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SMART HDD monitoring with Scrutiny for Synology

Synology has a build in monitoring tool for HDD health. However, it is not possible anymore to have a detailed look into the different parameters. That was until I stumbled on Scrutiny. It is a small but efficient monitoring tool that can run inside a docker container (perfect for my

Home Assistant control with Alexa

In my point of view Alexa is still one of the better voice assistants out there. My personal choice was primarily influenced by the number of different devices that support Alexa. I own a lot of SONOS speakers, since the early days of SONOS. While deciding between Google and Amazon

New Page

This is the first post on an ongoing project called "Hosting my on publication using Ghost". This is ongoing because I have not yet decided how I am going to use this page and what exactly to publish. Also I have not fully grasped the capabilities of Ghost.