Home Automation

Siri Shortcut to Disable Pi-hole

3 minute read

Pi-hole is great at blocking ads and protecting you on the internet. However, you occasionally may need to disable it for a few minutes so you can click on t...

Setting up DuckDNS in a Docker Container

2 minute read

DuckDNS is a free dynamic DNS service that will point a subdomain of duckdns.org to an IP of your choice. This IP can then be updated using a scripted proces...

Add External Services to Google Assistant

less than 1 minute read

Unfortunately, Google’s approach to setting up external services is a little convoluted compared to the Alexa skill system. During setup you are prompted to ...

Get a Free Google Home Mini from Spotify

2 minute read

Update: Spotify is offering this again for the 2019 holiday season until 11/15, and it is now available for Individual as well as Family Premium plans. Spot...