What’s In My Smart Home Toolkit?
When you start installing, configuring, and maintaining smart devices you start to realize there are some tools that can make the process easier. Sometimes you need to test smart home devices. Sometimes …
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What’s In My Home Office?
2020 changed the world in large, obvious ways and in some smaller ways. One of the ways it changed my world is that I needed to focus more on the comfort and …
MQTT With Home Assistant Using Docker & Mosquitto
MQTT is a great protocol to have in your automation arsenal. I previously wrote a similar article about using the Toke Mosquitto container with Home Assistant and Docker. I have since switched …
The Best Free Photoshop Alternatives
Not everyone has the platform or the money for Photoshop, but there are some really good alternatives that anyone can use! In this article I will talk about the best alternatives, and …
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 …
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. …