If you're not afraid of tinkering, look into the free open source Home
Assistant project. By far this offers the most control but may be
intimidating to some people. You'll need an old NUC/Mac Mini or
Raspberry Pi to run the server locally.Homey is m...
I never even used the old nest app but I still think the current Google
Home experience isn't good enough. If you think what Google Home offers
in the way of function and experience is acceptable (especially if
you've paid money for lots of cameras a...
Lipstick on a pig. Is it a better shade of lipstick? Sure, I guess? But
underneath it's still a pig. I'm really starting to regret having
invested so much money in Google Nest products, because, honestly? The
experience is straight up not good enough...
"Boy who cried wolf" is exactly the way to describe the problem. Perfect
analogy! I spend so much time dismissing notifications telling me that
my wife is in the back yard that when there is a notification telling me
a stranger is breaking in I'll al...
