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2026
3,500 km EV Road Trip: Charging with a Portable Wallbox
Plug In a USB Stick, Own the Device – the FatFs Flaw
From EASY to NERD: 3 Smart Home Devices Nobody Knows
Shelly Installation: 5 Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes
Thermal Imaging in the Smart Home: 5 Use Cases
Smart Home Time Bombs: Cloud Dies, Device Dies
The €5 IKEA Button's Secret Zigbee Mode – How to Use It
Raspberry Pi out, ZimaBoard in – this surprised me
The Automation You Never Want – But Must Have
IKEA vs. Eve: Which Matter over Thread Sensors Win?
Is Zigbee Dead? Matter & Thread – 10 Key Answers
5 New Automation Mistakes in Home Assistant
XSense Smoke Detectors Tested: How Secure Are They?
Smart Garage with Shelly Blue: Door, Light & More
DJI Robot Vacuum Hacked: 7,000 Living Rooms Exposed
3 Smart Home devices I would buy AGAIN and again!
3 Smart Home fails: devices I would NOT buy today!
Open Source Saves Bose SoundTouch – Bose Backs Down
Zigbee Soil Moisture Sensor Tested: Never Overwater
Home Assistant A-Z: O is for Offline – No Internet?
2025
Home Assistant A-Z: N is for Night Mode
Home Assistant A-Z: M is for MQTT – The Invisible Glue
Home Assistant A-Z: L is for Light – Simple to Creative
Home Assistant A-Z: K is for AI – Does AI Belong?
Charge Your EV Without Cloud: EVCC Controls the Wallbox
Home Assistant A-Z: J is for Blinds
Replace Your Tablet Battery Yourself in 20 Minutes
Make Blinds Smart with Shelly: Local, No Cloud
When Your Smart Home Suddenly Goes Dumb – What to Do
Home Assistant A-Z: G is for Devices – All United
Home Assistant A-Z: I is for Integrations
Shelly Makes Your Heating Smart – No More Thermostats
Home Assistant A-Z: H is for Helpers – Secret Heroes
ESPHome After the Security Flaw: Still Acceptable?
Repairing Broken Shellys: the 30-Cent Fix That Works
ESPHome Security Flaw: Critical CVE Hits All ESP32 Devices
Repairing the Sonoff S20 Smart Plug: The 26-Cent Fix
Home Assistant Remote Access: Securely Connect Anywhere
Home Assistant AI Automations: How Dangerous Are They?
Home Assistant A-Z: E is for Entities
Home Assistant A-Z: D is for Dashboard
Home Assistant A-Z: C is for Cloud Integrations
Home Assistant A-Z: B is for Blueprints
Home Assistant A-Z: A is for Automations
The Perfect Home Assistant Password
BSI Tips Explained: How to Properly Secure Your Smart Home
Make Your Washing Machine Smart? 5 Things to Know
5 Automation Mistakes Everyone Makes in Home Assistant
Home Assistant Automation Modes Explained for Beginners
SSH with YubiKey: Properly Secure Your Smart Home Server
GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus as a Smart Home Hub: Review
Make Any Dishwasher Smart – No Cloud, No Rewiring
Robot Vacuums: The Underestimated Smart Home Data Hog
Pollen Alert on Your Dashboard: Never Forget Allergy Meds
4 Dashboard Tricks So You Never Miss Anything
Remote Access with Cloudflare – Done Right!
Why Port Forwarding into Your Smart Home Is So Dangerous
Backing Up Home Assistant to Google Drive
Never Forget to Put the Bins Out Again with Home Assistant
Home Assistant Backups 2025.1: Restore Your Data Safely
Cloud Integrations vs. Local Integrations
