Prevent explicit content with Alexa Parental Controls
Have you ever had Alexa play some inappropriate music throughout the house while the family was over? Fear not! Amazon has released Explicit Filter mode! This is a…
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Port Forwarding on the ARRIS TG1682 Modem Router
After finding out the Sagemcom F@st 5260 didn’t support Local NAT Loopback, I was forced to change my Modem/Router combination again. For those that don’t know, the Local…
Easy Smart Home Gadgets I use for my Holiday Lighting setup!
Happy Halloween! This post is about the smart home gadgets I’ve added to my Holiday decoration tool set. Paired with Home Assistant for ultimate smarts and automation, this…
New Facebook Portal!–Works with Alexa.
Facebook is in the hardware game! The new Facebook Portal (and plus) is a video screen that is kind of like the Amazon Echo show. It’s a screen…
How to enable Alexa Whisper Mode and Hunches
Amazon just released a brand new feature to the Echo devices running Alexa. Whisper mode. When enabled, if you whisper something to Alexa, she will whisper the responses…
Lights, Camera, Automation! Hue light setup Part 2.
Last Thursday, we replaced the crappy fluorescent light with a Hue Smart light (https://amzn.to/2yoa25l) and today we will continue the journey and add it into Home Assistant and…
Adding a Smart Light to my Smart House – Video
It is Thursday, which means a new Home Automation Video is out on my Youtube Channel! If you haven’t subscribed yet, be sure to head over there and…
Upgrading Home Assistant in Docker
This week’s video is a quick video on how I use Docker to upgrade my Home Assistant Home Automation software. If you haven’t started using docker, you will…
Unboxing the Philips Hue Calla Landscape Smart Lights
I’ve never done an unboxing video before but I know people do like them since they are pretty popular so I though no better time to start than…