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Concept illustration of a home dashboard on a kitchen tablet, with lighting controls, a fictional calendar, dinner plans and a camera view, beside a compact home server.Home automation

One brain for your smart home

Bring your home's controls and everyday plans together, with a dashboard built around the way you live.

Read the article → Concept illustration of a warmly lit house beneath a purple October sky, with a skeletal storyteller, vampire, and witch emerging in colorful wisps from a smart speaker.Home automation

I gave my house a voice, a personality, and a memory

Thirteen secondhand Echo Dots, Home Assistant, and a very different idea of what a home assistant could be.

Read the article → Illustrated kitchen faucet dripping beside a snowy window, with the words Cold nights and outdoor chores: Practical Home Assistant ideas.Home automation ideas

Smart home help for cold nights and outdoor chores

Practical Home Assistant ideas for cold-night alerts, animal water, garden watering and outdoor chores.

Read the article → Illustration of Billy Bones, a smiling skeleton hanging from a lantern-lit porch pillar, beside the words Billy Bones Has Opinions.Halloween project idea

Give your Halloween skeleton something to say

Meet Billy Bones: a porch skeleton with costume-aware greetings, a voice and a little personality.

Read the article → Concept illustration of a retro gaming workbenchDIY project idea

Turn Old Hardware into Your Own Retro Arcade

A spare PC or Raspberry Pi could power your next game night, with original controllers and even a familiar console shell.

Read the article → SSD componentDecision guide

Upgrade it—or replace it?

Six questions to help frame the decision before money is spent.

Read the article → Repair benchService preparation

Before you bring in a computer.

A practical checklist for symptoms, accessories, data choices and privacy.

Read the article → Computer hardwarePerformance

A slow PC: what to notice first.

Observations that make the first conversation more useful.

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