Although, we’ve recently hit pause on our smart home development, a lot has happened in terms of the devices we’ve incorporated into our lives. There were also some small updates to our home Raspberry Pi server, so let me bring you up to speed!
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How Not To Kill Your CPU On A Budget
I’ve been running AMD’s AM5 platform for almost a year, but due to the budget constrains, I’ve reused some parts from the previous builds. One of them was an inadequate 120mm radiator AIO from Corsair and it was about time to replace it.
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In the Search for Gaming/Work Headset with Unreasonable Expectations…
With the perspective of sharing an office space with my dear Wife, it has become apparent to me I need to plug my ears shut to survive it. Not that I don’t like her talking, but her work requires a lot of it. Also, I’ve been guilty of blasting my calls from the speakers, so it was time to fix it.
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Smart Home Struggle – An Unexpected Update
Our apartment is nice and comfy, but when it comes to smarting it up with some HomeKit controllable fixtures, it has been a nightmare. The main culprit has always been the ancient electrical installation with no neutral wire. Fortunately, the market has evolved and things are much better now.
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Raspberry Pi Home Server, hardware update and an unintentional rebuild…
Being a little bit clumsy but eager tinkerer has it’s pros and cons. It’s nice when everything is working as it should, but I’m then becoming restless and the urge to meddle with stuff overtakes the reason. I guess my Raspberry Pi home server has been to stable…
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More WiFi! An Overkill Home Network With UniFi…
I’ve been a citizen of the Internet for a long time. Over almost 30 years, I remember having a dial-up modem, coaxial cable running on the roof and some more modern, but still simple all-in-one routers. Our last setup included OpenWRT and some TP-Link access points, but I guess it was time to get closer to the bleeding edge…
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Wahoo KICKR Core – a new quality of self-inflicted pain
Cycling in Winter is difficult, but you can make it even harder by moving it to home. I’ve been doing that for years, but I finally decided to ditch the noisy rollers and pull a trigger on life quality changing purchase.
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Business in the Front, Party in the Back – SRAM Eagle/Force on board!
I always intended for my gravel bicycle to run a mullet drivetrain, but due to the budget constrains I had to settle on Shimano gravel-specific mechanical rear derailleur and road shifters. Time for an upgrade.
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Living on the Edge with Chinese Carbon Handlebars!
Aliexpress is legendary with hard to execute warranties and dubious quality control. When buying bicycle parts, it’s not the money you put at risk. Yet here I am, with another set of handlebars, this time for my gravel bike.
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Raspberry Pi – My New Lightweight Home Server
Up to a few weeks ago I was running home services on a power-hungry always-on medium tower PC with 650W power supply. With rising energy prices, it was about time to replace it and finally let it go to sleep for most of the time. Enter Raspberry Pi!