A Raspberry Pi is a great choice for hosting power user smart home tools. See how to quickly get a cheap headless server up and running for your first project.

Are you feeling constrained by your smart home platform but find Home Assistant to be a bit daunting? This guide will lay out some basics to help you jump in.

Security, Reliability, Ease of Use and no hub? Check out what the newest IoT protocol on the market brings to the table.

While Apple’s HomeKit has been designed to be easily accessible to the ordinary iPhone user, not having a permanent controlling device results in significant limitations

Smart homes benefit from more and better sensors in order to drive smarter automated behaviors. But it can be frustrating being limited to the room level. We look at home Ultra-Wideband technology can solve this.

MQTT is one of the workhorse protocols in the smart home. Learn about its features and how it works in this concise guide.

Outdoor cameras options are a bit limited for HomeKit, but thanks to this tool we can use inexpensive Reolink cameras to fill the gap.

Want to connect your Ring devices to HomeKit? Well, here’s how to do it without breaking the bank, and tearing your hair out.

Presence, Motion, Occupancy…is there a difference? Does it matter? Learn about the differences before jumping into motion-based automations.

The Hue app has many limitations on button controls and switches, but with a raft of new features we can finally get down to business.

Apple Home is generally easy to use, but there are some handy features that you might not know about. Check out these tips to get the most out of the app.

Motion controlled lighting should be easy, but when it doesn’t work right in HomeKit we have a couple of alternatives.

Smart lighting your shelves can really make a space but can also be a pain. This method is easy and still effective.

Getting the right alerts from your security cameras is vital. Here's How I go about optimizing smart camera motion detection for reliability and battery life.

Learn about the difference between event-based and continuous recording cameras and why you would choose each.

Sometimes the perfect smart gadget doesn't support HomeKit. Find out about this third-party solution for getting more smart devices into your home setup.