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