home automation Archives

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

Things they don’t tell you about IKEA Trådfri

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

While I’m working on a smart WiFi switch of my own design, I got my hands on an Oittm WiFI

Paul M we've tried drumming the concept of not opening the door to anyone unless * mum and dad are home (kids are old enough to come back from school before we get home) * they definitely know the person...
An interNESTing day · April 21, 2019
Paul M You need to be brave or stupid to rely on Apple's ecosystem for your business.
OWC interview call for questions · April 21, 2019
Paul King also as a note I dropped all of the Twitter feeds because the plugin that was pulling the Twitter feeds was taking 6 seconds to run. I'll get something for our contributing editors that doesn't show...
Look ma, no ads! · April 21, 2019
Paul King It appeared it was mobile only, although the code was in the header section so it should have been affecting everyone, it wasn't. We'll see if it pops up anywhere else.
Look ma, no ads! · April 21, 2019
Paul King I see it now. Appears to rear it's head only on mobile. Will remove if I can figure it out from mobile... Gitaa be a contextual widget
Look ma, no ads! · April 21, 2019