Guides, reviews, and device recommendations for smart home and home automation topics. Topics covered include home security, climate control, home maintenance, automation hubs (Zwave and Zigbee), home assistant, and smartthings.
Looking for some Google home commands to maximize the usage of your Google Assistant devices such as Google Home, Google…
Looking for a smart vacuum that can save multiple floor maps, room recognition, support tape-free virtual no-go zones, and can…
In June 2019, I upgraded the UPS connected to my Ubiquiti Network gear and Synology NAS from APC Back-UPS NS700MC…
For a lot of beginners are who are just starting with smart home and automation, the sheer number of possible…
In this post, I will show you how to install HASS.io on Docker on Ubuntu or Debian systems. I have…
Wi-Fi cameras are inexpensive and easy to set up. This makes them perfect for home security. At a very low…
Smart homes and smart home automation have become easier to implement. Thanks to technology such as Samsung's SmartThings, a whole-home…
Google Assistant is an amazing tool. IFTTT (If-this-then-that) is a tremendously impressive automation service. Put Google Assistant and IFTTT two…
When creating a smart home, you might consider upgrading various appliances with internet-connected hardware. That way, you can utilize smart…
Home Assistant (HASS) one of the best open-source home automation platforms available today, other than maybe OpenHAB. This python based…