Garage door automation has taken a lot of heat over the past few years. Largely thanks to the nonsense Chamberlain myQ has introduced by locking down their ecosystem. Thankfully our new home had Genie garage door openers installed. I stayed away from their Aladdin smart integration offering mainly from fear

There have been countless tech solutions, tools, and innovations that shaped my smart home journey over the years. But looking back, nothing has accelerated my ability to create reliable, hyper-customized automations quite like owning a 3D printer. Once I combined 3D printing with DIY electronics—especially the ESP ecosystem—