Tag: Smart Home

A few devices share that name. No they Don’t Alexa! [Bad Firmware]

This morning was a little frustrating in my Smart Home. Looks like Amazon pushed out a new firmware to the Echo devices that really confused ... Read More

How to Weatherproof your Outdoor Smart Plugs on the Cheap!

Here is a great project to work on this weekend! Taking inexpensive generic Wi-Fi Smart switches and waterproofing them with an extension cord case. NuVending.com ... Read More

Maximize your Alexa Routines – Scheduled Volume Control for Echo Devices

Alexa Routines are very cool. I use Home Assistant, but even if you are just using stock Amazon Echo products, you can start to accomplish a ... Read More

Breaking down my Home Assistant Volume Control

This is part one of two posts and videos on how I am controlling the volume of various Home Assistants throughout the day. In the ... Read More

Routine Tasks; Adding Tesla PowerWall sensors to my Home Assistant!

<img width="1800" height="900" title="Tesla_wall" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Tesla_wall" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wcg3ScYX3oE/W_Sfp-HCuOI/AAAAAAADu1s/EgGiCqR2Ta8AEv-9uytdxgGFUJzQU2UFwCHMYCw/Tesla_wall%255B4%255D_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0" /> More routine maintenance of my Smart Home. This ... Read More