Smart Home

Home Assistant is incomplete without this essential plug-in—here’s why

• DIY
• Home Assistant
• Homelab
• Self Hosted
• Smart Home
• Technology

Home Assistant is incomplete without this essential plug-in—here’s why

Patrick Campanale May 2, 2026

This is the Home Assistant add-on you should install before anything else

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Claude and Codex vibe coding are putting your smart home at risk

• ChatGPT
• Home Assistant
• OpenAI
• Smart Home
• Technology

Claude and Codex vibe coding are putting your smart home at risk

Adam Davidson May 2, 2026

The vibes are off.

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5 ESP32 projects you can finish in under 1 hour

• DIY
• ESP32
• Hobbies
• Smart Home
• Technology

5 ESP32 projects you can finish in under 1 hour

Patrick Campanale May 2, 2026

5 quick projects that actually solve real problems

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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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Home Assistant’s Alexa and Google Home integrations are better than the real thing—here’s why

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

Home Assistant’s Alexa and Google Home integrations are better than the real thing—here’s why

Adam Davidson April 30, 2026

Alexa, let me talk to Home Assistant.

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Alexa+ helped me realize that “smarter” voice assistants are mostly just rude

• Alexa
• Smart
• Smart Home
• Technology

Alexa+ helped me realize that “smarter” voice assistants are mostly just rude

Jorge A. Aguilar April 27, 2026

'Conversational' often means condescending when it comes to AI.

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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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This open-source app changed how I approach ESP32 projects

• ESP32
• Raspberry Pi
• Single-Board Computers
• Smart Home
• Technology

This open-source app changed how I approach ESP32 projects

Nick Lewis April 26, 2026

Write and test first, then buy the hardware you need.

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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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