home automation Archives

Switching anything on and of with SwitchBot -an insanely cute robot that does all the finger pressing for you

Benexmart Tuya Zigbee kit

When it comes to home automation, Aqara and Xiaomi aren’t the only Zigbee options – first look at Benexmart Zigbee kit and functions.

The Gosund mini WiFi Outlets work with the Smart Life app, don’t overlap plugs, and come in at about $8

I got a couple of IKEA Trådfri kits and the Gateway. I covered the “out of the box” functionality in this

If you’re the owner of a Nest Guard, I’m betting you’re probably about to be a member of a class

Encouraged by the news about IKEA Trådfri and Xiaomi cooperation I splashed out some money to get IKEA Trådfri lights and switches.

I have been dismissing the idea of buying a “hub” device for a while. I run a NodeRED server and

The purpose of this project is to have a light be a certain color when it’s near bedtime, another color

If there is a way of turning a smart socket review into an interesting read, let me know. I’m covering

Every time I see an advertisement for the Sense Home Energy Monitor there’s always the same slew of comments from

People have asked what sense the Sense Home Energy Monitor makes, and after a year of using it and with

Vinay Kumar Will do. Thanks for the guidance on Android.
How to set up that 2.4GHz device on your dual 2.4/5 network · October 16, 2020
Paul King So, I do not have any iOS I'd trust to answer this question for you (I've got an iPad 2, yeah, I'm that hip with my kids) - everything I read say no and that the forget network, walk to extreme...
How to set up that 2.4GHz device on your dual 2.4/5 network · October 15, 2020
Vinay Kumar I found the post very helpful. It solved my problem on Android. Is there a WiFi Analyzer equivalent on iOS? I am trying to switch to a 2.4Ghz network on a dual band router that presents a single...
How to set up that 2.4GHz device on your dual 2.4/5 network · October 15, 2020
Paul King Sorry that that signaled people that it posted - tried to not promote the thing and must have missed a slider. Media (such as our logo) is being uploaded at the moment but 2020's images should be...
We’re on the new server now · October 1, 2020
Paul King Updating here rather than a new article. We have new hosts, but getting 28 gigs over to them is being a problem. I've got said 28 gig file on my computer as of last night but I'm stuck at work dealing...
Help? Pocketables evidently looking for a new hosting company, or maybe some WP guru can help. · September 30, 2020