Tag: IOT

The Home Assistant Logbook

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

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

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

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

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