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Tag: automation

Android Tasker routine to warn if home WiFi is not functioning correctly

2024-04-272024-04-27 Danie
Tasker app screen showing Task Edit at top with name WiFi Test. Below that are 4 numbered actions starting at 1 with an action called Variable Set with the variable name %HA_PING to 0. Then action 2 is called Ping and says Host 192.168.1.212 number 2 (for run two ping tests) and further says If %HOME equals 1. Action 3 is called Notify with a title Check WiFi if %HA_PING equals 0 and %HOME equals 1. Action 4 is called Say and has the text "Check Home WiFi" and only if the condition %HOME equals 1 and %HA_PING equals 0.

Been experiencing a bit of an issue the last month with everything seemingly on and connected, but my Chromecast device would not connect across Wi-Fi today, and sometimes my wife says her phone is not […]

Blogandroid, automation, tasker, technology

The xdotool command on Linux can automate just about any keystroke or mouse actions from the command line, or for shortcut keys

2023-07-152023-07-15 Danie
Github title image for the xdotool project page

I’m busy looking into xdotool to automate various actions on Linux with the Elgato Stream Deck (well because Elgato only provides apps for Windows and MacOS). There is a good Linux alternative app to work […]

Blogautomation, linux, opensource, technology, xdotool

Ultimate Garage Door Control With Home Assistant Automated Management

2023-05-312023-05-31 Danie
Bright red garage door with a green hedge to the right

This is an interesting project to get a simple motorised garage door opener to connect with some intelligence via Home Assistant. One could split this into two phases, with the first being really simple and […]

Blogautomation, garagedoor, homeassistant, technology

How I’m using Make (Integromat) to automate my blog posting to 8 different social network profiles

2023-03-172023-07-01 Danie
Diagram showing how my posts flow from my WordPress blog out through the RSS feed to various other social network services.

As I’ve been testing various alternative social networks over the years, I’ve been picking up more accounts, with different followers, on each one. As at March 2023 I’m posting to 19 profiles daily (July 2023 […]

Blogautomation, blog, social, technology, withMake

If you found Tasker a bit complicated to do automations on your Android phone, you should try MacroDroid

2023-02-072023-02-07 Danie
Screenshot of a MacroDroid macro showing title at top called nap timer, then triggers in red, and a few actions listed in blue, with a constraints line in green.

I did a post about a week back on a nap timer for Android, and ‘tom s’ on Friendica suggested I have a look at MacroDroid. Even though I had found a solution for the […]

Blog#macrodroid, android, automation, tasker, technology
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