Michael Leen
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🧑💻 Tech reviews and tutorials for a smarter, more productive home
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Friends, I need your help to convince Firefox that WebSerial is important. WebSerial is used to install ESPHome, WLED, Tasmota and so many other open source firmwares. It makes the difference between a 2 minute install or a failed install (because a user can't get Python to run).
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Fully support Web USB and Web Serial
Web-based IDEs like Arduino and Github Codespaces are now commonplace. They are hobbled in Firefox due to an inability to access development boards without installing extra system software, which rather defeats the purpose of having an IDE that runs in your browser. This is not the case on Chrome, w...
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February 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Friends, I need your help to convince Firefox that WebSerial is important. WebSerial is used to install ESPHome, WLED, Tasmota and so many other open source firmwares. It makes the difference between a 2 minute install or a failed install (because a user can't get Python to run).
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📺 Testing a robot vac that LEAPS! My review of the Dreame X50 Ultra is live on the channel: youtu.be/WYVUiLSn2Oo
February 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📺 Testing a robot vac that LEAPS! My review of the Dreame X50 Ultra is live on the channel: youtu.be/WYVUiLSn2Oo
Which do you prefer: dual monitor or ultra-wide? (There is no other option.)
February 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Which do you prefer: dual monitor or ultra-wide? (There is no other option.)
I deleted over 50 home automations 😰. NEW video is live: youtu.be/EDjWgWLo280
I deleted over 50 home automations 😰
YouTube video by Michael Leen
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February 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I deleted over 50 home automations 😰. NEW video is live: youtu.be/EDjWgWLo280
📺 Do you also obsess over your smart home dashboard? Had fun chatting about Home Assistant with the guys on the Technical Difficulties Podcast.
👉 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fqb...
👉 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fqb...
February 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
📺 Do you also obsess over your smart home dashboard? Had fun chatting about Home Assistant with the guys on the Technical Difficulties Podcast.
👉 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fqb...
👉 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fqb...
📺 How to play music any way you want using Music Assistant in Home Assistant. Get the 🔗 below👇.
February 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
📺 How to play music any way you want using Music Assistant in Home Assistant. Get the 🔗 below👇.
📺 My top 10 tips for creating home automations the right way. 🔗 below 👇
February 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📺 My top 10 tips for creating home automations the right way. 🔗 below 👇
📺 Walkthrough of my NEW Home Assistant dashboard for 2025! 🔗 below 👇
January 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📺 Walkthrough of my NEW Home Assistant dashboard for 2025! 🔗 below 👇
📺 Removes all the bad stuff from your air. Charges your phone. Lights up your room. And...eventually will bring you a drink? 🔗 below 👇
January 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
📺 Removes all the bad stuff from your air. Charges your phone. Lights up your room. And...eventually will bring you a drink? 🔗 below 👇
What’s the number one challenge you face with smart home and home automation? #SmartHome
January 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
What’s the number one challenge you face with smart home and home automation? #SmartHome
📺 How to customize smart home widgets for Apple Home and Home Assistant. 🔗 below 👇
January 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
📺 How to customize smart home widgets for Apple Home and Home Assistant. 🔗 below 👇
Love it when I’m standing for 3 consecutive hours at my desk and every hour at x:50 my Apple Watch tells me it’s time to stand up. 👏
January 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Love it when I’m standing for 3 consecutive hours at my desk and every hour at x:50 my Apple Watch tells me it’s time to stand up. 👏
Me: How is it possible we can’t edit YouTube Shorts thumbnails after uploading?
Also Me: Wow, this is amazing - I can’t believe they invented a way to do it!
Also Me: Wow, this is amazing - I can’t believe they invented a way to do it!
January 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Me: How is it possible we can’t edit YouTube Shorts thumbnails after uploading?
Also Me: Wow, this is amazing - I can’t believe they invented a way to do it!
Also Me: Wow, this is amazing - I can’t believe they invented a way to do it!
Any parents here asking for an app-controlled infant car seat that lights up and plays sound? Cause they got that now.
January 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Any parents here asking for an app-controlled infant car seat that lights up and plays sound? Cause they got that now.
Still can't believe I was at CES 2025! Here's some of the best and craziest tech products that I saw in Las Vegas: youtu.be/esWiGjfXpPg
27 BEST smart home tech I saw in Las Vegas at CES 2025 (and more)!
YouTube video by Michael Leen
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January 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Still can't believe I was at CES 2025! Here's some of the best and craziest tech products that I saw in Las Vegas: youtu.be/esWiGjfXpPg
📺 “Hey Jarvis, who is home right now?” New video on Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition live on the channel: youtu.be/s1rHPcTNpGw @home-assistant.dev
Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition: Local vs Cloud Smart Home Voice Control
YouTube video by Michael Leen
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January 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
📺 “Hey Jarvis, who is home right now?” New video on Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition live on the channel: youtu.be/s1rHPcTNpGw @home-assistant.dev
One year since I uploaded my first video. Acquired 1,000 new skills along the way. Shared my top learning and milestones here if it helps other creators: www.reddit.com/r/PartneredY...
January 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One year since I uploaded my first video. Acquired 1,000 new skills along the way. Shared my top learning and milestones here if it helps other creators: www.reddit.com/r/PartneredY...
It's been one year since we added solar to our home. For anyone wondering what it's like, read our story by @solarunitedneighbors.org. It includes a link to a video where I describe the process in more detail. TL;DR: We're super happy with the decision. solarunitedneighbors.org/news/michael...
Michael's Solar Switch Story in Virginia - Solar United Neighbors
Solar United Neighbors recently sat down with Michael in Arlington, VA who went solar through Solar Switch. Read on below to learn more about Michael’s experience. This Solar Story is…
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January 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It's been one year since we added solar to our home. For anyone wondering what it's like, read our story by @solarunitedneighbors.org. It includes a link to a video where I describe the process in more detail. TL;DR: We're super happy with the decision. solarunitedneighbors.org/news/michael...
Who else wants Messages on macOS to open to the most recent unread message, instead of opening to the last conversation that you interacted with???
January 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Who else wants Messages on macOS to open to the most recent unread message, instead of opening to the last conversation that you interacted with???
smh, it's the last day of 2024, and I just realized I've been recording video all year in 4K, but exporting final projects in 1080p. 😞
December 31, 2024 at 10:34 PM
smh, it's the last day of 2024, and I just realized I've been recording video all year in 4K, but exporting final projects in 1080p. 😞
📺 How to add items to your shopping list by voice in Home Assistant. youtu.be/VWoQn7ih_Gk
How to create voice shopping lists with Home Assistant, Alexa, Siri
YouTube video by Michael Leen
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December 29, 2024 at 5:17 PM
📺 How to add items to your shopping list by voice in Home Assistant. youtu.be/VWoQn7ih_Gk
The PDF experience on iPhone continues to be unacceptable (using Chrome browser). 99% of the time I don’t want to save the file. I just want to view it on the spot without navigating to it in Files, Notes, etc.
December 27, 2024 at 1:14 PM
The PDF experience on iPhone continues to be unacceptable (using Chrome browser). 99% of the time I don’t want to save the file. I just want to view it on the spot without navigating to it in Files, Notes, etc.
A day I have been waiting for…
@home-assistant.io.web.brid.gy
@home-assistant.io.web.brid.gy
December 27, 2024 at 12:56 AM
A day I have been waiting for…
@home-assistant.io.web.brid.gy
@home-assistant.io.web.brid.gy
PSA: You can now check out Home Assistant Voice - Preview Edition: www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe. This hardware allows you to run voice commands locally. I just ordered mine, and can't wait to test it! Are you interested in local voice hardware for your smart home? @home-assistant.io.web.brid.gy
Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
Bring choice to voice - the best way to get started with voice
www.home-assistant.io
December 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM
PSA: You can now check out Home Assistant Voice - Preview Edition: www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe. This hardware allows you to run voice commands locally. I just ordered mine, and can't wait to test it! Are you interested in local voice hardware for your smart home? @home-assistant.io.web.brid.gy
Published my first YouTube video on Jan 2, with a goal to post 1 video/week. I learned 1,000 new skills in the process, and the outputs exceeded my expectations. Each new post is still an experiment, but I’m enjoying the ride and so glad I took the leap. #MyYearOnYouTube2024
December 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Published my first YouTube video on Jan 2, with a goal to post 1 video/week. I learned 1,000 new skills in the process, and the outputs exceeded my expectations. Each new post is still an experiment, but I’m enjoying the ride and so glad I took the leap. #MyYearOnYouTube2024