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Miscellaneous articles, news, tips and tricks relating to smart home tech and home automation devices.

15 Smart Home Jokes (All 100% Hilarious… To Us!)

January 25, 2023January 23, 2023 by Tristan Perry
Why did the smart plug refuse to go on a date... Because it wasnt turned on.

Smart homes can be really important: they can regulate our home’s temperature, wake us up each morning, turn on lights when we come home (so we don’t crash our cars into our porch), and more. But I wanted to lighten things up with some totally hilarious and awesome smart home jokes (well, I found them … Read more

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How Much Electric Your Smart Home Uses (With Calculator)

January 20, 2023 by Tristan Perry
Me holding a calculator looking at electric usage with the text I Tested LOADS Of Devices

I recently had a smart meter installed, which tells me in real time exactly how much energy my house is using. When I put the dishwasher on, for example, it tells me that I’m using £2 per hour – which is good to know (and expensive – bring back lower energy bills, please!). However after … Read more

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How To Move Your Kasa Device To A Different Wi-Fi Network

January 5, 2023 by Tristan Perry
A screenshot from the Kasa app asking where the Change WiFi option is

The only downside to unboxing that new lightning fast router is knowing that you’re going to have to migrate all of your smart devices over to a new Wi-Fi network. Is Kasa really as difficult to switch to a new Wi-Fi network as people claim? The only way to move your Kasa smart device to … Read more

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Kasa Devices Keeps Randomly Turning Off And On

December 12, 2022 by Tristan Perry
Kasa goes off and on again

The single biggest setback to smart device automation can be a simple bug that turns your devices on and off. What should you do if your Kasa devices keep randomly turning on and off? To fix a Kasa device that keeps turning on and off, the first thing you should do is to update your … Read more

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Does Kasa Offer Windows/Desktop Software? If Not, Why Not?

December 1, 2022November 1, 2022 by Tristan Perry
A Kasa PC downloader but is it legitimate

We love the convenience of smart devices, but wouldn’t it be great to be able to put down the smartphone for a minute? There are plenty of ways to control smart devices, but can you control Kasa from your PC? There is no official application that allows you to control Kasa from a desktop computer. There … Read more

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Using Your Own Router With The Ring Alarm Pro (Possible?)

October 20, 2022October 1, 2022 by Tristan Perry
An Eero Pro 6 Wi Fi router

The Ring Alarm Pro subscription plan and alarm system offer a lot of security features for smart homes. These devices are a great way to get backup internet and power, as well as protecting your home. However, are you really stuck using the built-in router with the Ring Alarm Pro? This is what Ring’s official … Read more

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SmartThings Is Now “Dead” (Apparently)! Are There Alternatives?

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 by Yvette Griffith
A crossed out SmartThings Hub with the question Dead

In the world of smart home hubs, Samsung SmartThings is one of the many main contenders – or is it? Some users have begun to notice changes, albeit small, that make them wonder if SmartThings is soon to be a thing of the past. Even though the hub and app are still receiving updates, support … Read more

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Zigbee vs Z-Wave vs WiFi vs Bluetooth: What’s Best?!

January 10, 2023August 30, 2022 by Tristan Perry
A diagram showing how Google's Wi-Fi router and points work, and how they extend your house's WiFi coverage (even to outdoor WiFi products).

I remember when I first started getting into smart homes. I was happily running a few (WiFi based) Echo speakers, but I started to hear terms like ‘Zigbee’ and ‘Z-Wave’ thrown around too. I was also (obviously) aware of Bluetooth, but I’d mainly seen it used in headphones and mobile phones: so it seemed odd … Read more

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Kasa Device & User Sharing: Can You Share Between Accounts (Or Devices)?

October 20, 2022August 15, 2022 by Tristan Perry
Further information about the logged in devices to that Kasa account

Smart technology is supposed to make everything easier, but sometimes it can feel like a hassle if you constantly have to figure out how to get different users to control your Kasa smart tech. How can you get multiple users to control the devices in your home? Well the short answer is (unfortunately): Kasa devices … Read more

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Changing WiFi Info On All Devices (Echo, Home etc) At Once?

January 19, 2023August 9, 2022 by Tristan Perry
A screenshot of the BT Smart Hub 2 (internet router) wireless configuration page, showing which details to change.

When thinking about the disadvantages of smart homes, I remembered a time when my internet router broke. I changed this, and so I had to manually re-configure 5 smart home devices… along with a couple of TVs, my printer, two tablets, two Kindles, three mobile phones and two laptops. Ugh – changing 17 devices manually … Read more

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