Home Assistant
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Calendar-Based Presence Detection for Kids in Home Assistant
Lately, I’ve been working on some fun Home Assistant automations based on whether my kids are in the house. The challenge? My kids don’t have cell phones, so traditional presence detection won’t work. So instead, I hacked together a solution using Google Calendar events and day-of-week logic. With this setup, I can do things like: Continue reading
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Dynamic drive time reminders with Home Assistant
Tired of manually checking Google Maps and your calendar to figure out when to leave for your next meeting? I recently realized that Home Assistant already has all the necessary pieces – my current geolocation, calendar events, and Waze travel time – so I put together an automation to provide real-time notifications telling me exactly Continue reading