Adding “Open Windows Terminal here” to the explorer context menu
I started using the new Windows Terminal in the last month and slowly it has replaced Powershell for me. There’s a ton of things that I like about it and I won’t go over...
Adding a Pi-Hole switch in Home Assistant
I’ve been using Pi-Hole for 6 months on my Raspberry PI 4, and I’m loving it. What I like most is that I no longer have to deal with ads on devices where I...
“Alexa, ask Roborock to clean my bedroom”
Home Assistant can help us add new features to our devices, and in this article, I’ll show you how you can use voice commands to control your Roborock S5.
Installing Home Assistant using Docker for Windows
I’m currently preparing a workshop on home automation, which will focus on Home Assistant and .NET Core. This workshop should teach my attendees how to use Home Assistant, but can they do this without...
How to fix the noisy spacebar on the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
I’ve had this keyboard for almost 3 years and this is the first time I’m typing without hearing the space key. Yes, if you have one of these keyboards, you’re probably aware of the...
Adding “Open Windows Terminal here” to the explorer context menu
I started using the new Windows Terminal in the last month and slowly it has replaced Powershell for me. There’s a ton of things that I like about it and I won’t go over...
Introducing file-sort – a dotnet global tool
I could as well use the title “Introducing Hello World – a dotnet global tool”. file-sort is not some complicated utility, it’s just a simple tool that I made in one night when I...
Adding a Pi-Hole switch in Home Assistant
I’ve been using Pi-Hole for 6 months on my Raspberry PI 4, and I’m loving it. What I like most is that I no longer have to deal with ads on devices where I...
“Alexa, ask Roborock to clean my bedroom”
Home Assistant can help us add new features to our devices, and in this article, I’ll show you how you can use voice commands to control your Roborock S5.
Put off until tomorrow what you can do today
Probably one of the most common lies we tell ourselves is that someday we’ll finish our tasks for the day earlier and we’ll just relax for the rest of the day, or maybe pick...
Installing Home Assistant using Docker for Windows
I’m currently preparing a workshop on home automation, which will focus on Home Assistant and .NET Core. This workshop should teach my attendees how to use Home Assistant, but can they do this without...
Automating my house with Home Assistant: Part 1 – What is a smart home?
Last year I bought my first smart devices for my home. It started with an Echo Dot I received as a gift. Then I bought some Philips Hue lights and I configured them to...
Working with COM add-ins in VS Code
This morning I was talking with some colleagues about how I’m working on a boring COM add-in for Outlook and I can’t use VS Code for that. But then I realized that it was...
Are debugging skills critical today?
I wanted to write a reply to Victor’s tweet but 280 characters are not enough so I figured I’ll just write a short blog post about it. Here’s how I see this matter. I...
