This site documents my DIY Smart Home Automation projects. It is best viewed on a laptop. 

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After doing many on-line projects, I was disappointed by guides with missing steps or that assumed knowledge I didn't have. Debugging why something doesn't work isn't fun and can be very time consuming. 

There are many good project and tutorial sites. I reference those rather than try to improve upon them. My goal is to finish a project quickly and without error. So, I focus on the steps required to complete the project, rather than providing all the bakground neccessary to understand what is happening. I may include tutorials on the step in the step's references. Normally, I will do a project 3-4 times to ensure I can follow the steps without fail. I then automate those steps as much as possible.

After doing many projects, I realized I was often repeating common steps. So, I created Reusable Steps to limit repetition and make it easier to keep projects up to date.