Category Archives: Smart Home

The tiny smart home sensor that everyone should have (even if you don’t have a smart home)

Posted on July 20, 2026 by dkohn96

https://www.howtogeek.com/tiny-smart-home-sensor-everyone-needs/

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These 7 ESP32 projects will save you way more than they cost to build

Posted on July 19, 2026 by dkohn96

https://www.howtogeek.com/esp32-projects-save-more-than-they-cost/

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The Free Software Media System – Jellyfin

Posted on July 14, 2026 by dkohn96

https://jellyfin.org/

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Makerfabs MaUWB for Home Assistant – An ESP32-S3 UWB module with PoE and enclosure – CNX Software

Posted on July 9, 2026 by dkohn96

https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/09/makerfabs-mauwb-for-home-assistant-an-esp32-s3-uwb-module-with-poe-and-enclosure/?amp=1

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IBM Home Director: Home Automation In 1996 | Hackaday

Posted on July 9, 2026 by dkohn96

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/ibm-home-director-home-automation-in-1996/

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Smart Home poster

Posted on June 25, 2026 by dkohn96
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These are the 7 most useful resources every Home Assistant user should know about

Posted on June 22, 2026 by dkohn96

https://www.howtogeek.com/most-useful-home-assistant-resources/

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ESP8266 Board with Home Assistant (MQTT Discovery) Example

Posted on June 18, 2026 by dkohn96

https://gist.github.com/Resinchem/ecd86dfb52bd699c79acfa80cd348d7b

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Home Assistant users are building smarter homes than Google and Amazon ever will

Posted on June 16, 2026 by dkohn96

https://www.xda-developers.com/home-assistant-users-are-building-smarter-homes-than-google-and-amazon-ever-will/

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5 Raspberry Pi projects I’m self-hosting this year instead of wasting money on monthly subscriptions

Posted on June 15, 2026 by dkohn96

https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-projects-self-hosting-this-year-instead-of-paying-monthly/

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