May 30, 20214 yr On 5/18/2021 at 12:39 PM, UnivTex34 said: Love my August. Same. Allows you to still use the key which is nice.
June 6, 20214 yr I have the Schlage Encode, which has been reliable and convenient:https://www.schlage.com/en/home/smart-locks/encode.htmlYou can still use the key, but the keypad is awesome with my kids. Those fuckers would lose a key every week with how forgetful they are, so having a keypad that lets them in is super helpful. Reviews on it are good across the board.
June 7, 20214 yr I have the Schlage Encode, which has been reliable and convenient:https://www.schlage.com/en/home/smart-locks/encode.htmlYou can still use the key, but the keypad is awesome with my kids. Those fuckers would lose a key every week with how forgetful they are, so having a keypad that lets them in is super helpful. Reviews on it are good across the board. I have the Encode awaiting my new front door install. Fuck keys right in the ass. I have keypad entry already from the garage and the back door.
June 9, 20214 yr https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/new-feature-in-amazon-devices-automatically-turned-on-114496581757
June 9, 20214 yr In addendum for clarity... Quote On Amazon devices such as the Echo or Ring security camera, a new feature called “Sidewalk” is being turned on. This extends the internet between neighbors who have the same devices. NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen explains the potential dangers, and how you can turn off the new feature.
June 10, 20214 yr On 5/18/2021 at 10:50 AM, NoName said: bumping this to see if anyone has specific recs for smart locks...either that they do recommend or they think someone should stay the hell away from I am now in the market for both smart lock and doorbell and potentially even thermostat…. Any recommendations
June 11, 20214 yr 20 hours ago, Laxtonto said: I am now in the market for both smart lock and doorbell and potentially even thermostat…. Any recommendations Nest thermostat Google home doorbell August smart look
June 11, 20214 yr 23 hours ago, Laxtonto said: I am now in the market for both smart lock and doorbell and potentially even thermostat…. Any recommendations i can't recommend nest enough. if you poke around you can get some good deals on ebay for "used" nest E's (which let you connect to the pucks to do temp at places that aren't the thermostat) shoot me an email if you want more - or a PM. doorbell: i have a eufy one that works great. here are wirecutter reviews: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-smart-doorbell-camera/ smart lock: i got the u bolt pro wifi (pre ordered) - https://store.u-tec.com/products/ubolt-pro-wifi-smartlock but you can't go wrong with anything depending on HOW smart you want it to be.
June 21, 20214 yr On 6/13/2019 at 9:30 PM, Tailgate said: Control 4 Same here. Bought a house that had it and the seller left it all behind for me. Just changed over registration to my name. Have you done any of the programming on it? I’ve yet to get into that part of the functionality as it seems sort of daunting. Right now it’s set up with whatever the previous owner programmed. Some of them are fine, but I’d like to get more into it. I’m lost at how to do it. Also have: Blue Iris surveillance system with 6 IP cameras. Rachio irrigation Schlage door locks Honeywell t-stat
June 21, 20214 yr Still rocking Hue for lighting. Not all the lights, but enough. I would expand more if I added some of the programable light switches, but haven’t jumped yet. I do like the lights overall though, 4+ years later. Ring doorbell added Jan of ‘18, and it’s fine for what it is. I don’t really use it for the 2-way interaction, but do on occasion. Main thing is having a good wifi signal at the doorbell and plenty of speed/bandwidth. Yale lock on the front door added last fall. It’s not bad, does what I was after. Chamberlain myQ garage opener, 4th year having it. It’s fine, works, nothing fancy. Handy when you come from the back to the front, then need something from the garage. Alerts on open, etc. Have a few wyze cams that I’m playing with not bad at all for the price. Won’t add any alexa/siri/google “listening” devices. Just don’t trust them enough, and don’t really need one. That Amazon Sidewalk stuff is scary. Not from what it is intended to do, but the whole turning it on by default, trying to rollout under the radar, etc. I don’t care if it is a private guest network and “isolated” from my main network. It’s an exploitable practice and no thanks.
June 21, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, thunderlounge said: Still rocking Hue for lighting. Not all the lights, but enough. I would expand more if I added some of the programable light switches, but haven’t jumped yet. I do like the lights overall though, 4+ years later. Ring doorbell added Jan of ‘18, and it’s fine for what it is. I don’t really use it for the 2-way interaction, but do on occasion. Main thing is having a good wifi signal at the doorbell and plenty of speed/bandwidth. Yale lock on the front door added last fall. It’s not bad, does what I was after. Chamberlain myQ garage opener, 4th year having it. It’s fine, works, nothing fancy. Handy when you come from the back to the front, then need something from the garage. Alerts on open, etc. Have a few wyze cams that I’m playing with not bad at all for the price. Won’t add any alexa/siri/google “listening” devices. Just don’t trust them enough, and don’t really need one. That Amazon Sidewalk stuff is scary. Not from what it is intended to do, but the whole turning it on by default, trying to rollout under the radar, etc. I don’t care if it is a private guest network and “isolated” from my main network. It’s an exploitable practice and no thanks. Lol, watching Snowden on Netflix will do that to you.
June 21, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, TexasEd said: Lol, watching Snowden on Netflix will do that to you. And then some.
October 30, 20223 yr I recently mounted a framed Android tablet to a wall to use as a Spotify frontend, bluetoothed to a receiver that feeds a whole-house speaker distribution switcher. Works fine but neither Spotify nor the tablet itself have a screensaver (which would be killer displaying album art or, be still my heart, Pop-Up Video-style factoids about the artist) and Spotify's interface doesn't make for the most attractive or functional kiosk. Do any of you nerdz know a good Android frontend/kiosk app that can clean up Spotify and maybe even use the camera for motion detection? It seems that in 2022 with cheap tablets and cheap streaming services we'd be trippiong over solutions for this... Edited October 30, 20223 yr by BoomMF
October 30, 20223 yr Picture slideshow? Screensaver app? I don’t android, so no idea on specific options.
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