· 3 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: May 25 - May 31, 2026
Developers released app updates and bug fixes across their suite of apps.
Blog
Project updates, how-to guides, and lessons learned
· 6 min read
· Charles
Pill Reminder Apps for Caregivers: What Actually Works
You're not just managing your parent's medications. You're managing the anxiety of not knowing whether they're managing them. Honest framework for picking a caregiver-friendly med tracker, with a comparison of the major Android options.
· 5 min read
· Charles
How to Remember to Take Medication
Forgetting medication isn't a memory problem — it's a systems problem. The three levers that actually work for adherence, and what good reminder apps do that bad ones don't.
· 5 min read
· Charles
The Free Pill Reminder Apps That Still Exist in 2026
Medication reminder apps used to be free. Now most cap you at 2 prescriptions and push a subscription. Here are the ones that still work for free, what to look for, and the honest tradeoffs.
· 3 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Apr 27 - May 3, 2026
SignalKit v0.6.0 released with seven new features and a unified RTA build.
· 4 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2026
Homelab improvements resolved a heartbeat script issue for better reliability.
· 6 min read
· Charles
Self-Hosted LLMs in Production: What It Actually Takes to Cut API Costs
A real case study on running 80B parameter models locally: hardware, costs, tradeoffs, and the numbers from a production self-hosted AI stack serving 4 concurrent users.
· 8 min read
· Charles
Borrowing From Hermes Agent: A Self-Improvement Stack for a Multi-Agent Claude Code Fleet
How we ported six patterns from NousResearch's Hermes Agent — FTS5 recall, dialectic user model, auto-skill drafts, trajectory logging — onto our four-worker Claude Code system in one session.
· 5 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Apr 7 - Apr 13, 2026
Building an algorithmic paper trading system, a massive app sprint, RxLog and SiteSnap updates, and getting the Play Store submission pipeline fully automated.
· 3 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Mar 16 - Mar 22, 2026
Company builds revenue pipeline and streamlines development workflow.
· 2 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Mar 4 - Mar 17, 2026
Major performance optimizations, system hardening, and a productive stretch of app development.
· 6 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Mar 2 - Mar 8, 2026
A massive app verification blitz, Nova drops Telegram for good, a cache drive emergency, and a game side project hits 27 dev sessions.
· 5 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Feb 23 - Mar 1, 2026
A packed week of infrastructure hardening, app releases, ESP32 hardware design, and building verification systems that codify hard-won lessons.
· 5 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Feb 16 - Feb 22, 2026
Span Gen3 integration, Tdarr transcoding fixes, cache drive upgrade, and a deep dive into LiFePO4 battery packs for an ESP32 dashcam project.
· 6 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2026
Node-RED elimination, Plex database surgery, Home Assistant upgrades, and building an automated blog pipeline from scratch.
· 5 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Feb 2 - Feb 8, 2026
A packed week of ESP32 integrations, app updates, blog content, and refining the multi-worker AI development workflow.
· 5 min read
· Charles
Home Assistant Presence Detection: Combining Multiple Sensors for Reliability
How to build a robust presence detection system using phone tracking, motion sensors, and Bayesian probability. Eliminate false positives and automate with confidence.
· 7 min read
· Charles
Local Voice Control for Home Assistant: No Cloud Required
Setting up voice commands for Home Assistant using local speech recognition. Faster response times, no internet dependency, and complete privacy.
· 5 min read
· Charles
Week in Review: Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2026
GriswoldLabs launches with a homelab buildout, dual V100 GPUs, local AI inference, and the foundation for everything to come.
· 1 min read
· Charles
Welcome to the GriswoldLabs Blog
Introducing the blog section - a place to document projects, share learnings, and track progress.