Tag: Smart Home

Port Forwarding on the ARRIS TG1682 Modem Router

Port Forwarding on the ARRIS TG1682 Modem Router

After finding out the Sagemcom F@st 5260 didn’t support Local NAT Loopback, I was forced to change my Modem/Router combination again.  For those that don’t ... Read More

Easy Smart Home Gadgets I use for my Holiday Lighting setup!

Easy Smart Home Gadgets I use for my Holiday Lighting setup!

Happy Halloween!  This post is about the smart home gadgets I’ve added to my Holiday decoration tool set.  Paired with Home Assistant for ultimate smarts ... Read More

New Facebook Portal!–Works with Alexa.

New Facebook Portal!–Works with Alexa.

Facebook is in the hardware game!  The new Facebook Portal (and plus) is a video screen that is kind of like the Amazon Echo show.  ... Read More

How to enable Alexa Whisper Mode and Hunches

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 ... Read More

Lights, Camera, Automation! Hue light setup Part 2.

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 ... Read More