Steve and I use HomeKit to control our smart devices. While we can do a lot of what we want, it’s often clumsy, and we get tangled in the terminology. The solution to this problem is obvious. Add more automation. Let’s set up the problem Steve and I were trying to solve, and as I […]
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NC #921 I’m Still Using It Part 4, Photo Workflow by Graeme Sheppard, HomeKit and Schlage Automation by Jill from the Northwoods
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, January 1, 2023, and this is show number 921. As you can tell, I have my annual laryngitis. But don’t worry, you’re not going to have to listen […]
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Home Automation by Jill from the Northwoods — HomeKit and Schlage Without Third-Party Services
Home Automation Jill Treats Her Bird Right! I’ve been interested in home automation for a long time. When I was a kid, my dad and I used to talk about it all the time. He was very interested in setting up this X-10, old-school home automation, but he knew that would cost a lot of […]
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Security Bits — 11 December 2022 Deep Dives on Eufy Credibility Problems and Apple New Security Features
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The Twitter Chaos Continues: 🇪🇺 EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has warned Twitter that it needs to bring its moderation practices up to speed before the Digital Services Act (DSA) goes into effect next year […]
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Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Thursday, December 23, 2021, and this is show number 868. I hope by hearing this on a Thursday you’ll remember that there’s no live show this Sunday the 26th […]
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Everything is Fiddly with HomeKit – by Bart Busschots
This blog post was auto-generated by the descript service at descript.com/… It was heavily edited by me (Allison), not to get it anywhere near perfection, but rather to get it just correct enough to be readable and to get Bart’s point across. This was an experiment to test the usability of the transcriptions from descript […]
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Meross – Inexpensive HomeKit-Compatible Smart Plug
Meross Smart Plug Mini 2 Pack You know how when you buy a piece of Home Automation, you know you have to set aside 4-6 hours to getting it working? You’re guaranteed endless hours of entertainment when you first start working on it and, with any luck, again in the future if you ever even […]
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Soma Smart Blinds Controllers by Pat Dengler
Pat Dengler, aka Your Mac Doctor, a certified Apple Consultant and one of my dearest friends, joins us for an audio-only segment on the NosillaCast. I asked her to come on to talk about the smart blinds controller from Soma Smart Stuff at somasmarthome.com. If you’re interested in Pat’s consulting services you can contact her […]
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Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, September 6, 2020, and this is show number 800. This weekend Steve and I escaped the blistering Los Angeles heat (~97°F at our house) to go to San […]
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Homebridge on Raspberry Pi with Wyze Cams on HomeKit – by Ed Tobias
Homebridge UI In episode 799 Allison told us how to install HOOBS (Homebridge Out-Of-the Box) onto a Synology. HOOBS was the Homebridge interface that allows non-HomeKit compatible IOT devices to show up in your Home app via this interface. She also mentioned that it could be done on a Raspberry pi and worked with Pat […]
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