It’s true that robot vacuum cleaners have stormed into smart homes everywhere. Almost every smart homeowner has simplified their housecleaning tasks by using one. Undoubtedly, they run flawlessly! Despite their brilliant effectiveness, …
I’ve written about many different aspects of my smart home over the years. However, I haven’t dedicated an article to my surveillance system, powered by ZoneMinder. Maybe I haven’t written about it …
After much fanfare, Matter is finally here! Matter is a new common language for smart home products designed to eliminate compatibility issues and simplify smart device setup. But do you have the …
If you’re reading this article, chances are you’ve heard about Matter in the news. But what is it? How does it affect your smart home? You’ve come to the right place to …
I love Home Assistant, and it truly is the central intelligence of my smart home. I currently run my production instance of Home Assistant in a Python virtual environment in an Ubuntu …
SwitchBot is a company that has been putting out impressive, inexpensive, and easy-to-use smart home products. I recently installed the Blind Tilt and integrated it with the SwitchBot hub, and I am …
One of the things I really wish I had done when I moved into this house was install blinds that could be automated. Alas, with so many things to think of when …