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Also in this guide are all the common fixes to most problems including the recent GDPR situation that causes Alexa to not find the devices or to resolve the common bug: “the device is not responding”

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This is a simple tutorial in typical Paul Hibbert style to show you how you can use Tasker to trigger a welcome home message from Alexa automatically as you walk through the front door. It is completely free and will not consume any battery. The welcome home message is completely customisable and super easy to achieve

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This is a simple tutorial in typical Paul Hibbert style that could save an Elderly relatives life, or even your own life if you are ever in a position that you might need to discreetly trigger a panic alarm and get a message to a family member.

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Tutorial to connect the Dash Button to IFTTT: youtu.be/0Ic_6H52MiM
Tutorial to connect the Flic to IFTTT: youtu.be/Hwe2VNGteEk
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This is the ultimate shut down How to video tutorial for Alexa and Google home. In this video I will show you how to shut down the house by switching off all of your devices with one command from either Google Home, Alexa or an Amazon Dash button! This how to guide moves fast so get ready with that pause button!

Also in this tutorial is the long awaited instructions to connect the Broadlink RM pro to IFTTT. I will show you how to connect the Broadlink RM pro, or even the RM mini3 blackbean to IFTTT using any old Android device.

CHAPTERS

01:44 Demonstration
03:02 Explanation of IFTTT
03:57 Connecting your devices to IFTTT
06:28 Creating Alexa IFTTT recipes
12:32 Connecting Broadlink to IFTTT

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If you already own a Stream Deck and you want to do more with it then this how to tutorial video will show you how to connect the Elgato Stream Deck to IFTTT and in turn control practially any smart home device.

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In this how to video tutorial I will show you in typical Paul Hibbert fashion how to hack the Amazon Dash button to control basically any smart home device that can connect to IFTTT (If this then that) using any Android device. Usually hacking the Dash button requires a Raspberry Pi, but I’ve found an easier way that doesn’t involve any coding.

I’ve also discovered a way to control the Broadlink RM pro with the Amazon Dash button and I will be showing you how in a future video.

This method adds a few seconds of latency to the Raspberry Pi method, but if you don’t own a Raspberry Pi, or you just want a cheap and easy solution then now you can hack the Amazon Dash button without one!

Thanks to Lee Hawke for sending the button and to all you guys for prompting me to do the video!

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This indepth review of the Flic smart button will tell you everything you need to know in typical Paul Hibbert style. Also included in this video is a quick tutorial on how to use it’s basic functions. In future episodes I will be showing you how you can use it control the Broadlink RM pro and IFTTT

Thanks to Flic for sending me the button to create this review and tutorial.

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When I shot the video it hadn’t crossed my mind that replacing your light switch with a cover plate would require terminating the cables. You can do so easily with terminal block (MAKE SURE YOU ISOLATE THE SWITCH SO YOU DON’T KILL YOURSELF! CONSULT AN ELECTRICIAN IF YOU’RE UNSURE): amzn.to/2JRztQM

If you’re feeling nervous about terminating your cabling then here are two other options that require no wiring at all…

Bulky cover plate but requires no wiring, also leaves the switch in tact in case your button dies:
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FAQs…
1. Cloud Storage. Yes, it’s coming and it’s coming really soon. It’ll be available for users in a month or two give or take. For now it will email images to you and store video to an internal micro SD card.

2. Battery: Reolink Argus 2 uses a rechargeable battery and supports solar charging with the Reolink Solar Panel.

3. Starlight (colour) night vision. Users can capture colour night vision when they switch on the colour night vision button. Colour night vision is what sets this camera apart from other cameras as it provides crucial visual details.

4. Skins and camouflage: to meet different monitoring needs, Reolink provide different camera skins and camouflage suits reolink.com/product/argus-2/accessories/

5. Network: it runs on 2.4GHz and can record up to 1080p quality.

6. Different mounting solutions: the magnetic mount, the screw mounting bracket, and a strap for securely mounting the camera to a tree trunk or any poles that users might use to place it.

Previous review here… youtu.be/C1rODZcguOI

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This indepth review of Zemismart’s LED strip will tell you everything you need to know in typical Paul Hibbert style.

Thanks to Zemismart for sending me the strip to put through it’s paces.

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