Make Your Own Air Quality Sensor Using ESPHome
I’ve had a general curiosity about the air quality in and around my home. We use primarily hydronic heating and thus don’t get much airflow without opening the windows. We do have …
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Improving My Year-Round Holiday LED Display
It’s been a few years since I first started getting into addressable holiday LEDs powered by WLED. A couple of years ago I expanded my LED display to permanent year-round holiday LEDs …
The Importance of Home Automation Today
As technology advances, so does our way of life. We are leveraging technology to make our lives easier and more efficient now more than ever. One of the most essential ways to …
The Best Smart Home Hub For You (2023)
A smart home hub integrates the various smart home devices in your home. Many homes have a variety of smarthome devices that aren’t aware of each other. For example, it’s common for …
5 Best Home Tech Upgrades That Will Help Sell Your Home
This is article is sponsored by dwellsy.com. Please see our disclosures for why you should trust our content. The housing market is more competitive now than ever. If you have a house on the market, …
Using the IKEA Trådfri Remote With Home Assistant
Although I no longer need the perfect remote control, I do find some simple remote controls useful around the house. One such place is my son’s bedroom. He has some LED light …
Home Assistant: A Fingerprint Scanner for Your Garage
I’ve always wanted to add some type of biometrics to my smart home. A while back I found out about and bought an inexpensive fingerprint scanner. I finally got around to using …