I set up a Firawalla Orange router at home, and it's a bigger security upgrade than expected

The Firewalla Orange makes network monitoring and security accessible for home setups, small businesses, and more.
How-To Geek on MSN

Your MQTT broker might be public (here's how to tell)

Broke, broker, brokest.
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Home Assistant can automate things Alexa and Google Home can't even attempt, and it runs on a $35 board

Cheaper and better, what's not to love?

I turned a Raspberry Pi 5 into a real SSD-powered PC for less than $200

PCWorld demonstrates building a high-performance Raspberry Pi 5 computer with NVMe SSD storage for under $200, requiring the 8GB Pi 5, M.2 HAT, and compatible power supply. The SSD upgrade via PCI ...