I’ve tried my fair share of power banks, but none have become a part of my routine like the Satechi Quatro Wireless Power Bank. Although this product was first released…
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Review: BioLite SiteLight String
As an outdoor enthusiast, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being nestled in a hammock or tucked away in a tent, enjoying the serenity and peace of nature. But…
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Review: Satechi Dock5
A few years ago, I invested in the Satechi 108W PRO USB-C PD Desktop Charger, which served its purpose well for quite some time. However, as the device collection in…
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Flashing Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus using a mac
I use, and can highly recommend, the Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus with my Home Assistant server (running ZHA). However, recently I had an issue where I added a new…
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Water heater power monitoring in Home Assistant with Elko SmartPlug 16A
I wanted to monitor the power usage of our water heater. However, because it draws 3000W, there weren’t a ton of options for what smart plug to use that supported…
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DigitalOcean API and CPU metrics from /proc/stat
TL:DR; DigitalOcean API returns /proc/stat data in its CPU metrics API, and here I’ll show you how to convert that to something usefull. After years of developers begging, DigitalOcean opened…
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