Level up your automations by building a sensor that thinks. This post details a “Weighted Confidence Sensor” that uses a scoring system to understand nuanced states, making your smart home more reliable and intelligent.
This post teaches a cornerstone of good smart home design: separating the action from the condition. Learn the “Gatekeeper Pattern” to create a powerful Home Assistant setup that is robust, orderly, and sustainable.
Simplify your Home Assistant notifications with this universal script. Its “fire-and-forget” design intelligently handles complex photo URLs and multiple users, making your automations cleaner, more robust, and incredibly easy to manage.
Sometimes the simplest automations have the biggest impact. Learn to synchronize two switches in Home Assistant, solving a common annoyance and making your smart home feel more polished, predictable, and intuitive.
From model selection to hardware, this is your blueprint for private AI in the home. Our “Good, Better, Best” guide helps you plan and build a powerful, local AI assistant that you truly own.
The Echelon smart bike controversy is a painful lesson in digital ownership. A mandatory firmware update has locked users out of third-party apps, proving that the hardware you paid for may not truly belong to you.
Provide your senior loved ones with a powerful safety net at home. This guide covers the essential smart home automations for fall detection and emergency response that enhance their independence and your peace of mind.
How did Mozilla, a champion of the open web, spark a community revolt with a single sentence? We deconstruct the Firefox privacy controversy and the critical lessons it teaches about digital trust and local control.