Tag: home assistant

OpenSprinkler Review: Replacing Hunter PRO-C for Local Home Assistant Irrigation Control

If you've been following my smart home journey, you know my goal is always local first. No cloud dependencies, no monthly fees, no "sorry our servers are down" moments when…

June 21, 2026home assistant, home automation, irrigation, local control, opensprinkler, smart home

Home Automation

Optimizing Home Assistant: Reduce Wasted Resources with Duplicate OneDrive Backups

If you've been using Home Assistant for a while, you might have installed the popular OneDrive Backup addon to automatically sync your backups to the cloud. But Home Assistant overhauled…

December 9, 2025backups, home assistant, home automation, optimizing home assistant

Home Automation Tech

Aqara M100 Hub Setup and Review

If you've explored the smart home world, you know that Zigbee devices often get a bad reputation for reliability issues. This stems partly from Zigbee's open-source nature, which I covered…

May 2, 2025aqara, home assistant, home automation, thread

Home Automation Tech

Getting Started with Home Assistant

In a world overflowing with smart home options – Alexa, Google, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings – one platform stands out as the holy grail for tech enthusiasts: Home Assistant. If…

April 21, 2025home assistant, home automation