Home Assistant's best upgrade costs nothing, but it changes everything
…And things go from a slight mess to complete chaos once you start checking out all the add-ons and integrations (including ones from HACS) I’ve configured on HASS. Heck, I…
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My favorite ESP32 project doesn't automate anything, and I haven't had to touch it in months
…clock and text. A Home Assistant automation watches whatever speaker is active, pulls the track name, pushes it to the display's text entity, and controls the display mode on a timer…
Gemini's Notebooks feature solved a workflow problem I didn't know I had
…The only thing not in there are the NotebookLM chats and content generated through Studio. Any Notebook created in Gemini also populates automatically in NotebookLM, and every conversation I had within the…
Your SSD health may be "Good," but disk write errors mean you should start worrying sooner
…You need to look beyond the percentage lifespan used, and check metrics like Media and Data Integrity Errors, Critical Warning , and Number of Error Information Log Entries . The first of these metrics…
The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes
…Sure enough, everything was fixed, and I just had to wait for another update to fix the bootloop. It was really cool to see Fedora automatically setting up a history of kernels…
I paired NotebookLM with Gemini, and it's the biggest upgrade I've made for my research
…Google connected NotebookLM to Gemini And your notebooks can be attached to a chat Google rolled out this integration back in December 2025 and didn’t really make a big fuss about…
I've been using Gemini's free tier for months, and it outperforms ChatGPT Plus
…It also automatically integrates images, diagrams, and YouTube videos into its explanations, so you're not just staring at text the whole time. Gemini also generates quizzes, flashcards, and study guides from…
VS Code's task runner saves me hours every week, but almost nobody knows it exists
…Select the one you want, and VS Code launches it in the integrated terminal. At this point, you have already automated your first workflow. The task runner can also combine multiple tasks…
10 quality-of-life services I self-host on my home lab
…Modifying the existing recipes and creating meal plans is also fairly easy on Mealie’s web UI, and you can use webhooks to integrate the app with notification and automation services. If…
Stop treating the Raspberry Pi 5 as a smart home hub — it's actually built for something bigger
…Automations are usually lightweight; sensors report in small bursts; and most integrations spend more time waiting for events than crunching data. A Raspberry Pi 5 can run that workload without breaking a…