WHY Local Control in your Smart Home Matters!
You may have heard the term “Local Control” thrown around in the smart home space and wondered “what does that
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How to…
Advanced Smart Button Light Switch
If you remember, a few months ago I shared a post about how to use a smart button as a
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Aqara Zigbee Hubs and Their Differences
When I first started this website back in April 2018, the Aqara hub didn’t exist, and although Xiaomi hubs that
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Aqara* Hubs – A Quick Overview
A short run-through of the just some basic differences between most of the different Aqara hubs, plus the *Mijia Smart
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HomeKit Automations – Occupancy Light Sensor
With the lack of HomeKit occupancy sensors, I found an automation that would use a motion sensor to act in
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Adaptive Lighting in HomeKit: how it REALLY works
Although Apple Adaptive Lighting was “available” earlier this summer in beta version of iOS14, it was not available for most
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Smart Apartment Setup – HomeKit Edition
Today we are talking about the best ways to set up a HomeKit smart home in an apartment or rental
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