Operation Gadget: Home Automation in the Apple Ecosystem
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The Circle View Doorbell’s Stunning Improvement
Reading Time: 5 minutes I bought my wife a Logitech Circle View Doorbell for Christmas in 2020, when it was newly on the market. It has turned out to be a great product; Arguably the best HomeKit Secure Video doorbell available in North America. The funny thing about the Circle View Doorbell is that it…
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Operation Gadget Currently Features Minimal Theming
Reading Time: < 1 minute I hope you are enjoying reading Operation Gadget since I rebooted it a little more than a week ago. I wanted to write briefly about the visual design of the site. I’m experimenting with WordPress Block Themes in order to better understand them. This is primarily because they are a…
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When Did Operation Gadget’s Focus on Home Automation Begin?
Reading Time: 2 minutes In November 2020, a number of things changed in the lives of my family. We bought a house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania that had living spaces on three different levels. Also, the HomePod mini became available from Apple. After watching the HomePod mini announcement, which was part of Apple’s “Hi, Speed”…
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Eufy Security Cameras: Video Was Not Encrypted as Promised
Reading Time: 2 minutes AppleInsider reported that video from Eufy Security Cameras have not been properly encrypted as promised, when that video is sent to the cloud. Eufy is a brand of Fantasia Trading LLC, better known in the United States by its largest brand name, Anker Innovations. According to the article: Anker has admitted…
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Sockitbox Makes Indoor Smart Devices Work Outside
Reading Time: 4 minutes As you add more Home Automation to your home, you inevitably run into a few situations like these. All of which may be remedied with a Sockitbox Weatherproof Connection Box: I was stymied by these problems on a few occasions, but then I discovered what has turned out to be a…
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Operation Gadget is an Amazon Associate
Reading Time: < 1 minute Operation Gadget is part of the Amazon Associates Program. Purchases you make from Amazon.com or a related website after following a link from this website to one of those websites may result in a small commission being paid by Amazon.com Services LLC to the publisher of this site, After6 Services…
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Allicaver Outlet Shelf Frees Counter Space
Reading Time: 5 minutes In a previous article I mentioned that we currently have six HomePod minis installed in the house. One thing that you will realize if you install multiple smart speakers is that a well-designed outlet shelf frees a surprising amount of counter space that would otherwise be taken by the speaker. Lots…
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Why Home Automation in the Apple Ecosystem?
Reading Time: 7 minutes A couple of friends have asked, “Why is Operation Gadget’s subtitle ‘Home Automation in the Apple Ecosystem’?” I guess they’re asking, why not cover all aspects of home automation? Or perhaps they mean, why not pick Amazon.com’s ecosystem, based on the Alexa voice assistant and Ring security products? Or even Google’s…
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Welcome Back to Operation Gadget
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today I’m relaunching Operation Gadget, a website that will focus on Apple home automation. I originally launched Operation Gadget on November 17, 2003. At that time, it was a weblog devoted to electronic gadgets, software, and related products. Believe it or not, hardly anyone had a weblog about gadgets at the…