Give an Old Nest Thermostat a New Job as a Home Assistant Display
My retired Gen 2 Nest now cycles through family photos, shows Home Assistant alerts for two minutes, and follows our bedtime, away and guest states.
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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…
Elevate your home security with these essential additions to Alexa Guard
I was pretty excited when they announced Amazon Guard way back in September 2018. I’m doubly excited now that it has finally been rolled out to the masses…
Google Nest saves ‘Works with Nest’ program – sort of.
Wow! That was a fast response from a really large company! The cries from below have reached the high towers of Google in regards to the Nest API…
Google is shutting down the Works with Nest API.
Announced at Google IO, GoogleNest (as it’s now called) will be shutting down the Works With Nest program in favor of the Works with Google Assistant program on…
PSA: Change the batteries and your passwords!
Happy New Year Everyone! Now is the perfect time to check those Smoke Detectors and also a great time to change your passwords. If you haven’t read my…
Nest announces remote temperature sensors
It wasn’t too long ago that I wrote a post on the basics of smart thermostats. One of the first things I mentioned when comparing Nest Thermostats and…
Smart Home Basics – Thermostats
I figured I would do a quick write up on one of the easiest ways to get into the Smart Home game. Thermostats. Everyone has one and smartening…
IOT Fun!–Interactive short film about a smart thermostat!
Here is a great little interactive film I ran across on Reddit. It’s a choose your own adventure type movie about a Smart Thermostat. It’s a common theme…