These days we have many devices connected to our home network, including all of our smart home devices. This product from Trend Micro is an easy and effective way to protect ALL of your connected devices and your network at home. This also provides some powerful and flexible parental controls Read more…
I’m going to give you 3 reasons why you should be using smart switches if you are getting serious about your smart home. We’ll also discuss some of my experiences, what you should use: smart switches or smart bulbs, and which smart switches you should buy. 00:00 – Intro00:44 – Read more…
Part two of our more advanced HomeKit automations and Siri Shortcuts. 00:00 Intro 00:57 Overview02:46 Creating a Siri Morning Brief19:45 Running an Automation Server with PushCuts28:02 Scheduling Time Based Shortcuts28:53 Wrapping It All Up! AWESOME HomeKit Automations & Shortcuts PART 1 https://youtu.be/1BpcvCUw_kc To Download My “Wake Up W/ Siri” Shortcut, Read more…
This is the first of a two part video series in which we will be setting up some slightly more advanced HomeKit automations and Shortcuts. 1. Make a shortcut that pings your wallet every time you connect to CarPlay. Never loose or leave your wallet behind again! 2. Make a Read more…
It’s been just over a year since I installed my wall-mounted iPad to control my HomeKit home. In this video I will share with you my experiences using it over the course of that year, some tips, tricks, and best practices for anyone else who currently has a wall-mounted iPad Read more…
This is a review of the Xiaomi Bedside Lamp 2, also known as the Yeelight Bedside Lamp 2, or the Mi Bedside Lamp 2. Whatever you call it, it works with HomeKit and it’s a pretty cool lamp with some unique features. Purchase this light : https://geni.us/EJGq
The Logitech Circle View camera is a new Apple HomeKit-enabled security camera built exclusively for HomeKit Secure Video. Today we take a first look at this camera and discuss all of it’s features, the setup process, and my thoughts on this camera after using it for a while. Purchase the Read more…
Use the button on the Lutron Pico remote to set HomeKit scenes! I’ve used Lutron Caseta smart wall switches in my HomeKit setup for a long time. A big selling point is that you can pair these with the Pico remotes for 3 way switch setups (two switches that control Read more…
We are going to configure a single NFC tag that will perform different tasks, depending on the time of day. In this example, we will use a NFC tag to change my HomeKit lights to specific colors depending on what time of day it is. The NFC Tags That I Read more…