if you are interested in Home Automation, I am a long time enthusiast. Whether you are looking to just get started, or you have a few Hue smart bulbs and want to expand your smart home capabilities, or an enthusiast like me and want to share ideas, let me know.

If there’s interest, I would be happy to host a live session explaining the basics:

- What is a Smart Home?
- Example Smart Devices
- Light Bulbs & LED Strips
- Plugs
- Switches & Dimmers
- Temperature & Humidity Sensors
- Thermostats (ecobee, Google Nest, Honeywell)
- Water Leak Dection Sensors
- Motion & Presence Sensors
- Contact Sensors
- Vibration & Acceleration Sensors
Garage Door Controller
- Voice Assistants
- Amazon Echo & Alexa
- Apple HomePod or iPhone & Siri
- Google Home or Android devices & Google Assistant
- Pros & Cons of “No Hub Required” devices
- Vendor-specific Hubs (Hue, Aqara, Insteon, etc.)
- Choices of Home Automation Hubs
- Cloud vs Local
- Hubitat
- Samsung SmartThings
- Home Assistant
- Many others
- Connectivity options for Smart Homes
- Protocols (Pros & Cons):
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Zigbee
- Z-Wave
- Thread
- Matter
- Advanced topics for future sessions