You probably have enough on your holiday to-do list that manually controlling your outdoor Christmas decorations doesn’t need to be on there. All outdoor automatic timers should be waterproof and ...

Maybe you love displaying giant inflatable ghosts, strings of spooky lights, fog machines, or strobe lights at this time of year. But programming light timers to turn everything on and off each night?

When you want to make your lights smarter without changing the bulbs, you’re likely looking at upgrading to a smart light switch. One of the more vital functions of a smart switch is its ability to ...

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Not satisfied with the handheld remote control for his outdoor patio lights, [timabram] decided to build an automatic timer using an ESP8266. He’s using a set of string lights from Costco, but as you ...