PokyPow Prototype Debugging
· Andrej Friesen
PokyPow Update- BOM Optimization and more
Small update on the PokyPow
· Andrej Friesen
Started the SmartHütte Podcast
Announcing my Postcast SmartHütte
· Andrej Friesen
PokyPow joins the Soldered Electronics Inkubator
New contract for a prototype and joining the Soldered Electronics Inkubator.
· Andrej Friesen
Joining the Home Assistant Podcast to Talk About PokyPow
Talking about Home Assistant and the PokyPow on the Home Assistant Podcast
· Andrej Friesen
PokyPow - Child Lock for Computer
A demo how the PokyPow child lock will work for you PC
· Andrej Friesen
Home Assistant Community in Cologne
The Home Assistant Community Day in Cologne was awesome. We’re doing it again next year!
· Andrej Friesen
Home Assistant Meetups Around the World
Home Assistant Community Day is happening on the 24.05.2025. Join my local meetup in Cologne!
· Andrej Friesen
How to mount the LTT 40 oz / 1.2 Liter Water Bottle on a Bike
Finding a bottle cage for the LTT 40 oz bottle was a quest. Here is my model.
· Andrej Friesen
Migrate Zigbee Dongle with Zigbee2MQTT
I got a Zigbee Dongle with Ethernet, and here is my surprisingly effortless migration experience.
· Andrej Friesen
Server & NAS Cases for those who need HDDs
A list of popular NAS and Server cases with pictures and some specifications for your next NAS or Server build.
· Andrej Friesen
Hackaday Europe 2025
My Hackaday Europe 2025 Experience
· Andrej Friesen
PokyPow Documentation is Live
While waiting for parts I worked on the PokyPow documentation and implement flashing via the browser. An overview of the tech I used.
· Andrej Friesen
Python Environment Management for Everyone - The Easy Way
Short and easy way how to handle multiple Python projects with multiple Python versions to save you from version hell.
· Andrej Friesen
How to use PiKVM with an MSI Z690-A Board
How to fix PiKVM weird output issue with the MSI Z690-A Board.
· Andrej Friesen
UEFI Settings are strange - Always on USB for the MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI
Enabling USB Always on for MSI Motherboard and some PokyPow Updates
· Andrej Friesen
How to Remove the Login Password in Windows 11, Power On with Home Assistant and keep your Steam Games up to Date
How to make your PC more like a console: Remove the Windows Password prompt. Automatically update your favorite games. Start your PC with Home Assistant and the PokyPow. Plus a small PokyPow Demo with my Setup.
· Andrej Friesen
Happy Holidays - Favorite Smart Home Gadget
My favorite smart home gadget is a robot vacuum and mop! My personal PokyPow use case. I am working on a cat litter box scale to automatically vacuum the area around the cat litter box. And: Happy holidays!
· Andrej Friesen
Smart Doorbell for Cats with Home Assitant
Create a Smart Doorbell with a pressure mat and the Aqara
· Andrej Friesen
PokyPow Updates and Tasmota
We need more subscribers, Tasmota might come, new hardware revision coming soon.
· Andrej Friesen
The PokyPow Prelaunch Page is live!
Prelaunch Page is Live! Next Milestone: 200 Subscribers at Crowd Supply!
· Andrej Friesen
An Emergency Stop Button with ZigBee and Home Assistant
How to build a very simple ZigBee Emergency Stop Button for Home Assistant
· Andrej Friesen
pc-switch renamed to PokyPow and other small updates
· Andrej Friesen
Replacing disks in BTRFS
Yak shaving continues. Replacing my SSDs in a BTRFS Raid.
· Andrej Friesen
Missed Comments - Mailcow with Ghost
· Andrej Friesen
My first disk failure with BTRFS
Disk failure, BTRFS raid full, borked PiKVM. Everything you need on a Sunday!
· Andrej Friesen
Migrating my VPS
Just some small notes how I migrated my services from my Ubuntu 20.04 to 24.04 VPS with Docker
· Andrej Friesen
View your Docker Container Logs with Netdata
How to configure Docker to check container logs in Netdata with journald
· Andrej Friesen