Home Automation

Home app layout

Posted on February 2, 2019February 3, 2019 by Kenny Lim

9 months into Home Automation I’ve collected enough HomeKit accessories to fit an entire iPad screen, and it started to get a little tough looking for what I need to operate. This article is about what my Home app layout

Home Automation with Apple Watch 4

Posted on October 13, 2018October 13, 2018 by Kenny Lim

I’ve been using the Apple Watch since it first came out with the first series. Primary function of it was of course to tell the time. Secondary was to take a quick glimpse of my messages and next schedule, rejecting

2 HomePods are much better than 1

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Kenny Lim

I just took delivery of my 2nd HomePod, and I must say that a HomePod is great to control your HomeKit accessories, and having more than 1 is definitely a plus. 2 HomePods are much better than 1. Let me

5 months into Home Automation

Posted on August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 by Kenny Lim

It’s been 5 months into Home Automation so far, and here’s an update of how it is so far. Overall more pros than cons, but there are some major pros, and major cons. In this post, I’ll cover Pros and

Porch lights automation

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Kenny Lim

This round I tackle porch lights automation. The outside of the house is pretty well lit. However, I would like to have the lights a little brighter as a person approaches front door. The lights in the porch uses a

Philips Hue Motion sensor bathroom automation trick

Posted on June 26, 2018June 27, 2018 by Kenny Lim

Automating the bathroom with HomeKit is done. And after setting it up I realize that there was a little issue with the way I set it up. So after putting some thought into it I came up with this simple

D-Link Omna 180 camera, old is sometimes gold

Posted on June 23, 2018June 26, 2018 by Kenny Lim

In my recent trip to Singapore I visited the Apple Store on Orchard Road (Shout out to Kai from Singapore’s Apple Store!), and bought the D-Link Omna 180 camera, and old is sometimes gold. Yes, I know it launched more

Honestly… HomeKit is not for everyone

Posted on June 14, 2018June 26, 2018 by Kenny Lim

Using HomeKit feels like I’m using something that is so deep in it’s own environment, and is not a priority of Apple to develop it further. Honestly, HomeKit is not for everyone. So in my humble opinion I believe the

The HomeKit Fibaro Motion Sensor is HERE! But…

Posted on June 3, 2018June 26, 2018 by Kenny Lim

I’m back from work overseas for 2 weeks, and waiting at home is the Fibaro Motion Sensor for HomeKit. It’s finally here, however here’s what I found out that is a very disappointing. Setting up the device is easy, you

Another mistake, ordered Fibaro Motion Sensor Z Wave version instead of HomeKit

Posted on May 19, 2018June 26, 2018 by Kenny Lim

I just took delivery of my Fibaro Motion Sensor today, and was so eager to set it up and write about it. But a word of advice to you, read carefully before you buy or order it, because (but that’s