Amazon, Take my money.
Yesterday, Amazon had a surprise (at least to me) hardware event where they released a boat load of new Alexa enabled hardware devices! Some to me where completely…
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Quick guide: Port forwarding on your Sagemcom FaST (F@ST) 5260
I have searched the internet High and Low and was unable to find some simple port forwarding instructions for my Spectrum provided Sagemcom F@st 5260 Modem. Most of…
Please stop saying Alexa in your YouTube Videos
I love watching Home Automation videos on the internet. The biggest issue I run into is when a YouTube chooses to say Alexa during the video either while…
Re-Installing the Tesla Solar Panels AGAIN on my Roof.
Last summer, we signed up for Tesla Solar Panels to be installed on the roof. We were going to take advantage of the strong Florida Summer sun to rack…
Getting the Kids to school using Home Assistant
Summer is over, Fall is coming and school is starting! School time is structured and routine driven and a perfect use case for Smart Home Automation! I thought…
Talking about my TabloTV setup – #CordCutting
I’m a #CordCutter.If you know me or have read this blog for a while, you know I love all the latest home gadgets and Home Automation stuff for…
Telsa’s new PowerWall feature called Storm Watch!
I launched my Tesla app today and went to customize on the PowerWall. Bam! I saw this new feature had been enabled on my system. The new feature…
The Bear Stone Smart Home Icon Collection 2018
I’ve seen some really cool Visio type diagrams on the net and knew I would have to eventually add one to my Repo. Since Visio isn’t really my…
Rolling out some new Docker Containers to my Smart Home.
I thought I would write up some new changes I have made to the house related to my Docker setup. Recently, I’ve added some really neat new containers…