Check out the ultimate techy phone for the smart home enthusiast! This phone is packed with features to control all your favorite smart home devices and make home assistant integration a breeze. S ee how this new technology can become…
Get your Christmas lights fully automated with Tasmota and Home Assistant — no crawling under the tree at 5pm ever again. This step‑by‑step guide shows you how to flash/connect a Tasmota smart plug, secure the web admin, set local timers,…
What would I do if I lost everything and had to rebuild my smart home from scratch in 2025—with just £1,000? In this video, I walk you through exactly how I’d restart my Home Assistant setup from the ground up.…
Struggling with Zigbee devices dropping off your network, failing to respond, or mysteriously vanishing from HomeAssistant? This video is your ultimate guide to fixing flaky Zigbee setups using Zigbee2MQTT. From signal troubleshooting and device availability to network mapping and Home…
Ready to make your smart home smarter—and sassier? In this video, I walk through how to integrate OpenAI with Home Assistant, from API key setup to voice assistant configuration. You’ll see how to expose entities, ask questions, control devices, and…
On Monday, AWS had a major DNS outage that knocked out smart devices across the globe — but not mine. In this video, I explain how my smart home stayed functional thanks to HomeAssistant, local automations, and a healthy dose…
I wasn’t sure what to film today… and then it hit me like a Zigbee packet to the face. Let’s talk about Matter bulbs — what they are, how they’re different from your average WiFiBulbs / smart bulbs, and why…
Ever screamed at your smarthome and wondered why it’s dumber than your toaster? This video flips the script—turning HomeAssistant from a rule-based rage machine into a conversational AI that actually gets you. We dive deep into intent recognition, Ollama model…
Ever wondered if you really need a wall-mounted dashboard for your smart home? In this video, I dive into the world of Home Assistant dashboards—from the basics of wall setups to lazy ways of creating powerful dashboards with just a…
In part three of my “Complete Rubbish” series, bin day automation gets a voice—and a vengeance. So you have a home assistant automation that tells you :- Is a dashboard to tell you what bins to put out Is lights…
