Rant

You might have read my last post about the Home Assistant I have running on my server and the setup I created. Honestly I have nothing to complain about and it works flawlessly. BUT I had one simple thing that changed my mind about lights with smart integration - the usability. It’s great if you have a (Shelly) button/switch to control the lights and not need an app or a website for a simple action such as turning on you lights. I also configured it to change brightness with increments and stuff like that depending on what button I pressed and how often. The main problem was the ability to move the button around and therefore it felt like it was always on the opposite side of the room. Turning the lights off while in bed was nice though. ...

Sometimes I question myself if I should switch back to an Android phone. This time it is because of the Liquid Glass redesign and probably just wanting to try something new, shiny and different. Current iPhone lineup iPhone 17 The standard iPhone is the best deal of an iPhone we have seen in a long time. It has everything the normal consumer needs (apart from maybe the ultrawide camera in specific scenarios). The design is simple but I really don’t like the pill camera array on the back. ...