mwcli (a MediaWiki focused command line tool targeting developers) over the years
mcwli includes the third of so generation of “developer environments” that I have made for MediaWiki over the years. You can see the backstory in this earlier post. Since the early days of 2022, there has been optional metric collection included within the mwcli tool. This metric collection simply collects what command you run, and…
Smart Home: 1.5 years of Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensors
As one of the initial steps in my smart home journey back in November 2023, I purchased a set of 12 Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensors for £101 (approximately £8 each) from Aliexpress. Today, this same set is available for around £89, or £7.40 each. This was the start of my Zigbee experiments, and you…
2024 Year Review
A very different year when compared to 2023 (where I spent most of the year on a boat). I’m back working full-time, and primarily in a closed source space (currently) at Lightbug. I’m primarily cloud focused, but have been moving closer and closer to the firmware and hardware month by month. I’m looking forward to…
Smart Home: Automated zonal lights with Aqara FP2, Samotech Zigbee Dimmers, and Node-Red
At some point in 2024 I bought an Aqara FP2 human presence sensor to try and automate the lights in my main open-plan living space. I have been running the installation for nearly a year, now have plans for the future and want to take this opportunity to do a quick write-up on how I…