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SmartThings and MyQ: A Match for Your Garage?

27 January 2023 by James Beetie
SmartThings and MyQ

MyQ smart garage door openers are already Smart, but there is still room for improvement. If your entire home is …

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Categories Misc Tags MyQ Garage

MyQ Garage Door Opener is Not Working After A Power Outage

25 January 2023 by James Beetie
MyQ Garage Door Opener is Not Working After A Power Outage

After a power outage, most of your home’s automated systems will shut. Even after staying for some days or hours …

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Categories Misc Tags MyQ Garage

How To Fix MyQ Garage Door ‘Authentication Is Insufficient’ Errors

23 January 2023 by James Beetie
Fix MyQ Garage Door Authentication Is Insufficient Errors

Smart garage features enable you to check and inordinate the activities in your garage even when away. Considering that a …

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Categories Misc Tags MyQ Garage

Smart Plugs That Support Philips Hue (Why This Is Useful)

13 November 2022 by James Beetie
A range of Innr smart plugs and smart bulbs

Philips Hue is a well-respected brand that offers a wide range of smart home solutions including smart lights. The company …

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Categories Misc Tags Smart Plug

Can You Stop Your Ring Alarm System from Being Jammed?

8 November 2022 by James Beetie
The Ring Alarm base station that uses Z Wave

The Ring alarm is one of the most popular home alarm systems available for homeowners. But even though it works …

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Categories Misc Tags Ring, Ring Alarm

Smart Plugs: How To Control Them Away From Home

13 November 202217 October 2022 by James Beetie
The settings page of the Philips Hue app showing accessories Hue Bridge and more

Every household has a range of devices and appliances that are regularly used, but unfortunately many of them can’t be …

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Categories Misc Tags Smart Plug

Does SwitchBot Work Standalone, Or Is A Hub Required?

29 August 2022 by James Beetie
A range of SwitchBot productrs including the Hub Plus

SwitchBot sells a variety of smartly-controlled small household devices. For example, those devices can be controlled via a phone app, …

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Fixing Your Ecobee When It Blows Hot (Or Cold) Air

25 July 2022 by James Beetie
An ecobee smart thermostat showing the current and expected weather

Ecobee often works fine, but sometimes this smart HVAC systems thermostat doesn’t work as expected. For example, it sometimes heats …

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Categories Misc Tags Ecobee, Smart Thermostat

Comparing ZigBee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth (Is “One Best?”)

16 May 2022 by James Beetie
A BT Whole Home Wi Fi disc

Smart home devices tend to “speak to each other,” using different ways—Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and Z-Wave. While most of us …

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Categories Misc Tags Hue Bridge, ZigBee

Fixing the “Provisioning Failure” Amazon Smart Plug Error

17 October 20229 May 2022 by James Beetie
Amazon Smart Plug saying Provisioning Failure

The Amazon smart plug works to bridge the gap between smart electronics and electronics of yesteryears. This essential device for …

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Categories Misc Tags Smart Plug
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Hello, I am James Beetie and I am a bit of a self-confessed nerd!

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