9 Ways a Smart Home Improves Safety and Security
Smart homes are great for making your life easier and making your home feel more modern, or even futuristic. A lot of the features in my smart home are for convenience (e.g. …
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4 Important DIY Smarthome Truths
There is a ton of information on the Internet about smarthomes. If you google smarthomes you’ll get lots of advice, definitions, and tutorials about building a smarthome. Here at HomeTechHacker we also …
How Home Assistant Runs My Irrigation Controller
Long before I got into Home Assistant, or even my journey with the Vera controller before it, I had a “smart” irrigation controller. My house came with some Rain Bird controller that …
2019 HomeTechHacker Year In Review
A lot has happened at HomeTechHacker in 2019. My smarthome has evolved quite a bit over this year. I’ve written about lots of different topics that have hopefully helped you. In this …
My Smarthome Evolution: Part 3 – Current State
Welcome to part 3 of my 4 part series about my smarthome evolution. In Part 1, I discussed my start in developing my smarthome. My smarthome evolution to actually having smart gadgets …
Creating a Smart Fireplace Switch With A Shelly Relay
“Ok Google, turn on my fireplace” sounds both exciting and scary. Creating a smart fireplace switch is something I have been interested in for a long time. I hesitated due to perceived …
My Smarthome Evolution: Part 1 – The Beginning
Most of what I write on this site is related to where my smart home is now. However, I started making my home smart over a decade ago. Everyone has to start …