Day: October 15, 2015

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Burningbird Smart stuff

Hack your home

I am very interested in Internet of Things, DIY, and smart home gadgets. I recently created a new web site, Hack Your Home, both because I wanted to grab a .space domain, and because I wanted to record my new home ownership experiences in one place. My most recent writing, SmartThings Hub and Samsung SmartCam for Security […]

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SmartThings Hub and Samsung SmartCam for Security (with a little Google OnHub action thrown in)

I have a Samsung SmartCam that’s monitoring our basement entryway. Though the camera has a motion sensor, my smart home hub, SmartThings, doesn’t yet use it. We’ve been assured that a future upgrade will incorporate support for the camera’s motion sensor. Right now, I’m using a SmartThings motion sensor. The motion sensor monitors all basement […]