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Matter promised to fix smart homes, but created a worse mess instead

… Until then, the dumb smart home remains more reliable than the Matter one. Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store See at Home Assistant

Apr 15, 2026 · Jasmine Mannan

Curtain automation is fun, but the weird smart home projects are where things get really useful

… A Thread Border Router's job is to connect the Thread mesh network to a broader IP-based network like your home Wi-Fi. Many modern smart home hubs, including the Apple HomePod mini and Google Nest Hub, include built-in Thread Border Routers. …

Apr 25, 2026 · Jasmine Mannan

A $40 streaming stick fixed everything wrong with my smart TV

… While this isn't a feature I take advantage of very often, since my smart home is built around Google Home, making it better suited to Gemini/Google Assistant, I found myself sometimes controlling the Hue lights in my living room with Alexa. …

May 27, 2026 · Patrick O'Rourke

AI agents are a security nightmare for home labs, and Tailscale just shipped a fix

… Sign in to your XDA account AI coding tools like Claude Code and Codex are fantastic for use in the home lab. I've been using them to generate automations for Home Assistant , figure out what I'm going wrong with networking, and tons of other things. …

Mar 22, 2026 · Joe Rice-Jones

These 4 free open-source apps fix what Google left broken on my Pixel phone

… Google ships Files by Google preinstalled, and it was a fantastic, lightweight utility that recently morphed into a billboard with an unhelpful homepage. …

Apr 19, 2026 · Chandraveer Mathur

I switched from Google Tasks to this self-hosted chore planner for a week and my house has never been cleaner

… Chorizard fixed what Google Tasks never could for my home routine I still use Google Tasks for actual tasks. …

May 16, 2026 · Dhruv Bhutani

Your new home's network is already broken — here are the 3 fixes that actually work

… Guest network isolation Protect your home from the smart home backdoor A great step is to create a dedicated guest Wi-Fi network or a separate VLAN specifically for smart home devices. It feels like in 2026, the average smart home is an attack surface. …

Apr 27, 2026 · Jasmine Mannan

TrueNAS just made sharing files from your NAS as easy as a Google Drive link

… Of course, free users can only set up one WebShare connection, but that's all you need for your home server. …

Mar 24, 2026 · João Carrasqueira

These 4 Google Pixel tweaks fixed the slowdown nobody talks about

… Related 6 features I immediately disable on my Google Pixel Even Google's clean take on Android needs a bit of tweaking. Suspend cached apps So they stop hogging CPU cycles When you swipe back to the homepage, the apps you were using don't just die. …

Mar 31, 2026 · Chandraveer Mathur

Tailscale replaced my dynamic DNS setup, and I stopped worrying about IP addresses entirely

… Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store See at Home Assistant How Tailscale works differently to provide remote access Provides a cleaner fix Using Tailscale, a WireGuard-based mesh VPN, turned out to be a str… …

May 9, 2026 · Samir Makwana

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