… Spend 20 minutes installing a local service wrapper on your rig tonight. Turn your PC into an architectural smart home anchor and finally experience automation that actually understands what you're doing. …
… If one of your cloud files has a local copy and you haven't used it in 30 days, the local copy can automatically be removed, and of course, you can also change this to happen more quickly or more slowly, if you prefer . …
… Evaluating 10 frontier and 27 local LLMs reveals two key findings. …
… Automations and actions feel instant. My routines and scenes work without a hiccup. My smart home has over 12 different smart devices connected — a mix of Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. I trimmed down automations to under 20 and have a large majority of devices working locally. …
… For me, that means changing three settings: Brightness , the Backlight , and Local Dimming. In my case, I have brightness set to 55 , Backlight adjusted to 75 , and Local Dimming on to Medium . …
… Once I did that, it genuinely changed how I approach automation. Related 6 ways anyone can use LM Studio and a local LLM on their PC Most people can find a use for a local LLM on their PC, and here's how I use mine. …
… There’s also the question of what kind of automation this actually replaces. If your idea of PC automation is tied to local applications, desktop clicks, or weird little utilities you’ve been nursing along for years, Routines are not going to swallow all of that overnight. …
… I mapped a local folder on my SSD to the /config directory inside the container. This meant that no matter how many times I updated or moved the container, my automations, dashboards, and integrations remained untouched. …
… All this reduces friction for mainstream users who want automation without the overhead of building logic, but then, you also cede the discovery and initial configuration of automations to Google’s model. …
… Microsoft built a solid automation tool and then set it to react instead of prevent. …
