Thursday, December 31, 2009

Sending links via Gmail using Chrome

This page has a javascript that makes it easy to send the url for the current page in Chrome as an email using Gmail.

I did have to modify it to make it work for my Google Apps for Your Domain account.  I just had to modify
mail.google.com/mail/

with
mail.google.com/a/{your domain}/

[via Lifehacker]

Music format support on Nintendo DSi

Today I bought a new microSD card for my phone.  My son also wanted a SD card for his Nintendo DSi.  He wanted to use it to put music on for playback.  So I figured that I would give him the 2GB card that was I was using in my phone.

When I copied some mp3 files to an SD card, and they were not playable.  It looks like the Nintendo DSi only plays AAC files.  On their web page they link to the Nero software where they sell it for $6.  You can do the same thing for free with iTunes.

Seamless Local Control: Integrating WeatherFlow with Home Assistant Across VLANs

I've been pleased with my Home Assistant setup for some time now. One of my main focuses has been achieving local control. This ensures...