There are a lot of ways to access your streaming media services these days. There are smart TVs as well as streaming sticks that plug into the HDMI ports on your TV, with Roku being one of the most popular options. It can become confusing to keep up with the differences between them all with …
It is true that Google Nest has allowed us to have a smart home that is easy and efficient to use in the sense that it makes everything so simple. You can access all of your home’s smart features with just your smartphone. That’s why the Nest Thermostat has found its way in a lot …
You’ve probably seen it right there on your Ecobee’s home screen. The eco+ icon displayed under the temperature. Have you ever wondered what it meant, or what eco+ does? Hopefully I can clear up any questions or wonderings that you have. What is Ecobee eco+? Ecobee eco+ is cost saving and environmentally friendly software feature …
Smart home lighting has grown tremendously over the last couple of years, and so have the number of brands that are marketing their bulbs to us. For the most part, this is good news, but it does tend to create confusion among consumers in knowing what to buy. Today, we take a look at Hue …
The heating and cooling systems in our homes can be pretty complicated systems, and unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for them to stop working for whatever reason. There are lots of safety sensors and parts and every one of them has to work just right. Calling a repair man can be expensive, costing around $70 just …
Ecobee is pretty good about providing instructions on how to install and maintain your smart thermostat, but there is no guidance on how to uninstall them. The closest I could find was their instructions on how to remove the backplate. The backplate is the part that is screwed into the wall and that the Ecobee …
Ecobee, in my opinion, is the best smart home thermostat with Google Nest being a close runner up. One thing that these two leading smart thermostats have in common are remote sensors. Google actually emulated Ecobee once it saw how useful and effective these added sensors can be. So, what makes the Ecobee sensor so …
Smart thermostats have become a staple among smart homes as a money saving device, as well as a real convenience if you forgot to set the temperature before leaving the house. Smart thermostats have been on the market for a number of years now, and continue to improve over time. The sensors that accompany them …
Smart Thermostats, as well as all smart devices, require software updates from time to time. Software that runs on these smart devices is often called firmware. The firmware on most smart devices is usually updated automatically, but occasionally a device may need to be manually updated. How do you Update Ecobee Firmware? Ecobee thermostats and …
Many people wonder what Alexa and smoke detectors have to do with each other, I mean they have completely different functions, after all, right? That is not the case anymore. Not too long ago the two became more closely knit than one would have thought, and, Alexa now has the skills needed to work with …