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HomeKit Weekly: Why the Eve Aqua is a better choice than a permanent irrigation system

Eve Aqua

It is spring 2026, and that magical time of year when the sun is shining, the grass is growing, and flowers bloom. We are heading into near-perfect weather. Spring in the southern US generally brings plenty of showers. It will not be long until the brutal summer heat arrives, with 97 degrees, 90% humidity, full sun, and no rain in the forecast.

Winning against the brutal summer heat with your plants requires a strong foundation right now, and getting them plenty of water consistently is the absolute key to survival. I have generally opposed professionally installed irrigation systems due to the upkeep required. I have long used the Eve Aqua instead. It is a great way to quickly deploy a maintenance-free, Apple Home-enabled sprinkler system.

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Deals – Big Spring Sale day 3: M5 MacBook Air all-time low, Apple Watch models up to $438 off, M4 iPad Air, more

Alongside the day 3 Amazon Big Spring Sale deals, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is ready to go. Headlined by ongoing holiday pricing on AirPods Pro 3 and clearance deals on 13- and 15-inch M4 MacBook Air models, we also have the brand new 24GB 13-inch M5 MacBook Air with a 1TB SSD dropping back to the all-time low at nearly $85 off. Those offers join Apple Watch Series 10 Titanium models at $300 off and this Apple Watch Ultra 2 refurb at a giant $438 off. We also have Apple’s new 512GB M4 iPad Air returning to the Amazon all-time low at $80 off and a whole lot more down below.

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This Shortcut finds all your long videos to free up iPhone storage

This shortcut finds all your long videos to safeguard your iPhone storage | Photo shows a digital movie clapboard in a desert

Although I appreciate Apple’s desire to keep the stock Photos app as simple as possible to use, there are a number of surprising omissions.

One of them is that there’s no way to sort or filter videos by length or file size. That’s a pretty fundamental missing feature if you’re trying to free up iPhone storage by deleting some of your largest unwanted videos. Fortunately, there’s a Shortcut available to do the job …

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