Use Your Smart Home Devices to Help You Work From Home
That pair of smart lights in your home, the customizable Flic button on your desk, your voice assistant of choice, and the smart outlet...
Build a Twitter-Based Home Automation System with a Raspberry Pi
There are all sorts of variations on Raspberry Pi-powered home automation systems, but ARM Tutorials shows off a pretty simple project that uses Twitter...
Everything You Need to Do to Secure Your Raspberry Pi Home Automation Projects
When you’re working with connected devices or home automation projects on the Raspberry Pi, it’s important to lock down your Raspberry Pi so it’s...
Wrest control from a snooping smart speaker with this teachable ‘parasite’
What do you get when you put one internet-connected device on top of another? A little more control than you otherwise would in the...
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Microsoft tweaks Xbox and Teams services during 775 percent surge in cloud demand
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Microsoft is seeing a massive increase in demand for its cloud services during the...
Zigbee to MQTT gateway for less than $10
It’s been a few months since my post about Hubitat, and I have not been too happy with it. The MQTT bridge works, but...
TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi Light Switch, Dimmer HS220 review: A solid competitor in the in-wall...
I’ll cut to the chase: TP-Link’s Smart Wi-Fi Light Switch Dimmer (model HS220) is an in-wall switch that looks good and works well. Let’s...
