Learn how to set up a simple virtual switch that can be used in your SmartThings automations to trigger Amazon Echo announcements

Smart Home Automation

Create free custom dashboards and write awesome rules to monitor and and control SmartThings devices!

Check out the surprising results of my testing of the Alexa Guard feature

This is a fantastic routine that uses an Alexa routine coupled with a SharpTools routine to notify me of any motion detected on my front...

You can easily control your Samsung SmartThings devices with your Amazon Fire TV Stick or an Amazon Echo Dot. In this video blog I...

In this article I will provide you with details about how SmartThings devices can work as an automated security system for your home....

Home security is easy and FREE with the Presence App. Check out the instructions provide in the video below to learn how to use an old...

In the following article I show how I automated my garage door using two z-wave devices. The two devices deployed are the: * * GoControl...

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