Plugs and Switches
What a Smart Plug Told Me About My Workshop Power Use
I plugged an energy monitoring smart plug into my table saw purely out of curiosity, expecting a boring confirmation of what I...
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Every guide we have published, newest first. Setup notes, honest reviews, and the occasional argument with advice that ignores what actually breaks once a device has been running for a year.
Plugs and Switches
I plugged an energy monitoring smart plug into my table saw purely out of curiosity, expecting a boring confirmation of what I...
Home Security
A neighbor's basement flooded while they were away for a long weekend, a sump pump failure that would have been caught within...
Buying Guides
A budget smart plug I bought for eight dollars during a flash sale worked perfectly for four months, then began randomly...
Home Security
A locksmith friend of mine, someone who has picked more locks professionally than he can count, still runs a traditional...
Automation and Routines
My thermostat automation quietly stopped working for three weeks last winter, and I did not notice until a genuinely cold...
Automation and Routines
Our regular game night runs long enough that the house itself needs to quietly adjust around it, lighting that shifts as the...