Sjoerd Blom

Sjoerd Blom

Notes on tech, life, food and everything in between

Making a smarter home

I’ve had smart technology in my home for quite a few years now. It all started with a Philips Hue starter kit consisting of three bulbs and a gateway. Being able to control your lighting from your smartphone or tablet, without having to leave your chair to switch on the lights. Until someone else in the household used the physical light switch, making it impossible to control the lights from the app…

Reboot

After years of working with WordPress, supporting WordPress, and… an empty WordPress blog, it’s time to finally let my fingers loose on the keyboard again.

Time hasn’t stood still here either, so there’s plenty to write about:

our application for a permit for a fence and shed (the texts are already written, but I’ll publish them only after our objection has been reviewed by the committee),

working on my smart home solutions,