… Related I run my entire smart home from a single mini PC with Home Assistant If you'd have told me my smart home would be controlled from one box I wouldn't have believed you Picking hardware to install Home Assistant Easy choices for a local smart home After letting go of the Google Home Mini, I s… …
… Consumer smart homes like Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings are built on a house of cards, the cloud . …
… If you're already waist-deep in the Google ecosystem, then I could see opting for Gemini for that alone. It's a Google utility that integrates nicely with the rest of the company's product suite. …
… However, after finding his home at MakeUseOf in February 2019, he would eventually move on to its sister site, XDA, to bring the latest and greatest in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics. Sign in to your XDA account Summary GNOME 50 removes Google Drive integration from Nautilus. …
… Related Google says it's “rethinking laptops again” with its new Android-powered Googlebook The successor to the Chromebook and Chrome OS has finally been officially revealed
… Related I've stopped recommending Synology to friends, and here's what I tell them to use instead There are plenty of other options for NAS enthusiasts besides Synology DSM is a great starting point A solid sprinboard for NAS deployment Once running NAS and some packages don't feel anywhere near as… …
… Besides the Immich integration, Nextcloud can access a couple of other services in my home lab to varying degrees. The Home Assistant integration lets me save selective YAML code from my HASS dashboards to pull certain device toggles and information blocks on Nextcloud’s homepage. …
… Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Home Assistant is an open-source smart home hub. Android compatible Yes See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store See at Home Assistant
… Whether I’m tracking the CPU temperature of my HP Spectre or automating the lights in my Surat home, I can treat my physical environment like a massive API. I have switched from cloud triggers and started exploring local protocols like Zigbee and Matter. …
… To give you an idea of what's considered out of scope, imagine a home server running OpenClaw, shared between a couple so they can both DM the assistant from their phones, connected to Google and GitHub so the agent can do things on their behalf. …