When you want to connect an IoT device to anything (or, for that matter, anything to anything), you should take a serious look at Node-RED, a free, open source visual process wiring system from IBM ...

For years we’ve seen a trickle of really interesting home automation projects that use the Node-RED package. Each time, the hackers behind these projects have raved about Node-RED and now I’ve joined ...

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Node-RED takes an alternative approach to the development of software. First, it’s a visual programming language. Instead of developing apps as sequences of textual statements, Node-RED focuses on ...

Home Assistant and other platforms can provide control over an array of smart devices, including plugs, lights, sensors, and more. However, automating these tasks with various triggers and actions can ...

Power distribution units, as the name implies, are indispensable tools to have available in a server rack. They can handle a huge amount of power for demands of intensive computing and do it in a way ...