Create A Smarthome In 5 Steps
Interested in turning your home into a smarthome? There are many good reasons you should be. Not sure where to start? Here are 5 steps that anyone can do themselves to make …
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Best YouTube Home Assistant Channels
Home Assistant has a great community contributing to the code, helping users in the forums, and showing example configurations on GitHub. I have been documenting my Home Assistant customizations as I go. …
The Insignia Smart Speaker has become a Best Buy
A few months ago I wrote that Best Buy’s Insignia Smart Speaker is a great alternative to the Google Home because, in addition to being an alarm clock, it can do all the …
Harmony Hub and Smart Control Remote Review
Are you looking for a universal remote? Are you interested in the Logitech (Harmony) Smart Control with Harmony Hub or in any of the Harmony Hub products? I recently got my hands …
Zigbee, Z-Wave and Home Assistant
Note: This article has been updated in 1/2019 to reflect changes to Home Assistant and Google Assistant. Background If you read my “First 2 Hours with Home Assistant” or my “Home Assistant Customization …
11 Home Network Security Tips You Need To Implement Now
Private family pictures and photographs. Sensitive financial information. Important software and devices that you and your family count on every day. If someone breaches your network security they can compromise all of …
How and Why I Built a Virtual Router
Do you have a backup for your router? What would happen to your home network if your router stopped working? A virtual router might be useful to you. My router died! Now …