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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.
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.
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.
Week in Review: Apr 27 - May 3, 2026
SignalKit v0.6.0 released with seven new features and a unified RTA build.
Week in Review: Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2026
Homelab improvements resolved a heartbeat script issue for better reliability.
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.
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.
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.
Week in Review: Mar 16 - Mar 22, 2026
Company builds revenue pipeline and streamlines development workflow.
Week in Review: Mar 4 - Mar 17, 2026
Major performance optimizations, system hardening, and a productive stretch of app development.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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