Moving Smart Homes – Lesson’s Learned
A few months ago, I was offered an opportunity for a new job. That new job would require us to move halfway across the country. After spending some time to talk it over with...
Dad In A Smart Home Blog
Can’t Remove Device From SmartThings App
A few days ago, 2 of my Z-Wave light switches stopped working. When I went into the app to remove them, the app was stuck on the exclusion screen and wouldn’t let me take...
Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Skydrop company starting to charge users for use of their sprinkler controller. Despite it only being $2 a month, I was determined not to pay for...
When Companies Don’t Care – The Story of my LG Fridge Fire Failure
On Friday, June 28th, at about 11:30pm, my wife went to put her drink in the fridge before we got in bed. When she opened the fridge, she was greeted with a burnt plastic...
No, Skydrop, I won’t pay $2 a month
A few days ago, I received an email from Skydrop, my smart sprinkler controller, that I almost glossed over. The title was “Introducing Skydrop Plus”. The email proceeded to tell me, very professionally, that...
Adopting Into the Nest Ecosystem
A few months ago, my Ecobee3 decided to stop working. Instead of buying another Ecobee, I decided to try out a new Smart Thermostat. I had previously considered the Nest Thermostat and decided that...
Google Home Hub and Me
I recently picked up a Google Home Hub. I’ve loved all the Google Home devices that I have throughout my house and one with a display seemed even better. I wasn’t sure whether it’d...
Logitech Harmony and Samsung SmartThings
Today we are going to look at the Logitech Harmony Hub and Remote. Since I’ve had my Xbox One, I’ve been using it to turn my tv and soundbar on and off. It was...
Google WiFi – Is It Worth It? Absolutely.
Our WiFi Router has been giving us a lot of issues lately. My wife’s phone, at times, just wouldn’t connect. The internet would be available, but none of my devices connecting to my router...
Net Neutrality and the Smart Home
At this point, you’ve probably seen article after article about Net Neutrality. I’m not going to spend a ton of time talking about what the issue is. You can find that all over the...
