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2026
The €5 IKEA button has a secret Zigbee mode – and I'll show you how to use it
Raspberry Pi out, ZimaBoard in – this surprised me
The automation you hopefully never need – but absolutely should have
IKEA vs. Eve: Which Matter over Thread Sensors Are Really Worth It?
Is Zigbee Dead Now? Matter & Thread – 10 Answers You Need to Know
5 New Automation Mistakes in Home Assistant – Are You Affected Too?
XSense Smoke Detectors in the Test: How Secure Is the New Smart Home Integration?
Smart Garage 2.0: Garage Door, Lighting & Automations with Shelly Blue
DJI robot vacuum hacked: 7,000 strangers' living rooms via a master key
3 Smart Home devices I would buy AGAIN and again!
3 Smart Home fails: devices I would NOT buy today!
Bose Had to Back Down! Open Source Community Saves SoundTouch Speakers
Never Water Wrong Again! Zigbee Soil Moisture Sensor in Real-World Testing
Home Assistant A-Z: O is for Offline – Does Your Smart Home Work Without Internet?
2025
Home Assistant A-Z: N is for Night Mode – Never Blinded at Night Again!
Home Assistant A-Z: M is for MQTT – The Invisible Glue of Your Smart Home
Home Assistant A-Z: L is for Light – From Simple to Creative
Home Assistant A-Z: K is for AI – Why Artificial Intelligence Does (Not) Belong in Smart Home
Charging Your EV Without Cloud: EVCC – The Intelligent EV Charger Controller!
Home Assistant A-Z: J is for Blinds - More Than Just Up and Down
Replace Your Tablet Battery Yourself – How to Save Your Old Device in 20 Minutes!
Make Your Blinds Smart with Shelly – No Cloud, Local, and Affordable!
When Your Smart Home Suddenly Goes Dumb – And What You Can Do About It
Home Assistant A-Z: G is for Devices – Why Home Assistant Brings Everything Together
Home Assistant A-Z: I is for Integrations - The Power of Connections
Done with Annoying Thermostats! Shelly Makes Your Heating Smart
Home Assistant A-Z: H is for Helpers - The Secret Heroes of Your Automations
ESPHome After the Security Vulnerability: Irresponsible or Still Acceptable?
Repairing BROKEN Shellys – the 30 CENT Fix That Actually Works!
ESPHome Security Vulnerability: Critical CVE Affects All ESP32 Devices – Live Hack Demonstrates the Problem
Repairing the Sonoff S20 Smart Plug: The 26-Cent Fix
Home Assistant Remote Access: Securely Access Your Smart Home from Anywhere
Home Assistant AI Automations: Why the New Suggest Feature Can Be Dangerous
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 Clearly Explained: How to PROPERLY Secure Your Smart Home!
Make Your Washing Machine & Dishwasher Smart? 5 Things You Should Know!
These 5 Automation Mistakes Everyone Has Made in Home Assistant
Home Assistant Automation Modes for Beginners Explained - So Everyone Gets It!
SSH Access with YubiKey: How to Properly Secure Your Smart Home Server
GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus as a Smart Home Hub – Review & Comparison
Make Any Dishwasher Smart – No Cloud, No Rewiring
Robot Vacuums in the Smart Home - The Underestimated Data Hog
Pollen Alert on Your Dashboard: Never Forget Your Allergy Meds Again with Home Assistant!
4 Smart Tricks for Your Dashboard – Never Miss Anything Important Again
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 in 2025.1 – Your Data Safe and Recoverable at Any Time
Cloud Integrations vs. Local Integrations