Paddy's Track
A popular hill walk near St Arnaud is the Mt Robert loop which takes walkers up Pourangahau / Mt Robert a few kilometres southeast of the town. The 9km loop...
Mt Somers track
This track around Mt Somers / Te Kiekie is a popular tramp. Huts were booked out so I decided to tackle this one as a meaty 25km run with almost 2km of...
Aotea track
During a sibling trip to Great Barrier Island, we took on the Aotea Track. The track is a loop around the centre of the island with many options for entering...
Adventures in headphones
I’ve tried quite a few headphones in my time. For no particular reason, I have been wanting to document my thoughts on the models I have tried. Is this a...
Migrating from ESPHome to WLED, the easy over-the-air way
Over a year ago, I migrated my LED strips from Lightt to ESPHome. I have recently moved on to the popular LED strip project WLED. This means my trusty...
Upgrading branded IoT devices with tuya-convert and ESPHome
GitHub A couple of weeks ago I was given a Kogan smart plug. This controls a wall outlet over WiFi and measures power draw. It’s a feature set similar to the...
Using three-stage Dockerfile for accessing build output
GitHub Multi-stage Dockerfiles are a tried and true method for minimising the bloat of published docker images. The workflow is pretty typical: Build an...
Remote controlling a computer with home automation
Github As part of my home automation system, I like to be able to shutdown my computer remotely. This way I can safely shutdown the computer before powering...
New post from albert.nz: Remote controlling a computer with home automation
Github As part of my home automation system, I like to be able to shutdown my computer remotely. This way I can safely shutdown the computer before powering...