One of the big Alexa features Amazon announced at their conference this year is the ability to create a map …
Govee WiFi Water Sensor Review
The Good: The GoveeWiFi Water Sensor kit (2 Pack as reviewed) is a cheap and easy way to monitor critical areas …
Zombie Insteon Returns! Why You Should be RUNNING!!!
It’s been almost two months since Insteon mysteriously shut down their servers with no notice. It’s been about a month …
Fresh Hell: Amazon Echo and Asus AiMesh Team Up to Ruin My Day
A few years ago I wrote about a budget backyard audio solution I’d come up with after discovering cheap 4-channel …
Insteon Life Support Via Home Assistant
As explained in my post yesterday, it looks like Insteon was unceremoniously switched off on April 14th and users are …
The Slow…and Then Very Sudden Death of Insteon
On the evening of April 14th, 2022 I was headed to my kitchen to cook and asked Alexa to turn …
You’ve Gone Too Far Homeplenish!
Every few weeks I take about 30 minutes of boring Zoom call time to pretend I’m listening to the meeting …
My Home Assistant Journey – Part 2
In part 1 of this series, I explained what drove me to Home Assistant, what I hoped to accomplish, some …
My Home Assistant Journey – Part 1
This has been a long time coming. For many years I have been frustrated with the lack of interoperability between …
Alexa Still Has a Skills Problem – Hijack Skills Edition
“Alexa, good morning.” “Good morning, on this day in blah blah blah, someone important did something special. Insert funny pun.” …