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HomePod Mini puts HomeKit Bluetooth range within reach
The Bluetooth range conundrum Bluetooth low energy (BLE) smart home devices can make outfitting your smart home easier but they have a range problem. BLE is low power, so a small battery can power many wireless devices. Your bluetooth motion detectors, door or window...
HomeKit hub is Apple’s HomePod Mini secret
Apple HomePod Mini smart speaker with Siri and HomeKit Hub support Apple HomeKit basics Apple’s HomeKit hub smart home system, using the Apple Home app, is one of several popular solutions for controlling and automating devices in our home. HomeKit has several key...
Afraid to install smarthome products?
Wyze smartLEDs Are you afraid of smarthome systems? Try this easy starter kit When I first started installing smarthome products, I was! You might find that home automation systems seem complicated, expensive and scary. You have to make choices about which eco-system...
Crack that window open for a smart home security sensor with a breeze!
Smarthome wireless window sensor Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple Computer, was probably thinking about inscrutable mainframes when he came up with this one. But on a hot summer day, do you have to sacrifice...
Ultimate CCTV Security Camera Privacy?
Scared Yet? I just read another clickbait article trying to scare all of us about CCTV security camera privacy and security. This one mentions some research done by what I’m sure are some decent geeks that found an interesting tidbit. Looking at the Internet traffic...
Working from home – three scary words
For many people, having their boss say “working from home” can be the most scary thing they have heard in the last few months. As someone that has a virtual office, or home office, or whatever you want to call it, I humbly present a few hard earned tips. Don’t worry,...