BroadLink RM4 Mini: Smart Home Infrared Control
It’s great to have devices in your smart home that you can control over your network or with a smart home/IoT-designed protocol like MQTT, Z-Wave, or Zigbee. But what about the devices …
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Ring Mailbox Sensor Review: Best For Long Range?
Mail theft is a growing problem in many neighborhoods, including mine. I have a locking box and thieves have still broken into my mailbox. I’ve long wanted to use a mailbox sensor …
My 2021 Geeky Wish List
I review and discuss a ton of smart home, cordcutting, and home networking gear at this blog. You’d think I have all the gear I’d want, right? Not even close. Unfortunately, two …
8 Smart Home Benefits for Seniors
Smart homes have benefits for anyone. I’ve previously written an article about why you would want a smart home and I go into even more detail in my book, The Smart Home …
Updating My Home Lab: Proxmox, pfSense, and More
Not too long ago I wrote about the current state of my smarthome, including my home lab. In short, my infrastructure was old, mangled together, and in need of consolidation and modernization. …
5 Local Control Alternatives to Popular Smart Home Products
Local control smart home products have many advantages over cloud control. Three important advantages are: You can keep controlling them even when your Internet service is down or you have some other …
The Current State of My Smart Home
Over the years my smart home has come a long way, as I detailed in my smart home evolution article series. I laid out the state of my smart home and plans for it shortly before 2020. …