Mark, Just curious, which thermostat did you choose? We’ve got the Ecobee, but I’m considering replacing it. Cheers, Donna
> On Aug 4, 2023, at 12:19 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > During the winter, I had a Home Kit compatible thermostat installed in my > house. > > I continue to truly appreciate the temperature control I now enjoy via iOS > and iPad OS. > > Until I installed this thermostat, I either had to turn the A/C either on or > off. The old legacy thermostats was simply not accessible to me as a blind > person. > > However, I recently began having Siri keep the house between 2 temperature > set points such as 78 to 82 degrees. It is wonderful. Now I know this is > not a big deal for sighted people but, until now, I have not enjoyed this > capability, completely independent of a sighted person. > > When I am away from the house for any significant period of time, with the > A/C off, I tell Siri to turn the A/C on before I get home and the house is > already nice and cool. > > Now I know this can be done with both Alexa and the Google assistant so I am > not promoting Siri over anything; I just continue to be amazed at the level > of accessibility that I never would have dreamed of 30 years ago. > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/006701d9c693%24333c9200%2499b5b600%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/0C8FF72A-0094-4555-AE5E-3AD21E013C6D%40me.com.
