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Hi, I'm Reed! I'll teach you home automation and how to buil

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in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c

Smart Home Solver
Posted 3 months ago

Last week as an experiment, I uploaded 3 quicker videos in place of 1 long video. Instead of posting to the second channel, I wanted to try posting here more! But I'm curious, what would you be more likely to click on and watch?

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 4 months ago

Someone recently commented that I should turn off my smart home for 24 hours to find out what I can't live without, and what I don't really miss. šŸ˜¬

The question is... will my family be happier without my smart home??

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 8 months ago

Itā€™s almost ready! The video you all have requested more than ANYTHING else on this channel is in the final edits. Itā€™s the Ultimate Home Assistant Beginnerā€™s Guide šŸ™Œ

Iā€™ve worked HOURS on this one and itā€™s my most in-depth video ever. Iā€™m hoping it will be a really helpful resource for you.

So keep an eye out and get excited to level up your smart home with Home Assistant!

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 1 year ago

This is the BRAINS of my smart home! A lot of you have asked about my server rack. I use it for networking, my smart home hubs, security cameras, a home NAS, etc. Well I uploaded a video Saturday to the second channel doing a SIMPLE walkthrough. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/J1x4FpFrOyo?si=MOcvI...

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 1 year ago

OKAY I hear you loud and clear! On my new automations video, I had tons of comments asking how I set up everything in Home Assistant. So I wrote it all here: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/10-new-automations-forā€¦

I normally share an article or second channel video showing the technical details, but I was in Seattle filming a smart home tour so things got pushed back!

Also, I'm thinking about doing another video JUST about the TV lights, since I've added a few conditions to make it even more perfect. If you're interested in that, comment below šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡ (and subscribe to my tutorial channel Reed's Smart Home)

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 1 year ago

I'm furious! šŸ¤¬ MyQ broke integrations for Home Assistant and many other platforms.

Instead of working with the smart home community, they gave us the middle finger. So I had to take matters into my own hands.

Hereā€™s how I fixed the problem: https://youtu.be/I2HGxkyb2O4

(Bonus, I replace the tennis ball in the garage with a laser)

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 1 year ago

Which video should we make next?

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 2 years ago

Whoops šŸ˜¬ ...I corrected some things I missed about the Aqara FP2, and answered a lot of your questions about it in this follow up video.

watch it here: https://youtu.be/YnzxGfdHhR0

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 2 years ago

Hey! I wanted to get your opinion. How would you feel if we cut back the outtros so they werenā€™t in EVERY single video?

For years, weā€™ve done a ā€œfunnyā€ outtro for every video. (some are funnier than others, we arenā€™t comedians)

We know that a lot of people donā€™t care about them because they click off of the video right when it appears, which hurts the videoā€™s performance with the YouTube algorithm. They are also a lot of work and take time we could be spending on other videos.

Share your honest thoughts in the poll or the comments. I really value what you all think and want our videos to keep improving, so THANK YOU for your support!

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Smart Home Solver
Posted 2 years ago

Yikes... starting this week, any newly purchased Ring alarm systems will NOT be able to use basic features in the app without a monthly fee. That includes arming/disarming, notifications, Alexa control, and automations.

I'm NOT happy and here are my full thoughts: https://youtu.be/Fma45QBCWX8

(The video is on the second channel because that style of video fits better over there.)

If you bought a Ring alarm before this week, you don't have to worry since it won't impact you. BUT you definitely want to think about the future, and I address that in the video.

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