May 2024 – Photo of the Month
The Canon 100-500mm lens makes a serviceable macro lens in a pinch.
Home Assistant – How Did I Get Here?
I am absolutely horrible at turning off lights. That's how it began. The color changing aspect of Hue bulbs was cool, but adding motion sensors was when I saw the power of automation. I expanded Hue and added Amazon's Alexa for voice control. Then I tried Samsung's SmartThings to integrate…
Getting Jacked – Modular Style
One of my obsessions is modular synthesizers. It's an instrument, a puzzle, a teacher and the most interesting paradox of complexity used to create peaceful music.
My how he has grown
One of the benefits to the extended career break has definitely been getting to watch Draco, our Chocolate Lab, grow up. Luna is an exceptional big sister and they are the best of friends.
Earthquake Data
I get asked about Rainier and volcanos a lot. I decided to integrate some seismic data into Home Assistant today for information and future notifications.
Rainier Timelapse with Synology NAS
When I set up the Synology NAS as my backup solution and security camera solution, one of the things I was curious about was the time lapse feature. I don't really have any need for time lapses of my security cameras, but I did add one special camera on the…
April 2024 – Photo of the Month
Swallows are probably the hardest thing I have tried to catch in flight. Happy to find one sitting still.
Going Carbon Fiber for Camera Support
The mirrorless switch has me excited to get out and shoot. With the 100-500mm lens requiring support in all but bright light, it was time to let my decades old Manfrotto tripod and monopod go and make the switch to Carbon Fiber. I went with SIRUI mostly, except I wasn't…
