- Use USB Speaker as Audio Output
Let HA output audio via USB Speaker
7 min - Connect Jira and Confluence to Claude Code with Atlassian MCP and CLI
Set up Atlassian MCP and ACLI so Claude Code can manage Jira tasks and Confluence pages from the terminal.
4 min - Integrate Sparkle to enable auto-update on MacOS app
Add Sparkle auto-updates to a macOS app: SPM setup, EdDSA keys, Info.plist and entitlements, then sign, notarise and staple the app via Xcode.
10 min - Prevent AI to read your .env file
How to prevent GitHub Copilot from accessing sensitive .env files in VS Code
3 min - Give AI Coding Agents a Memory - The dev-notes Folder I Use With Claude Code and Copilot
A dev-notes folder with an index, project map, plans, execution logs and ADRs so Claude Code, Copilot or any agent picks up context without re-explaining.
6 min - Tired of finding controllers? Automate your IR devices!
Control and automate IR-only devices from Home Assistant with a Zigbee IR blaster: learn the remote codes in Zigbee2MQTT, then script and automate them.
5 min - Adding a Zigbee device to Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant
Adding Zigbee Temperature & Humidity Sensor into HA via Z2M
2 min - Automated Alerts for a Finished Wash
Get a spoken alert from Home Assistant when the washing machine finishes, using a smart plug's power reading and a Threshold helper.
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