Smart Home

5 uncomfortable truths about your Zigbee smart home

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

5 uncomfortable truths about your Zigbee smart home

Adam Davidson March 10, 2026

Small packets, big drama.

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Your MQTT broker might be public (here’s how to tell)

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Your MQTT broker might be public (here’s how to tell)

Adam Davidson March 9, 2026

Broke, broker, brokest.

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These homelab uptime tricks made my Home Assistant setup virtually unstoppable

• Home Assistant
• Homelab
• Smart Home
• Technology

These homelab uptime tricks made my Home Assistant setup virtually unstoppable

Adam Davidson March 8, 2026

Keep your smart home up and running.

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5 things smart bulbs give you that smart switches don’t

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

5 things smart bulbs give you that smart switches don’t

Adam Davidson March 8, 2026

Let there be light.

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6 things I’ve learned after a decade of using rooftop solar

• Portable Power Station
• Smart Home
• Technology

6 things I’ve learned after a decade of using rooftop solar

Bertel King March 7, 2026

Free energy never gets old.

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I set up a smart home panic button, and it’s the one device I hope I never use

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

I set up a smart home panic button, and it’s the one device I hope I never use

Adam Davidson March 7, 2026

Better safe than sorry.

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5 essential smart security devices for your home (that aren’t cameras)

• Home Security
• Smart
• Smart Home
• Technology

5 essential smart security devices for your home (that aren’t cameras)

Jorge A. Aguilar March 7, 2026

Sometimes you need a whole smart home defense system to keep out trespassers.

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I added my computer to Home Assistant, and you should too

• Home Assistant
• laptops
• Smart Home
• Technology

I added my computer to Home Assistant, and you should too

Tim Brookes March 7, 2026

Use your computer's states as a trigger for your smart home devices.

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6 smart home myths you should stop believing today

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

6 smart home myths you should stop believing today

Tim Brookes March 6, 2026

How many of these do you still believe?

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3 ridiculous Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (March 6 – 8)

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

3 ridiculous Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (March 6 – 8)

Adam Davidson March 6, 2026

The cake is a lie.

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