Guides to the “Intentional Planning” methodology, including steps for getting started, understanding your home’s unique needs, effective budgeting, and leveraging the Project Planning Workbook to create a cohesive blueprint.
Constant smart home frustrations arise from unreliable, cloud-dependent gadgets that fail to deliver on their promise. The true solution is a local control smart home, which ensures reliability, protects privacy, and creates a secure, user-centric living space.
To get to the heart of Smart Home Frustrations and answer “Why is my Smart Home So Unreliable?”, an AI analyzed thousands of threads and over 150,000 user posts to identify the most persistent and common user rants.
Your cloud-based smart home is architecturally incapable of becoming truly intelligent. We deconstruct the core flaws of the mainstream model and present a better path forward: a private, locally-controlled Thinking Home.
The stability of your entire Zigbee/Z-Wave network depends on one device: the coordinator. This guide covers the critical factors, from optimal placement to choosing a modern chipset, for building a truly resilient smart home.
Building a truly intelligent home doesn’t start with technology; it starts with a plan. This guide explains the non-negotiable first step: creating a comprehensive blueprint to ensure your smart home’s long-term success.
Zigbee vs. Z-Wave: Which mesh network is right for your smart home? This guide breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the two dominant protocols to help you build a robust and reliable system.
This is the roadmap I wish I had when I started my smart home journey. Learn from my failures and successes to build your own “Thinking Home” on a foundation of local control and intentional planning.
The secret to a successful smart home isn’t the tech; it’s the plan. This guide introduces Intentional Planning, a foundational methodology for designing a cohesive system that saves you money, time, and frustration.