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A roll of black PLA matte and basic PLA orange 3D printer filament.
I’ve never dried my 3D printer filament and I don’t regret it

Is this 3D printing's biggest myth?

Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone.
How I built a "Home Alone" automation that makes my smart home look lived in while I travel

Kevin's not here.

Ryobi tool bag
6 Ryobi tools under $130 worth adding to your collection

Affordable tools you'll love.

IKEA Bilresa remote controlling a Tradfri light.
5 smart home devices I refuse to spend a lot of money on

Save money in the right places.

Angled view of an Aqara thermostat hub W200.
This $160 smart thermostat tries to do so much but fails at the fundamentals

It works—just not in the ways that I'd hope

An image of an ION Tailgater Flash Bluetooth rechargeable speaker sitting on a table by a pool.
This Bluetooth speaker was e-waste until I fixed it for $20

I was ready to throw this Bluetooth speaker away, but a cheap battery replacement brought it back to life.

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A sheet of NFC tag stickers on a desk.
I fixed my family's smart bulb complaints with a 20-cent NFC tag

Sometimes a simple hack is enough.

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IKEA smart home haul close-up.
Unused smart home gadgets are slowing down your network (and costing you money)

It's time to trim some fat.

3D printing tree supports inside a Bambu Lab P2S 3D printer.
3D printing supports are frustrating—here are 5 tricks for dealing with them

Minimize supports and remove them cleanly.

An ESP32 board in a breakaway board, which makes prototyping easy.
Not all ESP32 boards are built equal—here's why the manufacturer actually matters

The cheapest boards might not be worth it.

A NFC tag stuck to a nightstand next to a bed.
I put an NFC tag under my nightstand to kill late-night smart home frustrations

Tapped out and ready to sleep.

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NERF alcohol cannon by YOYI Design on MakerWorld.
7 NERF dart blaster 3D printing projects to make this weekend (Jun 5 - 7)

These projects are a blast.

The Set Up a New Integration screen in Home Assistant on an iPhone.
Time-saving Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (Jun 5 - 7)

No need to reinvent the wheel.

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An ESP32 development board mounted to a breadboard with jumper wires connecting another breadboard.
5 easy ESP32 projects for absolute beginners to try this weekend (Jun 5 - 7)

Nailing the basics.

The TCL D1 Pro palm vein smart lock being unlocked with a hand on a green door.
5 smart home devices I’d never cheap out on

Sometimes you really do get what you pay for.

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A roll of black PLA matte and basic PLA orange 3D printer filament.
5 places you should use PETG instead of PLA when 3D printing (and what to know)

Don't just rely on PLA for everything.

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A TV showing a Home Assistant notification saying Yeah nice try bozo but you still havent made your dentist appointment The TV comes back on once youve booked it.-1
I turned my smart home into an AI-powered "Big Brother" just to see how dystopian it could get

Home Assistant is watching you.

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ACEMAGIC M5 mini PC opened upright showing accessible internal components.
3 Docker upgrades that will change how you run your homelab this weekend (Jun 5 - 7)

Set up server monitoring in 30 minutes with this tiny tool.

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A Benchy in an oven tray.
The Benchy world record is something every 3D printer owner needs to see

But not necessarily attempt.

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A 32GB microSD card halfway inserted into a Raspberry Pi 4b.
3 weekend Raspberry Pi projects that actually solve real problems at home (Jun 5 - 7)

Your Raspberry Pi can troubleshoot networks better than your laptop

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