I swapped a cluttered collection of smart home apps with a custom Home Assistant dashboard to manage my entire home ...

Running my smart home from a dumb computer.

Have you ever imagined a home that anticipates your every need—lights that adjust to your mood, a thermostat that syncs with the weather, or security systems that work seamlessly in the background?

I gave Claude access to my Home Assistant. It helped me audit, debug, and improve my smart home better than I ever could have.

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

The brand-new Home Assistant Yellow box had been collecting dust in my “gadgets to install” cardboard box for four months, with me randomly sighing and proclaiming to my husband, “We should set up ...