Adam Davidson

These 5 ESP32 projects still work when your internet dies

• DIY
• ESP32
• Single-Board Computers
• Technology
• Wi-Fi Routers

These 5 ESP32 projects still work when your internet dies

Adam Davidson July 2, 2026

No Wi-Fi, no problem.

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Stop wasting Claude’s quota on long conversations—using projects can fix it

• AI & Machine Learning
• ChatGPT
• Claude
• Technology

Stop wasting Claude’s quota on long conversations—using projects can fix it

Adam Davidson July 1, 2026

Use your quota more efficiently.

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Your Echo Dot can quietly extend your Wi-Fi—and it costs nothing extra

• Amazon
• Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
• Amazon eero Max 7 Mesh Wi-Fi Router
• Smart Home
• Technology

Your Echo Dot can quietly extend your Wi-Fi—and it costs nothing extra

Adam Davidson July 1, 2026

Give your smart speakers a side hustle.

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I let Claude read my DNS log, and it told me things about my network I never would’ve known otherwise

• AI & Machine Learning
• Claude
• Home Assistant
• Pi-Hole
• Technology

I let Claude read my DNS log, and it told me things about my network I never would’ve known otherwise

Adam Davidson June 29, 2026

Turns out my washing machine calls Tokyo once a minute.

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5 uses for my Kindle that aren’t reading books

• Amazon
• Hobbies
• Home Assistant
• Kindle
• Technology

5 uses for my Kindle that aren’t reading books

Adam Davidson June 29, 2026

A jailbroken Kindle can do so much more.

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I don’t trust Amazon Echo speakers anymore, so I turned mine into a Bluetooth speaker with no cloud connection

• Alexa
• Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
• Bluetooth
• Smart Home
• Technology

I don’t trust Amazon Echo speakers anymore, so I turned mine into a Bluetooth speaker with no cloud connection

Adam Davidson June 29, 2026

Alexa, you can go home now.

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My Echo Show was contacting Amazon’s advertising service 105 times in two hours—I finally ditched it

• Alexa
• Amazon
• Networking
• Pi-Hole
• Technology

My Echo Show was contacting Amazon’s advertising service 105 times in two hours—I finally ditched it

Adam Davidson June 28, 2026

I ran a Pi-hole on my home network and it convinced me to unplug my Amazon Echo...

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Why your Matter devices keep failing—and the one setting that fixes it

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Why your Matter devices keep failing—and the one setting that fixes it

Adam Davidson June 28, 2026

A simple router tweak can fix everything.

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I gave my old Chromebook a second life as a dedicated Home Assistant terminal

• Chromebook
• Google
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

I gave my old Chromebook a second life as a dedicated Home Assistant terminal

Adam Davidson June 28, 2026

Running my smart home from a dumb computer.

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3.14 reasons I still use a Raspberry Pi

• Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi 5
• Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
• Single-Board Computers
• Technology

3.14 reasons I still use a Raspberry Pi

Adam Davidson June 26, 2026

The life of Pi.

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