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 automate. The logbook…
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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 and out of…
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 would render their…
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 was pretty easy…
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 bridge devices that…
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 support for the…
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 service allowed customers…
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 Nest Thermostat whenever…
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 they detailed information…