Transcribing Voice Memos with whisper.cpp on macOS Ever recorded a long meeting on your iPhone with the Voice Memos app and wished you could get a clean text transcript without sending the audio t...

I’ve been running Paperless-ngx on one of my Zimaboards for a while now and I finally sat down to build a proper backup strategy around it. This post documents the full setup - from dumping the Pos...

I wanted network-wide ad blocking that follows my Apple devices everywhere-at home, on LTE, at coffee shops, travelling. My Unifi router already had ad blocking for my home network, but the moment ...

My Home Assistant instance runs in Docker on a Zimaboard tucked away in a rack in my server closet. It’s a great setup (quiet, always on, centrally managed) but it comes with one significant limita...

In the rapidly evolving world of AI automation, OpenClaw has emerged as one of the most exciting open-source projects of 2026. Originally known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, this self-hosted AI agent ha...

The Unexpected Idea: From Intercom to Voice Control It started simple. I wanted a cheap intercom system for my home, so I picked up a Grandstream HT802 analog telephone adapter. It has two FXS por...

A note: This article is slightly off-topic for a home lab blog, but I felt compelled to include it. As someone interested in taking control of technology and infrastructure, you should also take co...

Why I Built This: Home Assistant + Hydro-Québec I have always wanted direct access to my Hydro-Québec data. Real-time consumption, peak events, pricing, etc. But for years, there was no easy way t...

This weekend, I tackled a project I’d been meaning to do for a while: centralizing my home services behind a single reverse proxy. Instead of juggling ports like homeserver:3001 or wrestling with c...

Integrating Geeni 6L Smart Pet Feeder with Home Assistant and HomeKit This guide documents my successful setup of the Geeni 6L Smart Pet Feeder with Camera to work completely offline through Home ...