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How to use your phone’s GPS location to change a Nest thermostat between Home and Away mode

December 7, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

2020 Nest Thermostat

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dean called in to our podcast hotline with a question about having his Nest thermostat automatically turn on when he gets near his home. He used to use IFTTT for this, but it no longer works. He’s wondering how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Android, GPS, iOS, location, nest, smart home, smart thermostat

How to plan your smart home when building a new house

May 20, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 7 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, we actually had two very similar questions left on our IoT voicemail hotline from Tyler and Dan. Both are building new homes and are wondering how to best plan for their smart home needs. They also have some existing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Arlo, Delta, Ecobee, Eufy, Flo, google assistant, Google Home, homekit, moen, nest, Phyn, smart home, smart locks, smart thermostat, video doorbell, water sensor, webcams, Wyze

Selling your smart home? Here’s what you should, and shouldn’t, leave behind

October 22, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Rodney called in and left a question on our voicemail hotline. He’s thinking about selling his home and is wondering what smart home devices he should include with the sale. Both Stacey and I have sold our homes fairly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: garage doors, Lutron, smart bulbs, smart home, smart locks, smart switches, smart thermostat, video doorbell, webcams

Do any weather stations connect to smart home devices? Yup!

August 12, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Last week on the IoT Podcast our voicemail hotline received a call from Jeff about connected weather stations. Jeff's son wants to learn more about the weather around his home, so Jeff was wondering if any weather stations can actually connect to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Ambient Weather, IFTTT, Netatmo, smart home, smart thermostat, weather, WiFi

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