Bud How to Make Your Home Smart With SmartThingsAll capable smart homes need a brain or central hub to control the vast array of smart devices that are available on the market. The...
Bud Smoke Detection Announcement ON Echo DeviceToday I’ll show you how to have your Echo voice assistant announce the detection of smoke when your First Alert Z-Wave Smoke and Carbon...
Bud Use SmartThings to Control Alexa Wi-Fi & Bluetooth DevicesEven though you are not able use the SmartThings App to view or control most WiFi or Bluetooth devices which are paired with Alexa,...
Bud SmartThings Automation of Alexa GuardThis easy SmartThings automation will help you automate Alexa Guard so that your Echo devices are automatically placed in guard mode when...
Bud SmartThings Automation Use Smart Phones as Presence SensorsIn my previous article "Use Mobile Phone as Presence Sensor in NEW SmartThings App" I explained how to setup your family’s mobile phones...
Bud Trigger Echo Announcements with SmartThings Automations Learn how to set up a simple virtual switch that can be used in your SmartThings automations to trigger Amazon Echo announcements
Bud Get a Voice Controlled Smart Home With SmartThings & Alexa Echo DevicesDiscover the easy steps to connect your SmartThings devices with your Alexa App.
Bud How to Create a Smart Home 101Would like to learn the secret to creating a successful and well connect smart home ecosystem? Not quite sure where to begin. There is...