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IKEA smart switch + Home Assistant: pairing, en...
This is the guide format Hassify exists for: a real device, paired in a real Melbourne home, with the exact entities it gives you in Home Assistant. We don't even...
IKEA smart switch + Home Assistant: pairing, en...
This is the guide format Hassify exists for: a real device, paired in a real Melbourne home, with the exact entities it gives you in Home Assistant. We don't even...
Security cameras without the cloud — the Frigat...
Cloud cameras are subscription machines that upload your backyard to someone else's computer. The local alternative is genuinely better — it's just less advertised. The stackPoE cameras (wired power +...
Security cameras without the cloud — the Frigat...
Cloud cameras are subscription machines that upload your backyard to someone else's computer. The local alternative is genuinely better — it's just less advertised. The stackPoE cameras (wired power +...
Energy monitoring with Home Assistant in Australia
With AU electricity prices where they are, the fastest ROI in the smart home is knowing where the kilowatts go. Level 1: plug-level ($35)An Energy-monitoring plug on any suspect appliance....
Energy monitoring with Home Assistant in Australia
With AU electricity prices where they are, the fastest ROI in the smart home is knowing where the kilowatts go. Level 1: plug-level ($35)An Energy-monitoring plug on any suspect appliance....
Motion sensors vs mmWave presence — when to use...
The difference between a smart home that feels magic and one that strands you in a dark bathroom is presence detection. PIR motion: the workhorseA Motion sensor sees moving heat....
Motion sensors vs mmWave presence — when to use...
The difference between a smart home that feels magic and one that strands you in a dark bathroom is presence detection. PIR motion: the workhorseA Motion sensor sees moving heat....
Zigbee vs Wi-Fi for a private smart home
Both can be local. They fail differently, and the right answer is usually "both, deliberately." Zigbee: the sensor networkBuilt for tiny batteries and mesh reliability. A coin cell runs an...
Zigbee vs Wi-Fi for a private smart home
Both can be local. They fail differently, and the right answer is usually "both, deliberately." Zigbee: the sensor networkBuilt for tiny batteries and mesh reliability. A coin cell runs an...
Home Assistant Green vs Yellow vs DIY — which b...
Three ways to run Home Assistant, one honest decision tree. Green: the default answerThe Green is $279 of never-think-about-it: silent, 2 watts, official, updates itself. Its one limitation — no...
Home Assistant Green vs Yellow vs DIY — which b...
Three ways to run Home Assistant, one honest decision tree. Green: the default answerThe Green is $279 of never-think-about-it: silent, 2 watts, official, updates itself. Its one limitation — no...