Jash Jacob - Tech Observer, System Thinker, Relentless Tinkerer. A personal lab exploring systems, automation, and real-world tech.https://jashjacob.com/en-ushttps://jashjacob.com/blog/fixing-home-wifi-dead-zones-with-unifi/https://jashjacob.com/blog/fixing-home-wifi-dead-zones-with-unifi/I've been adding smart home devices for a while and the network was quietly becoming the bottleneck. So I surveyed the house before buying anything else. Here's what the heatmaps showed and what one access point actually fixed.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThome networkwifiubiquitiunifinetworkingsmart homehttps://jashjacob.com/blog/six-months-with-the-aqara-a100-lock/https://jashjacob.com/blog/six-months-with-the-aqara-a100-lock/129 days after installing it the batteries died and every way into my house died with them. Fingerprint, NFC, watch, app, all useless at once. What got me in was a powerbank ordered off Instamart and a USB-C port nobody ever reviews.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTsmart homeaqarasmart lockzigbeereliabilityhttps://jashjacob.com/blog/getting-started-with-home-assistant-and-aqara/https://jashjacob.com/blog/getting-started-with-home-assistant-and-aqara/Every device I'd bought answered to a different company's servers. Home Assistant is how I pulled that back in, running on a second hand mini PC that costs less than one of the switches it controls.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsmart homehome assistantaqaraautomationzigbeehttps://jashjacob.com/blog/why-i-chose-aqara-for-my-smart-home/https://jashjacob.com/blog/why-i-chose-aqara-for-my-smart-home/I spent months talking myself into Zigbee, then bought three Wi-Fi devices on purpose. How I ended up on Aqara for a hundred-device house, and where the clean story leaks.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsmart homeaqaraautomationzigbeesystems design