All guides
Start with whichever problem is bugging you most.
How to set up mesh Wi-Fi (and where to put the nodes)
A step-by-step mesh Wi-Fi setup: avoiding double NAT, placing satellites in the right spots, wired backhaul, and fixing slow rooms.
Read the guide →Pi-hole basics: block ads and trackers on every device at home
What Pi-hole does and doesn't do, what hardware you need, how to install it, point your network at it, and keep it from breaking the internet.
Read the guide →Tailscale for families: remote help, home files and safer public Wi-Fi
How a family can use Tailscale to help relatives remotely, reach a home NAS from anywhere, and use home internet on public Wi-Fi, without opening router ports.
Read the guide →How to pick a NAS for family photos and backups (without overbuying)
A plain-English guide to choosing a home NAS: capacity math, 2-bay vs 4-bay, RAID vs backup, which drives to use, and the specs that actually matter.
Read the guide →Smart-home starter guide: where to begin without regret
How to start a smart home sensibly: pick a platform, understand Matter and Thread, choose the first five devices, and avoid privacy and reliability traps.
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Grok Bot how-to (unofficial)
Short guides to setting up AI assistants with Grok Bot for household admin. These are unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by xAI / SpaceXAI or Cursor. See the section overview.
What Grok Bot is, and your first bot
A plain-English overview of Grok Bot (Bots with jobs, a cloud computer, connected apps, approvals) and a four-line template for giving your first assistant a clear role.
Read the guide →Build a team of specialist bots
When to create a separate Bot, a sample household roster, and simple patterns for letting Bots hand work to each other without losing control.
Read the guide →Connect email, calendar and Drive
What connectors are, what the Gmail, Calendar, Drive and Sheets connections can typically do, why they're account-wide, and how to keep sending under control.
Read the guide →Skills and routines
How to turn a task that worked into a reusable skill, then run it on a schedule or when an email arrives, with rules that keep automation safe.
Read the guide →Safety checklist
Six habits for handing real work to AI assistants: drafts before sending, reading approvals, never pasting passwords into chat, using a password manager, least access, and ignoring instructions hidden in emails.
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