In this conversation, A.J. and Alex discuss their experiences with home automation. They talk about how they got started, the challenges they faced, and their design criteria for creating a smart home. They also discuss the importance of adding value to daily life and managing the budget for home automation. Additionally, they touch on the acceptance and integration of home automation by family members and the security and privacy considerations that come with it.

Alex and A.J. navigate the exciting realms of home efficiency and structured writing in our newest podcast episode, ‘Dashboarding Your Home with Xibo, While Writing with Obsidian.’ Embark on a journey to revolutionize your domestic life and writing practices with us!

Our true, first podcasting episode. What will it be about, you ask? WLED, automatic volume control in Home Assistant and Gridfinity. Since it is your first episode, we have to make some waves in the podcasting ocean. If you read the descriptions below, put on your inner ‘Amazing, Mike!’ voice and read it to yourself. You’ll know what i mean.

Hello and welcome! This is NTVN, or New Tech Vintage Nerds. And those vintage nerds, that’s us. Can’t deny the vintage. What are we going to talk about in the near future? Well, everything and anything. Home Automation, 3D printing, cameras, photography. You name it, we talk about it.