Tag: IOT
My Home Assistant Vacuum Automation! Rescue Me Mode!
This weekend, I finished up a project giving my Neato D7 Robot vacuum a voice in the house to alert us when it gets stuck. ... Read More
The Home Assistant Logbook
Here is a quick overview of how I use the Home Assistant Logbook for troubleshooting my automations and figuring out new ideas for things to ... Read More
Phyn Plus – Smart Water Shutoff Device
Leak detection in a smart home is not very sexy. These are usually devices that are put around the house under sinks, near water heaters ... Read More
Wink’s Crappy move to force a Subscription Plan on its existing users
Last week, Wink sent an email to all of its users to inform them that if they did not pay up $5 a month, Wink ... Read More
Fixing my Garadget Door Opener in Home Assistant
Recently my Garadget Garage Door opener started acting up. It turns out that there was an issue with the Username and Password functionality. The fix ... Read More
How to Add Webhooks to Home Assistant
This weekend, I finally got around to fixing my IFTTT to Home Assistant WebHooks. Documented in issue #426. Webhooks and IFTTT can be used to ... Read More
SONOS ends support for legacy speaker devices
Today, Sonos (makers of high end connected smart speakers) announced it will phase out support for its legacy speakers and products. The planned sunsetting of ... Read More
Charter Home Security shuts down its service
Another cloud service is shutting down next month. On February 5th, Charter (aka Spectrum) will be shutting down it’s Home Security service. This smart home ... Read More
Save Money with Home Assistant and Nest – An Automation Example
Sometime around Home Assistant Release 0.96, my favorite Nest automation broke. The automation, which saved me tons of money, would turn off the first floor ... Read More
Are your Wyze Devices Safe?
In the past few days, reports of a Wyze data breach have emerged. It was first reported in a blog post by Twelve Security where ... Read More