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The 8 Best Ideas for Smart Home Security in 2017

Arlo Pro Night Vision Camera Detecting Motion The 8 Best Ideas for Smart Home Security in 2017 Improve the safety of your home with the best technology can offer. We’re sharing the 8 best smart home security ideas you should use here. Residential home security has changed dramatically for the better thanks to technology. No […]

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9 Useful Amazon Alexa Skills You Should Know for Echo, Dot, Tap & Fire TV

9 Useful Amazon Alexa Skills You Should Know Get the most from Amazon Alexa after reading this post. We’re sharing  9 useful Amazon Alexa skills that you should know. Enjoy! When asked about the future of technology, William Gibson, an award-winning sci-fi author noted, “The future is already here–it’s just not evenly distributed yet.” William had seen […]

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How to Easily Configure Guest Wifi with Ubiquiti Edgerouter and Unifi Access Points

Recently we replaced our aging(ok very old!) Apple Airport router with an Ubiquiti Edgerouter X SFP and a Unifi UAP-AC-LR WiFi Wireless Access Point. Once setup, this ended our WiFi issues such a constant buffering with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video! Yeehaw! Disclaimer: Product links on this site may be Affiliate Links. Purchasing through these links […]

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How to Semi Automate French Press Coffee Using a Wemo Smart Plug

How to Semi Automate French Press Coffee Using a Wemo Smart Plug We used to only have French Press Coffee as a treat on the weekends. It takes a bit longer to make and requires a little more attention when you make it. Is Your Coffee Maker Toxic? Striving to live healthier lifestyles in my […]

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Arlo Pro 2 Wireless Security Camera System Review – Easy Home Setup

Arlo Announced Integration with the New Alexa Show! Arlo Pro Wireless Security Camera System Review – Easy Home Setup In 2016, we installed the Ring Wifi Video Doorbell(full review here: https://www.wemustbegeeks.com/ring-wifi-video-doorbell-review/) and after using for several months we wanted to add more video surveliance to our home security setup. Today you have several choices such […]

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ESP8266 Project Extraordinaire – Interview with Daniel Eichhorn

If you have done any ESP8266 projects, by now you must have come across Daniel Eichhorn’s work. He has a great ESP8266 Project focused website blog.squix.org and his Github can be found here: https://github.com/squix78 I have followed and made several of his projects myself, and my favorite sits on my desk right now: SQUIX ESP8266 Weather Station Color […]

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Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started with Arduino

Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started with Arduino Howdy everyone! In this post, we’re going to help you get started with a very creative combination of Hardware & Software called Arduino. What Is Arduino? According to the Arduino official website: “Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to […]

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Ring Wi-Fi Video Doorbell Review – Answer the Door From Your Phone

Looking to add some extra security and peace of mind to my Home Security and Home Automation, I thought a Video Doorbell would be a great place to start. Back in April of 2016 when I was looking, the 2 choices for me were the Ring Video Doorbell and the Skybell HD. I read some […]

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Geek Gift Guide – Home Automation – Gadgets – IoT – 3D Printers

You may be wondering what gifts to get your favorite Geek. We put together this Geek Gift Guide to help you out with some great gift options. Disclaimer: Most, if not all, the product links on this page will be Affiliate Links. Purchasing through these links doesn’t cost you any more money but it does […]

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Milo The Science Rover Lego WeDo 2.0

For my first project I decided to build Milo the Science Rover from the Lego WeDo 2.0 Education Kit. At first, I built Milo to only move forward. After I finished the project, I then added the motion sensor. This will let you create and program Milo’s object detector arm using the Motion Sensor Input. The […]

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LEGO WeDo 2.0 STEM Robotics Kit Introduction

LEGO WeDo 2.0 STEM Robotics Kit Introduction Many Elementary Schools are introducing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs. My son’s school only had one volunteer teacher, so I have become the second parent volunteer where I teach Lego WeDo Robotics to second and third grade students. If your school does not have a similar STEM program, […]

How to get Chamberlain MYQ to work with Amazon Alexa (ECHO) using OpenHab and IFTTT

How to Use Alexa (Echo) with Chamberlain MYQ using OpenHab & IFTTT

  *Update Feb 24, 2017: You will need the updated MYQ to get this working again: New MYQ Binding 1.10.0 *As of Feb 14, 2017 the MYQ Openhab Addon is not working. Apparently MYQ has made some changes to their API. We’re waiting on an updated OH MYQ Addon. https://community.openhab.org/t/broken-chamberlain-myq-has-changed-something/21381 If you are looking for a way […]

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