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RED Alert! Belkin Wemo smart plug v2 epic fail
Big time bad news for Belkin Wemo smart plug owners! Belkin Wemo smart plugs have a major security flaw. If you own one of these devices, you need to take immediate action to limit the security exposure or throw it in the garbage. According to 9to5Mac, a major...
Sonos Factory Reset – The Missing Manual
Sooner or later, most of us need to factory reset a device to get it working or move it to another system. Sonos devices are straightforward to reset, but the procedure varies slightly depending on the device. Sonos factory reset quick links – skip to the your model...
Sonos Voice Control – the exclusive missing manual
Quick overview of Sonos Voice Control Sonos Voice Control is a 100% local, privacy-focused smart assistant from Sonos. The Sonos Voice Assistant controls all Sonos wireless smart speakers with a built-in microphone. Make music requests, adjust volume, skip songs,...
How to setup Sonos – best way?
The paradox of setup choice Sonos is an easy to use, popular, and arguably the best wireless solution for listening to music throughout your home. Choosing the best way to set up a new system is not so simple. Then again, anything to do with networking and then Wi-Fi...
The death of Insteon hub
Another one bites the dust.. Insteon, an early pioneer of smart home lighting controls, has gone out of business. Not exactly earth-shattering news, companies fail all the time. But this happened with no advance notice at all. Not even a few days, let alone a week....
There’s more to love about Lutron than just Caseta lighting controls
A Lutron deeper dive Only familiar with Lutron Caseta? This topic has been long overdue. As a certified Lutron Gold Residential Pro dealer, I work with a lot of products and systems from Lutron. In my consulting conversations with clients and homeowners looking for...