2025
2024
2023
- January 1 - Reolink Doorbell Review | The New BEST at $90?
- January 13 - Don't buy these 8TB/16TB SSD USB Scams!
- February 1 - Zigbee Coordinator Upgrade - ZStack 20221226 Released
- March 13 - Complete Temperature & Humidity Sensor Comparison Results
- April 10 - How To Guide - Tuya CloudCutter with ESPHome LibreTiny - No soldering
- May 24 - This DIY mmWave Presence Sensor Changed Everything - LD1125H How To Guide
- June 27 - How To Install Matter Server w/ Docker on Home Assistant!
- August 28 - UPDATED How To Guide - Tuya CloudCutter with ESPHome LibreTiny - No soldering
- September 3 - Wyze Outdoor Plug - BEST Home Assistant Bluetooth Proxy? Complete How-To
- December 27 - Geekom Mini IT12 Teardown and Review - i7-1260P - Time to learn Proxmox?
2022
- February 20 - How to Convert the Sonoff Zigbee Bridge into a Router / Repeater
- June 3 - WeatherFlow Tempest Review and How To Integrate w/ Home Assistant
- August 19 - Pre-flashed TASMOTA ESPHome Smart Switch & Dimmer w/ Home Assistant
- August 31 - Reolink Dual Lens 4K Security Camera with Person Tracking
- September 7 - Home Assistant Bluetooth Proxy - How To
- October 10 - ESPHome Dual Relay Garage Opener - myQ Killer
- October 24 - SwitchBot Tilt - Automate Your Existing Blinds
- November 7 - Tron Racer Lights - How To with LEDeez & WLED
- November 11 - Home Assistant ESPHome Bluetooth Active Proxies
- December 4 - How to FIX Home Assistant MQTT YAML Errors
2021
- January 10 - What's happening to the ESP8266? | Smart Home Local Control Issues
- February 6 - What is Zigbee? Staring a Smart Home in 2021
- February 6 - Smarter Laundry Voice Notifications | Sonoff S31 & Home Assistant
- February 10 - What is Zigbee and Z-Wave? Smart Home 2021
- February 18 - SONOFF L1 Lite LED Strip - Music Sync with Tasmota
- February 24 - UniFi 6 LR Access Point Review - Wi-Fi 6
- February 24 - Treatlife SL10 RGB CCW ESP Transplant
- March 7 - Wyze Outdoor Plug with Tasmota
- March 15 - Zigbee2MQTT with the Sonoff Zigbee Bridge
- March 19 - Gosund WO1 Smart Outlet - Power Monitoring with Tasmota
- March 25 - Sonoff Dual R3 in wall Smart Switch | ESP32 Power Monitoring & BLE | How to Setup Tasmota
- March 27 - How to Flash the Wyze Outdoor Plug - ESPHome or Tasmota - Local Control
- March 27 - DIY Smart Home Automation Media Server | unRaid How To Guide | Part 1
- April 24 - iTead Sonoff RF 433mhz Bridge R2 Hits the FCC
- April 27 - unRaid How To - Starting the Array and Installing Docker Containers
- May 20 - Security Camera Person Detection that just works! How to Setup Frigate with Home Assistant
- June 17 - NEW Amcrest AD410 2K Video Doorbell - RTSP & Person Detection
- June 17 - ALL Local Control Thermostat with MQTT and Home Assistant - Venstar T7900
- June 23 - New iTead Sonoff POW R3 - 25A Relay
- July 8 - iTead Sonoff iFan04-L - They listened!
- July 13 - Mass Tasmota Upgrades and Easy Management of Devices
- July 13 - How to Get Started with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant
- August 11 - Tuya Convert f.0 - Beginners Guide ESP8266 Transplant - TRUE Local Control
- August 21 - Zigbee Network Key Sniffing
- September 15 - Preflashed ESPHome / Tasmota Smart Bulbs with an Added Bonus - Kauf BLF10
- September 29 - Linkind ESP32 Smart Switch Deal
- October 12 - Sonoff NSPanel First Look - ESP32 Scene Controller
- October 12 - Pre-Flashed Athom Smart Bulbs, Plugs & Switches | ALL LOCAL Tasmota & ESPHome
- October 12 - Motion Sensors Tested and Reviewed! Worst and Best Zigbee PIR
- October 12 - DIY Home Power & Solar Energy Dashboard - Home Assistant w/ ESPHome
- November 24 - Tasmota Control of Zigbee Lights WithOUT Home Assistant or NodeRED
- December 1 - DIY Smart Garage Opener LOCAL Shelly Plus
- December 30 - Tasmota ESP32 Bluetooth Sensors Blerry How To with Home Assistant
- December 31 - New Sonoff Zigbee Bridge and Sensors hit the FCC - CC2652 based!
2020
- January 6 - Tuya Convert 2.3 Update | Flash Tuya Smartlife Devices | No Soldering! | Remove the cloud | Custom Firmware
- February 1 - WiFi Scene Controller with MQTT
- February 1 - Starting a DIY Smart Home - Ep#1 | Initial Walkthrough
- February 1 - Amcrest Video Doorbell | Local Storage | RTSP Integration with Blue Iris and Home Assistant
- February 7 - Starting a DIY Smart Home - Ep#2 | Home Assistant Install and Setup
- March 26 - DIY Smart Home - Ep#3 | Switch Install and Long Press Automations
- May 11 - Moes Garage Door Opener - Tasmota
- June 11 - DIY Smart Home - Ep#7 | Smart Garage Door Solutions | How to with no fees or cloud
- July 3 - The Treatlife Esmlfe Tasmota Fan Controller
- July 16 - Free your Smart Devices from the Cloud WITHOUT Soldering! The Tuya Clamp for Tasmota & ESPHome
- July 25 - How to use the Sonoff Zigbee Bridge with Home Assistant - Tasmota
- August 20 - Shelly Plug US with Power Monitoring - First Look
- September 10 - Tasmota Ready Smart Home Devices - No flashing and without the Cloud!
- October 28 - How to make CAT-5 Cable / Network Wire - EASY with Pass Through Ethernet
- December 3 - H.View 5MP PTZ Camera - Deja Vu?
- December 4 - How to Add Custom Panels in Home Assistant
- December 16 - Comparing the Best Security Cameras 2020 on a budget! 4K 8MP and 5MP
- December 23 - Treatlife Dual Indoor Dimmable Smart Plug (DP-20) ESP Transplant
2019
- January 6 - Smart Motion Sensor and Night Light - How To
- January 28 - Flash Tuya Smart Switches Over the Air - No soldering!
- March 4 - Sonoff RF Bridge Easy Setup with Tasmota Rules and the trigBoard
- March 4 - Smart Bulbs with Tasmota & ESPHome - Home Assistant
- March 4 - DIY ESPHome Multisensor - Temp, Humidity, RGB LED, Motion and LUX
- April 18 - LOHAS Smart Bulbs and a cool white/warm white bulb configured with ESPHome and Tasmota
- April 18 - DIY Smart Laundry - Electric Dryer Voice Notifications
- April 29 - 3 Way DIY Smart Dimming
- May 27 - 3 Way Smart Switch with Motion Activation
- July 6 - ESPHome on the Etekcity NightLight plug and 2 & 6 Channel Power Monitoring
- August 7 - Tuya Convert - What's Next? | Solderless Flashing Options
- August 11 - Wyze $5 Door/Motion Wireless Sensors - No Cloud or Camera Required - How To with Home Assistant
- August 18 - Power Monitoring with the ShellyEM
- September 1 - Reolink Argus Eco 1080p Solar Powered Camera Review
- September 17 - Anatomy of an RGB Smart Switch - Teardown and Flash Tasmota
- October 29 - Lohas RGBW Bulb Recovery via Serial USB
- November 1 - The Extensive Smart Light Comparison of 2019
- November 7 - Sonoff S31 - UL Listed - What's different?
- November 12 - How to Control a Smart Light with a Smart Switch - Tasmota Tips Episode 3
- November 21 - Tuya Convert 2 - Flash Tuya Smartlife Devices - No Soldering - Remove the cloud with Tasmota ESPHome
- December 10 - How to Control Smart Light Color and Brightness with a Dimmer - Tasmota Tips Episode 5
- December 24 - Sonoff iFan03 Install with Complete Fan Speed Control
- December 31 - Update of digiDIM Tasmota Bins 8.1.0.1
- December 31 - Amcrest PTZ Speed Dome Camera - 12x Optical Zoom - Integrated with Home Assistant and Blue Iris