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…
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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…
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…
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…