This always a danger with proprietary hardware and software. It may be more work, but I encourage everyone to consider one of the open source home automation solutions such as OpenHab to avoid these situations.
We were excited to hear the announcement a few weeks ago that Sonos had opened a showroom in NYC, but never really knew when we would get to see it in person. Because of a terrible storm that struck NYC on Monday, we found ourselves stuck in the city for an…
Home automation can quickly bring the future in to our homes by incorporating security, climate, and…
Last weekend I got the IKEA TRÅDFRI kit for my new lamps. It worked OK initially but the app could not connect to gateway after done setup. Since Homekit has always being on my TODO list and controlling lights thru app isn’t quite convenient…
This is one of a serie of 7 posts about home automation from nothing to done. Each…
Firstly lets quickly cover the problem; you have your home kitted out with some awesome Hue bulbs; you love them but do you really love taking your phone out every time you want to flick a light on? No, no…
A few years ago, I canceled my Android phone and decided to go on an experiment. I’d go without a cell phone for a year. I did this — successfully — and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. At the end of this year, when I decided to reconnect myself to the outside world, I bought an…
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Ever since I worked at a video store (‘member the ‘90s?) above a high-end home theater shop, it was my dream (among a thousand other dreams) to build my own home…
