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Subject: Re: HomeKit
From: gtr
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Subject: Re: HomeKit
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On Dec 12, 2023 at 5:26:23 PM PST, "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2023-12-12, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just ordered a couple smartplugs to handle the XMas lights. I had
>> ordered one a couple years ago from the Apple Store. It did not work
>> well at all. (Not the co. they sell now).
>>
>> The new ones are from TP-Link - at least a brand I know well and
>> trust.
>>
>> Also ordered a widget to interface to my garage door opener.
>> Chamberlain make this weird, alas - we'll see how it goes.
>>
>> This will find its home (hub) on the Apple TV downstairs.
>>
>> Anyone have experience to share?
>>
>> Must have widgets?
>
> We have an Eve Energy smart plug, and it's great. You can set up onboard
> schedules based on time of day and sunrise/sunset, read your power usage
> data from it, and it works very well with HomeKit through Siri etc. I
> bought it to reset a hard-to-reach power connection to a network camera
> that was giving me trouble.
>
> We have a bunch of smart bulbs around the house in various rooms - all
> from Hue. They're ok, but the occasional "xxx bulb is not responding"
> reply from Siri is irritating. I'm not sure if other brands are better,
> or even if this is an issue with the bulbs / Hue Bridge as opposed to
> some Siri / Homepod issue.

FYI, I have the same "not responding" thing with both the TPLink ac adaptors
and the VOCO bulbs. The TPLink adaptors can simple turned off and back on,
there's a button the side. With the bulbs I turned it off/no 3 times quickly
and it can usually reset.

It is the occasional nuisance. I blame it on HomeKit. I find odd wholes and
cul-de-sacs with Siri, too.

Subject: Re: HomeKit
From: Jolly Roger
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On 2023-12-13, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> On Dec 12, 2023 at 5:26:23 PM PST, "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2023-12-12, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Just ordered a couple smartplugs to handle the XMas lights. I had
>>> ordered one a couple years ago from the Apple Store. It did not
>>> work well at all. (Not the co. they sell now).
>>>
>>> The new ones are from TP-Link - at least a brand I know well and
>>> trust.
>>>
>>> Also ordered a widget to interface to my garage door opener.
>>> Chamberlain make this weird, alas - we'll see how it goes.
>>>
>>> This will find its home (hub) on the Apple TV downstairs.
>>>
>>> Anyone have experience to share?
>>>
>>> Must have widgets?
>>
>> We have an Eve Energy smart plug, and it's great. You can set up
>> onboard schedules based on time of day and sunrise/sunset, read your
>> power usage data from it, and it works very well with HomeKit through
>> Siri etc. I bought it to reset a hard-to-reach power connection to a
>> network camera that was giving me trouble.
>>
>> We have a bunch of smart bulbs around the house in various rooms -
>> all from Hue. They're ok, but the occasional "xxx bulb is not
>> responding" reply from Siri is irritating. I'm not sure if other
>> brands are better, or even if this is an issue with the bulbs / Hue
>> Bridge as opposed to some Siri / Homepod issue.
>
> FYI, I have the same "not responding" thing with both the TPLink ac
> adaptors and the VOCO bulbs. The TPLink adaptors can simple turned off
> and back on, there's a button the side. With the bulbs I turned it
> off/no 3 times quickly and it can usually reset.

I'll have to try that sometime. 🤣

> It is the occasional nuisance.

Yes. Amusingly (and thankfully) even when it says it's not responding,
it does actually respond.

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