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This is probably because a lot of smart home enthusiasts are less enthused about actually turning the lights on and off. They have fun tinkering and building wi
by polishdude20 3y ago
This is probably because a lot of smart home enthusiasts are less enthused about actually turning the lights on and off. They have fun tinkering and building wireless systems.
- atourgates 3y agoI believe you based on my experience with the salve, but I’m the opposite. Very much, “I just want it to work.” Here’s what I’ve found useful from a smart home: * I can leave for a week or weekend, let the house get quite hot or cold (obviously within some safety parameters) and then turn in the heat or AC a couple hours before I get home. * I get alerts when a package or other delivery shows up at the front door. * I can set a timer to turn off any lights my kids left on during the day, late at night every night. * I can set a timer to turn off the heat or AC in an outbuilding no-one sleeps in late at night, in case my kids were out there and forgot to turn it off. * I can set my outdoor lights to go on at sunset, and turn off around “it’s unlikely anyone will be going out here and need a lit pathway” time. * I can set my espresso maker to turn on and warm up before I’m ready for coffee, and turn off when we’re a bit past “you should stop drinking coffee or it’s gonna mess with your sleep” time. * When we leave town with an arrangement for a dog sitter to come by and take care of our dog a few hours after we leave, I can check to make sure they actually did and poor Rover isn’t lonely and unfed. But I do 100% agree with the author’s frustration, and wish things “just worked” and just worked together.