Tag: Amazon

Enabling Guest Mode TTS feedback for Home Assistant

I have been using input booleans in my Home Assistant set up from the very start. They basically just become virtual switches that allow you ... Read More

Is Amazon killing off the name Alexa?

Clickbait? Sure.. ;) But interesting nonetheless I think. With 2018 drawing to an end, I was thinking about how Amazon is absolutely crushing and dominating ... Read More

A few devices share that name. No they Don’t Alexa! [Bad Firmware]

This morning was a little frustrating in my Smart Home. Looks like Amazon pushed out a new firmware to the Echo devices that really confused ... Read More

Maximize your Alexa Routines – Scheduled Volume Control for Echo Devices

Alexa Routines are very cool. I use Home Assistant, but even if you are just using stock Amazon Echo products, you can start to accomplish a ... Read More

Cortana, Meet Alexa!

So this one gets filed under the I’m not really sure I need this file. But that is because I have about 10 Echo devices ... Read More