Automation and Routines
Building a Morning Routine With Your Smart Home
Why Most Morning Automations Fail The first automation most people build for their smart home is a morning routine.
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Automation and Routines
Why Most Morning Automations Fail The first automation most people build for their smart home is a morning routine.
Home Security
I drove eleven miles back home once, certain I had left the garage door open, only to find it closed exactly as it should have...
Automation and Routines
My phone used to buzz with smart home notifications constantly, a door sensor, a motion alert, a routine confirmation, until I...
Plugs and Switches
I plugged an energy monitoring smart plug into my table saw purely out of curiosity, expecting a boring confirmation of what I...
Home Security
A neighbor's basement flooded while they were away for a long weekend, a sump pump failure that would have been caught within...
Buying Guides
A budget smart plug I bought for eight dollars during a flash sale worked perfectly for four months, then began randomly...