Flic buttons are compatible with over 1000 devices and services, recently including HomeKit. You can use these tiny little buttons to control your phone, numerous apps and services, your Mac, and, of course, your smart home! Enter Discount Code: SHANE Read more…
What is HomeBridge? In this video we’ll discuss what Homebridge is, and 3 reasons why you might want to setup HomeBridge for your HomeKit smart home. I’ll also show you how to easily setup HomeBridge to run on your Synology NAS.
Take advantage of automations and shortcuts from your HomePod! In this video we’ll discuss 3 EASY ways you can use shortcuts to get the most out of your HomePod or HomePod Mini!
With so many options like Wifi 6, Wifi 6E, HomeKit routers, mesh, tri-band, etc…it’s all very confusing…😫😫!! What does all this mean and what should you be looking for when shopping around for a new router? We’ll discuss all of Read more…
The VOCOlinc MistFlow Smart Humidifier works with HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant. In this video we’ll discuss all the features and my experience using it with HomeKit. We’ll also compare it to the very similar VOCOlinc FlowerBud Diffuser. **Update – Read more…
What is Thread and why does it matter for HomeKit or smart homes? Is it really that big of a deal? In this video we’ll answer all of these questions and discuss the potential future of the smart home industry.
What are Shortcuts? What’s the differences between Personal Automations or Home Automations? What is “convert to shortcut” and when to use it? We’ll also create a simple Shortcut, a Personal Automation, and a Home Automation (convert to shortcut).
As a part of my HomeKit 101 Series, this video explains in detail what HomeKit Secure Video is, how it works, and how it differs from other cameras that support HomeKit. ▬ HomeKit Secure Video Cameras ▬ Logitech Circle View: Read more…
Today we are looking at a smart kitchen faucet that supports Apple HomeKit – the Kohler Setra Kitchen Faucet. We’ll discuss the installation, the benefits of using a smart faucet with HomeKit, how it’s performed for my family and me, Read more…
This is the basics of HomeKit. We discuss what is HomeKit and how it works, why I chose HomeKit for my smart home, adding new devices, scenes, and automations.
