I have recently tested the Seeed Mini Router to see if the manufacturer has managed to develop a proper Raspberry Pi router and it seems that this small device can also run the Home Assistant software. This way, you can gain the means to rely on an open source, privacy-focused home automation software to handle … Read more
I know that there may be better methods out there but this is the way I increased the size of a Raspberry Pi CM4 module since it would stubbornly prevent me from installing the Home Assistant image on an OpenWRT device. The method is fairly simple and it involves using GParted, but read on since … Read more
Ever since the not-for-profit Foundation made available the more powerful RPi 4 models, I knew that a Raspberry Pi router was only around the corner and here it is, in the form of the Mini Router from Seeed. It is, of course, a slightly stripped-down version of the RPi 4 B and, being a Compute … Read more
The Raspberry Pi Zero is currently the most affordable device from the Pi series and it was designed for both lighter projects where a Pi 3 B+ or Pi 4 would be severely underused and to help people in disadvantaged communities to build low-cost robots or to simply run a very basic OS. When I … Read more
After the Raspberry Pi 4 was released towards the middle of 2019, the better hardware got everybody excited about the prospect of running more powerful applications, but the increased performance always comes with more power draw, which, in turn, means a higher temperature. 52PI Ice Tower Cooler SeeedStudio.com Check Offer Amazon.com Check Offer This had … Read more
The WiFi mesh systems have brought simplicity in the home network management and minimalism in design, but, while this is a blessing for most users, it can become a major source of annoyance when trying to run some advanced applications or more complex network configurations. Unlike some of its peers, the Netgear Orbi has offered … Read more
It has been about three years after Google started conquering the home-suitable networking market with its Google WiFi and it’s clear that it has aged like a fine wine since it is still being regarded as one of the best dual-band WiFi systems available right now. This happened due to the manufacturer’s somehow perfect understanding … Read more
Pi-Hole has been deemed as one of the most effective ways to block ads network-wide since it works at the DNS level, which means that it doesn’t affect the network performance and it can actually improve it considering that some ads can slow down the loading time for websites or apps (and with Pi-Hole, they … Read more