Automated Home Show

We recently moved into a smaller place and as expected, some parts of our smart home went smoothly, while other pieces broke. <br><br>This is a quick update on things, some plans for the future and a short funny story...

I had this conversation with David Webster recently after someone posted on the Automated Home forums asking for feedback on a proposed smart home build for his 6,000-square-foot home. <br><br>David understands this...

David Webster joins me again to talk about smart lighting considerations. <br><br>David is a smart home expert and electrical technician, so he understands things at a very deep level. <br><br>As someone who is NOT an...

I feel like I've climbed a mountain (well, perhaps a small hill) because I finally figured out the issue with not being able to immediately re-trigger the flow to turn the lights on when motion is detected outside our...

David and I discuss the good and the bad of Homey Pro, what we each think about Home Assistant and David talks about how AI could make smart homes way better very soon. <br><br>***Apologies for the out-of-sync audio***...

I probably should have waited to buy some of these during Black Friday, but I picked up some cool new products for my smart home recently. <br><br>I'll be unboxing these products and getting them setup and going over...

I had the pleasure of catching up with David Webster recently to get into the nitty gritty of why it's not necessary to split up your home wifi into separate 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz networks. <br><br>David has A LOT of...

Thanks to Tim for the comment on my last Youtube video which helped me to get my Aqara lights connected and online in Homey. That was a big help. <br><br>I was able to get some Homey "flows" going with the motion sensor...

Last update was a total disaster, but I've fixed most things and in many cases, things are better than before. <br><br>There are still a few issues, but it seems much more manageable than a couple of weeks ago...

I just created a 2.4GHz wifi network in my home and chaos ensued.<br><br>What I thought was a piece of cake ended up becoming a disaster and now I guess I'm looking down the barrel of a bunch of factory resets and...

My hopes of turning my dining room table into one giant "light switch" didn't work out when I learned that the Aqara vibration sensor isn't as sensitive as it would need to be for that idea to work...

I ask why I can't enjoy the full-feature capability of my new Aqara light bulb. Is it a business decision or do I just not understand it?<br><br>I discuss some recent wins, and some failures and talk about upcoming...

Today I got stranded in a shopping mall because of some rain and ended up buying a couple of Aqara products that should work with my Homey Pro. <br><br>I talk about an Amazon routine that my wife absolutely hated and...

Do you think the Sonos CEO should resign or be fired?<br><br>Lots of people are angry about the app update that rolled out nearly 3 months ago and the CEO of the company has finally issued an apology and shared a...

In this brief update, I talk about how I unboxed my Homey Pro smart hub and got some bad (or maybe good?) news regarding the compatibility of some other smart home products that I was about to buy. <br><br>Automated...