BGR writer - There's no need for a hub anymore!
*proceeds to recommend a hub*
https://www.bgr.com/2111924/why-no-one-needs-smart-home-hub-anymore/
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TJ
@tj@hometech.social
mastodon 4.6.9HomeTech.fm host, AV Integrator, small business owner.
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Finalizing my layout 👀
RE: https://hometech.social/@tj/115986233780143003
I've spent two days on and off trying to update my Zooz Z-Wave stick and i've never longed for the death of #zwave as hard as I am right now.
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My weekend projects have arrived.
Migrating from my #zooz and #sonoff hubs to #homeassistant hubs. Moving my other hubs to the office so I can start my seed watering automations 😎
Another camera install finished.
Top patch panel is exterior cameras, bottom is interior.
My weekend projects have arrived.
Migrating from my #zooz and #sonoff hubs to #homeassistant hubs. Moving my other hubs to the office so I can start my seed watering automations 😎
> not me, ordering more trees for the house.
Spent some time making my pallet compost bins more attractive. I'll put fence pickets around the outside to help blend it in, and cut up pallet boards on the inside of the compost bin to help contain soil.
The pallets and boards are heat treated, whereas the fence pickets are pressure treated.
Spent Christmas morning getting the solar panel installed for the shed. It’s a very cloudy, but warm, day here in #columbusohio.
My new #ecoflow battery is pretty great. Whole setup (battery, solar panel, mount, cable) was less than $500. I’ll look into tidying the cable up once I confirm location.
Gardening season is upon us, just ignore the snow.
I am live tonight at 9 PM EST on Home Gadget Geeks. We're talking about my shed/solar project, CES 2026, and smart gardening. Tune in now or listen to the episode later.
I'm from the Midwest, so I like to do all my outdoor stuff right before it snows.
Got three new beds built and I put pickets around my compost bin. The pickets are frozen 😂
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@GavinCampbell@hometech.social @AwsmSpaceMonkey@twit.social I can get behind tiny screens on chargers and batteries, not sure I would like them on my cables tho
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@rnDoug@hometech.social Third Reality is great, I use a lot of their devices.
Check out Zooz as well for affordable devices, though they are Z-Wave :)