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Jay Basen

Jay Basen has been a home automation hobbyist for over 30 years and has worked professionally in the industry for almost 20 years. His professional background is electrical engineering and software development. He has a master's degree in engineering and has been writing software professionally for over 40 years. To read more of Jay's articles, visit his blog http://topicsinhomeautomation.wordpress.com/

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Everything Set

How the Everything Set Box Handles Smart Home Network Security 

Everything Set uses AI to monitor how changes in the way devices connected to a homeowner’s network act can signal malicious activity. Network security in smart homes is a fast-growing

Vanquishing Energy Vampires. Are There Any Left?

“Energy vampires” refers to electronic devices that sit in standby mode, consuming power while waiting for someone to use them. The power consumed in standby mode by a device is

Withings ScanWatch KV watches and app

Health and Fitness Tracking with the Withings ScanWatch

The promise of a smart watch is wonderful, but there are certain limitations to these devices that have made them less than perfect: their tiny screen makes them challenging to

sentry-ii-wls

How to Automate the Operation of Your Smart Home Windows

Motorized windows that are integrated with a smart home processor/hub can add value to a home by improving the health of family members, lowering utility bills, adding convenience, and improving

The Aquara Cube

Finding Alternative User Interfaces for Smart Homes

There are a variety of user interfaces for controlling a smart home. Some of the most common methods are by using individual smart phone apps provided by manufacturers, an integrated

Shelly Button 1

Easy Buttons, Children Detectors, and Other Creative Smart Home Solutions

There are many problems that can be solved with smart home technology, if you apply some creative, “out of the box” thinking. In this article I’m going to focus on

H300 Chili

Saving Water Using Smart Home Technology

Saving water is becoming increasingly important, as extreme weather patterns continue to become more frequent. There have been a lot of stories in the news lately about the “megadrought” that

Tailwind Door-Kit-Pro-Version

Tailwind iQ3 is the Perfect Pro Integrator Garage Door Controller

The Tailwind iQ3 Offers the Widest Range of Features of Any Smart Garage Controller Shortly after my last article on smart garage door solutions (How to Integrate the Garage into

Big Ass Fans

Leveraging Smart Ceiling Fans for Summer Energy Savings

Summer is upon us, and with it many of us are already experiencing hot weather and sky-high electricity bills from running an air conditioner to keep our homes comfortably cool.

How SwitchBot Curtain Rod 2 Improves on the Original Motorized Curtain Design

The new SwitchBot Curtain Rod 2 is a 2022 reddot design award winner and improves on the original SwitchBot Curtain’s ability to work with curtains mounted on a curtain rod

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