to invent and build things that will make life better in a simple way.  Many people will not believe that my methods are simple because they do not have similar experiences to mine.  That is fine.  My life's path has waited a long time to get where I'm at and to have the collection of things and experience that I now have.

I may share some ideas.  I like to follow tech news and think of how it applies to me.  It has been interesting to have had some ideas and then seen that there have been others that have had similar plans and have done something with them.  One thought that I've had that I like to think I'm making progress on is on automated window shades.  I think that they should be simple and easy to implement, but yes, putting these in all the windows of your house would still get expensive.

I like modular systems.  I tried SmartThings for my home automation, but tired of knowing that if my internet connection had a hiccup, my home would become dumb and potentially unfriendly.  I'd like to document my home automation process and show people that it is quickly becoming an easy thing to do.  The smart home market is highly divided at the moment, but I see that the voice assistants are placing themselves to be the hubs of these smart homes.  This seems to fit better than other phone/wall panel systems of the past.  I am using Home Assistant now because I found the BruhAutomation videos to be very helpful.  I've been curious why he made so many videos so quickly and has now been silent for so long.  I hope it has only been for happy reasons.

So, without further ado, let's talk about a home automation project I've got in progress...