Not sure about how to change Alexa’s wake word or voice? No problem! Walk through our step-by-step guide to learn how!


Planning the infrastructure of your Smart Home is an important first step in achieving your home automation vision.
There are thousands of smart products out there with a vast array of apps to control various devices. A key challenge in achieving the vision of a smart home is tying all of these devices together to work seamlessly.
It is important to understand communication protocols such as Bluetooth, Z-Wave, ZigBee and WiFi. In addition, choosing a smart home hub as a single system to control all of these devices is an important decision to make.
While wireless communication is the smart home standard, you will always find a need for cabling. Either when it comes to powering devices that aren’t battery operated, or if you require reliable data transfer, such as Cat5 or Cat6 cabling for security cameras.
Managing the climate in one’s home is also a popular topic for home automation enthusiasts. Previously, HVAC systems were expensive and difficult to install. Today, modern day smart devices are enabling people to actively manage temperature and humidity in their surroundings, while also saving energy and money.
Smart thermostats are the latest trend while motorized devices such as smart curtains and smart blinds can control light and heat entering your home.
Smart vents can be installed to regulate ventilation, and humidity while smart infrared controllers can automate dumb, air conditioning systems. It’s now even possible to automate ceiling fans and electric fireplaces to turn on or off, based on the temperatures inside or outside the home.
In this section we dive into all aspects of smart home infrastructure, as the backbone of your home automation system.
Not sure about how to change Alexa’s wake word or voice? No problem! Walk through our step-by-step guide to learn how!
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If your Amazon Echo speaker is displaying a spinning green light, it indicates you have an incoming call or drop-in from another Alexa device!
The Amazon Echo Purple Ring is one of the rarest lights your Alexa smart speaker will flash. We show what it means and how to disable it.
A spinning Amazon Echo Blue Ring indicates that Alexa has heard your command and is processing it. It can also mean your device has recently rebooted or is updating.
If your Amazon app has been acting up, take a few minutes to go through our troubleshooting guide for a practical solution.
Is Alexa not responding to your voice commands? Check out this guide to find out how to troubleshoot and fix your device
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I love Chromecast and have set up various Chromecast devices for family and friends down through the years. While generally easy to configure, every now and then I’ve come across connection issues. This might occur when the Google Home app on my phone or tablet can’t find the Chromecast device or the Google Home app says Chromecast is offline when it shouldn’t…
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When researching smart products, you will have noticed that device compatibility is a major issue to contend with. If you’ve decided to develop your smart home around the the Zigbee protocol they you’re in the right place.
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