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Weekly Notes 37/2023

It’s been a good week. We have figured out a good working schedule for me. We watched a couple of movies at home, of course. One of them is Maamannan; Vadivelu is brilliant in this movie. Hopefully, he gets to do more good movies. 

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Zoom H1n as a USB Microphone

I have a Zoom H1n, which I have used for recording things on the go. But one of the features is to use it as a USB microphone, which I knew about but had not tried. This week, I tried. It was easy and worked really well. I am making a note here for future me and anyone else.

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Weekly Notes 36/2023

We have not been out for the last couple of weeks. Now that we have some confidence, we should be able to visit Cubbon Park soon. I miss visiting Cubbon Park.

Pathu, as usual, is very suspicious of machines. 1

Roomba Combo j7 with Home Assistant

We got a Roomba Combo j7 sometime back. It’s a combo vacuum and mopping robot. We primarily use it for Vacuuming, but mopping is decent too. We used to once a week vacuuming using Dyson. But I needed to vacuum our bedroom daily, which is difficult if you do it manually.

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Weekly Notes 35/2023

I am slowly getting back to work. Work folks have been very nice and accommodating. Slowly, we are getting used to the new human being in our lives. It’s been a joy.

UPS setup with Synology and Home Assistant using NUT 1

Using UPS with Synology and Home Assistant using NUT

I have an old APC UPS. It’s Back-UPS Pro 1000. It’s a decent UPS with all the functionalities that I want, except for the fact that it still takes lead-acid batteries. I recently connected it to my Home Assistant using Synology and NUT. This setup enables me to monitor the power, send alerts, and take action.