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Last year, when the ecobee3 smart thermostat was announced, I published a preview, then a “first look” and unboxing video, followed soon after by the very first review of the ecobee3. I followed those up with an ecobee3 installation guide for new users, along with an ecobee Smart to ecobee3 upgrade guide for owners migrating […]

Review: ecobee3 HomeKit-enabled Thermostat

This entry was posted in Home Theater & Automation iPhone Product Reviews Technology and tagged Apple automation ecobee ecobee3 Home Kit HomeKit HomeKit-enabled HomeKit-Enabled ecobee3 iOS iPad iPhone Nest product review review Siri smart home smart thermostat thermostat WiFi thermostat on July 15, 2015 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3412 days ago)

“Smart” home devices don’t only make your life easier, but in many cases can also save you money. Readers of my blog already know I’m a big fan of ecobee’s smart thermostat products. They’re WiFi enabled controllers that use weather data available via the Internet to predicatively (and reactively) minimize HVAC system […]

WiFi Sprinker Controller Review: Rachio Iro vs. RainMachine vs. IrrigationCaddy

This entry was posted in DIY iPhone Linux Product Reviews Technology and tagged irrigation IrrigationCaddy product review Rachio Iro Rachio Iro review Rain Machine RainMachine RainMachine review smart controller smart home sprinkler WiFi on July 15, 2015 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3413 days ago)

In an effort to extend my WiFi coverage outside our vacation home on a lake, I purchased a Ubiquiti NanoStation LOCO M5. My goal was to provide a strong WiFi signal a few hundred feet into the back yard, onto the beach, and all the way out to the dock. […]

Connecting iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod) to Ubiquiti NanoStation M5 ...

This entry was posted in iPhone Linux Reference Technology and tagged 20MHz 5Ghz Apple channel channel width compatible configuration DFS frequency iOS iPad iPhone iPod LOCO NanoStation NanoStation M5 NSM5 settings troubleshoot Uqibuiti WiFi on July 15, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3433 days ago)

WiFi connection on iPhone 4 — UPDATED Dec 21, 2016. This post is a reference post for those looking to squeeze maximum speed out of their Cisco Linksys E4200 v1 wireless router running DD-WRT. The DD-WRT build I currently recommend for this router is K2.6 30880 (by BrainSlayer). IMPORTANT: My testing shows that DD-WRT K2.6 builds are much faster on the […]

My Cisco Linksys E4200 DD-WRT Settings for Max Speed

This entry was posted in DIY iPhone Linux Reference Technology and tagged 22000M big BrainSlayer configuration DD-WRT ddwrt E4200 fiber Fractal Heartbleed Kong Linksys mega nas OpenSSL OpenVPN optimize settings speed std TCP Congestion Control Transmit Power usb WiFi WiFi speed wireless wireless speed on January 10, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 2888 days ago)

A few months ago, I wrote a product review for the ecobee Smart Thermostat (along with complete installation instructions and photos) which had I purchased to remotely monitor and control the thermostat in my Utah house while I was away. Overall, my review of the ecobee was

Installing my 2nd ecobee and Using Group Admin Features

This entry was posted in Home Theater & Automation iPhone Linux Product Reviews Technology and tagged ecobee furnace heat pump iPhone remote thermostat smart thermostat thermostat WiFi WiFi thermostat on January 4, 2011 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4774 days ago)

As the owner of a couple of vacation homes in climates more extreme than Seattle’s, I’ve had plans for a while now to eventually install thermostats in those houses which I could control remotely. In the winter, I could turn on the heat at my Utah house the day before […]

Product Review: ecobee Smart Thermostat

This entry was posted in Home Theater & Automation iPhone Linux Product Reviews Technology and tagged cooling ecobee equipment interface furnace heating HVAC iPhone remote access remote thermostat smart thermostat thermostat WiFi thermostat on November 21, 2010 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3974 days ago)

If you’re using an AT&T 3G MicroCell to help boost your cell phone range, and you have your 3G MicroCell set up behind a firewall, you should set up the Quality of Service settings (more commonly referred to as QoS settings) on your router to give your voice calls the […]

Set Up QoS in Tomato or DD-WRT for AT&T 3G ...

This entry was posted in iPhone Linux Reference Technology and tagged 3G 3G MicroCell AT&T class of service classification DD-WRT enable QoS firmware Linksys MicroCell priority QoS Quality of Service setup Tomato on November 16, 2010 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4254 days ago)

If you’re having trouble activating your new AT&T iPhone 4, or if you got an error message when you tried to activate your AT&T iPhone using iTunes or on the AT&T website, don’t worry. Here are some easy instructions to activate it by phone.