April 2, 2025

It’s only been a few days since the intro to the project, but I’ve already worked on a UI update: room navigation. As I have a decent amount of devices spread around the house, I wanted an easy way to get to all of them without having to deal with one long list. So, I […]

March 31, 2025

Well, here we go again! As “simple” dashboard projects were not enough, I’ve decided to (re)embark on a new HA related mission: Project Tako! What is Project Tako, you ask? It’s my renewed quest on the never-ending journey for custom control of HA. Having apps on your phone or dashboards on your wall is nice, […]

March 28, 2025

Let’s continue the series of tinkering projects completed in the last couple of months, by switching to watchmaking instead of electronics. Watchmaking as well? Yep! I’ve always liked mechanical watches, from simple Flik Flaks to Rolex’s family heirlooms. They’ve all had their roles and importance over the years in my life. Most recently I’ve had […]

March 27, 2025

Yesterday I did a quick post detailing the design and assembly process behind my DeskPi. I was blown away by the response and interest in the project on Reddit, including the number of questions around my other surface mounted dashboard – which I affectively refer to as WallPi! I did tease this project briefly, so […]

March 26, 2025

The more I dig into the world of HomeAssistant, the more I keep falling down a deep rabbit hole! Lately, after increasing the number of “smart” devices installed in our house, I started looking more into surface mounted dashboards, in order to control the madness! A first successful attempt was to mount a Raspberry Pi […]

October 6, 2024

When I saw LEGO announcing the new Nightmare Before Christmas sets, I knew it was going to be mine! On its own it’s already a great set! It has the right mix of minifigures (with a long legged Jack!!) and captures all the iconic locations, especially with Jack & Sally being placed in front of […]