{"id":14830,"date":"2018-04-03T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T02:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=14830"},"modified":"2018-04-04T10:59:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T17:59:10","slug":"ccatp-532","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/ccatp-532\/","title":{"rendered":"CCATP #532 &#8211; Joe Dugandzic Answers NosillaCastaways&#8217; Home Automation Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Dugandzic of <a href=\"http:\/\/smarterhomelife.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smarterhomelife.com<\/a> joins us again, this time in a crossover episode. We start by him asking me to describe my progression in Home Automation from my first smart lightbulb to the more advanced capabilities Steve and I enjoy today.  But then we turn the table around and I ask Joe a series of questions submitted by NosillaCastaways.  <\/p>\n<p>As many times as I&#8217;ve talked to Joe about Home Automation, I continue to learn from him.  There are at least two moments in this episode where I had an &#8220;aha&#8221; moment of learning.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14830-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2018_04_03.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2018_04_03.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2018_04_03.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"mp3 download\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2018_04_03.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3 download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joe recorded the show on video while I recorded on audio.  You can watch Joe&#8217;s video here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TlGtzGRL5o0?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Using a Screen Reader? <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TlGtzGRL5o0\">click here<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here are the questions you asked Joe, but you&#8217;ll have to listen or watch to get the answers.  In a few cases there are some links that he mentioned though.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Allison<\/strong> &#8211; Why can all these home automation devices only do 2.4GHz?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frank Petrie<\/strong> &#8211; I\u2019m handicapped and live by myself in a studio apartment. I need to automate only a handful of things. My question is it worth investing for so few uses?\n<ul>\n<li>Joe talked about a video he created on the benefits of Home Automation for disabled people.  <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vFbQyZZA4e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s a link to the video.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sandy Foster<\/strong> &#8211; I don\u2019t have much in the way of home automation. Our garage door opener can be accessed via wifi, but it\u2019s not Home Kit compatible; ditto for the alarm system. The Ring doorbell is also stand-alone.\n<p>However, we did install the Ecobee 4 smart thermostat this past Christmas. The Ecobee has an app for the iPhone, and it works well. However, I can also see the Ecobee in My Home. My question concerns why I should use one app over the other, and what are the advantages of each? Since I don\u2019t have any other Home Kit devices, I\u2019m not sure there\u2019s any advantage there. Also, why do I see each of the three Ecobee sensors and the main unit twice in the Home app?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nik Lal<\/strong> &#8211; The thing that keeps me from starting is not knowing in which standard\/spec to invest. Remember back in the day everyone was getting into \u2026 what was it, something like X10 for home automation? I can\u2019t be arsed to look it up right now. But it offered the kind of flexibility the cool kids are finding in the Raspberry Pi these days. But I haven\u2019t heard it mentioned in years now. Just concerned about the investment of time and money, only to find out the thing is either disappearing or isn\u2019t extensible in the way I want it to be and then having to find something different.\n<ul>\n<li>Joe suggests getting a smart hub like SmartThings  from Samsung: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartthings.com\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smartthings.com<\/a><br \/>\nOr Wink at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wink.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wink.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>John Daniel Sunday<\/strong> &#8211; Honestly don&#8217;t know where to start with Homekit. Have Ecobees and Rachios but never use Homekit. Need a what problem does it solve intro.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steve Sheridan<\/strong> &#8211; I would like to know if Joe thinks the smart-home platform options are converging or diverging. I hope to see more centralized control and interaction for better coordination amongst smart-home devices but things seem to be diverging with so many options available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Roth<\/strong> &#8211;  Is Apple paying enough attention to Homekit and third-party integrations? I understand the security issues, and I&#8217;m willing to suffer some lack of (speedy) integration in the name of better security. But, all that said, can Apple catch-up\/keep up in the race to be your one control interface for the home? Is it a high enough priority?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Dugandzic of smarterhomelife.com joins us again, this time in a crossover episode. We start by him asking me to describe my progression in Home Automation from my first smart lightbulb to the more advanced capabilities Steve and I enjoy today. 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