automation

Your smart home will outlast your smart home hub—here’s how to plan for it

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Your smart home will outlast your smart home hub—here’s how to plan for it

Adam Davidson May 3, 2026

Hub today, gone tomorrow.

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3 Home Assistant projects to do more with your smart home this weekend (May 1 – 3)

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

3 Home Assistant projects to do more with your smart home this weekend (May 1 – 3)

Adam Davidson May 1, 2026

Great projects don't have to be flashy.

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Tired of hunting through logs? Here’s how I automated the entire process

• automation
• Programming
• Python
• Technology

Tired of hunting through logs? Here’s how I automated the entire process

Zunaid Ali April 28, 2026

Now a tiny script turns them into clean, shareable error reports in seconds.

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Sunrise and sunset are ruining Home Assistant’s adaptive lighting—use your own schedule instead

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Sunrise and sunset are ruining Home Assistant’s adaptive lighting—use your own schedule instead

Adam Davidson April 27, 2026

Rise and shine.

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I replaced my smart speakers with this open-source setup, and I’m never going back

• Alexa
• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

I replaced my smart speakers with this open-source setup, and I’m never going back

Adam Davidson April 26, 2026

Alexa, your services are no longer required.

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I had no idea Home Assistant and Sonos could work this well together

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Sonos
• Technology

I had no idea Home Assistant and Sonos could work this well together

Adam Davidson April 25, 2026

I'm never touching that awful app again.

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Swapping schedules for sensors made my Home Assistant setup feel human

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Swapping schedules for sensors made my Home Assistant setup feel human

Adam Davidson April 25, 2026

Life doesn't always run to schedule.

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Stop buying new smart home devices—your old ones probably work with Home Assistant now

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Stop buying new smart home devices—your old ones probably work with Home Assistant now

Adam Davidson April 24, 2026

More devices gain support every month.

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4 reasons why Wi-Fi is the enemy of your smart home (and what you should use instead)

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Home Security
• Smart Home
• Technology
• Wi-Fi Routers

4 reasons why Wi-Fi is the enemy of your smart home (and what you should use instead)

Tim Brookes April 24, 2026

Set yourself up for success by ditching Wi-Fi where possible.

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Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (April 24-26)

• Alexa
• automation
• Google Home
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (April 24-26)

Adam Davidson April 23, 2026

Set up your own local smart speakers.

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