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Just how secure is Home Assistant? (Hint: very)

April 8, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, a listener with the same name as me called in asking about Home Assistant security. Specifically, he wanted to know how secure I thought it was and I'm super glad he asked. Why? Because as I've continued my DIY journey … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 2FA, Home Assistant, hubs, Nabu Casa, open source, raspberry pi, security, smart home, SSH, VPN

Tested: Home Assistant integrations, remote access and voice commands

April 1, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Now that I’ve set up and configured a Raspberry Pi to run the open-source Home Assistant software, I decided to take a closer look at the device integrations and remote access of the system. Since this is a DIY solution, you don’t just get remote … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Home Assistant, hubs, Lutron, Nabu Casa, nest, raspberry pi, smart home

Home Assistant smart home setup: Easy for techies, less so for “normals”

March 11, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

This past weekend, we switched over to Daylight Savings Time and all of my smart devices followed suit. Well, one didn’t: My Samsung SmartThings Hub took an extra 24 hours to adjust, so routines for lights to turn on 15 minutes prior to sunset lit up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Home Assistant, hubs, raspberry pi, smart home

A second look at Samsung SmartThings was worth it

January 22, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 7 Comments

After reviewing the $279.99 Samsung SmartThings WiFi gear last month, I noted that I planned to also use the integrated SmartThings Hub functionality. I’ve done that, having removed all of my smart devices from my old Wink Hub 2, mainly because I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon, amazon alexa, Cree, google, google assistant, Google Home, hubs, nest, OSRAM, samsung, smart home, SmartThings, WeMo, WiFi, z-wave, zigbee

What’s a good bedside table button for controlling lights as well as for other devices?

October 1, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent podcast episode, Jason called in because he's considering the IKEA Tradfri lights for his bedroom and wants a button nearby to control them. There's a catch though: Jason may end up repurposing that button for controlling other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Aeotec, Button, Fibaro, hubs, ikea, samsung, SmartThings, Tradfri, z-wave

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