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Learn how to replace or install a garage door opener and track in this comprehensive guide. The process is applicable for ...

There are many benefits to equipping your home with a smart garage door opener, such as opening your garage door remotely, checking if the garage door is closed, and linking your garage door to a ...

Home automation projects have been popular as long as microcontrollers have been available to the general public. Building computers to handle minutiae so we don’t have to is one of life’s great joys.

This article was updated in September 2025. Let's face it: Your garage door opener is probably older than your kids are. These days, technology such as Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, digital cameras, and LED ...

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Scores of dissatisfied MyQ users have opted instead for RATGDO: a utilitarian computer housed in a piece of blue plastic, along with some electrical wires.

If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore? Paul Wieland, the inventor of RATGDO, ...