![]() ![]() Every module has an IP interface the RPi can speak for any system in the house. I do not access the RPi from the Internet but there is no reason other than security paranoia that I couldn't. #REMIND ME AT SOFTWARE#The RPi has been up for several months running its current software I expect the reliability to be the same with the changes. ![]() Then I will document all of the RPi modules and see who would like to play. I am in the final stage of removing my Homeseer system which was the central controller. I guess you could search for posts by me. I just put up a bunch of posts at various points in these forums. You can't make it respond to any external inputs. But (A,B ) is what an assistant should be doing - reminding you in timely fashion, without you having to ask!Īlexa doesn't even show up as a 'that' in IFTTT. So hypothetically, (C ) is doable as an Alexa skill. If I ask on the second to last Tuesday of this year, it will reply "Friday, garbage and rubbish" because that Tuesday is the 24th and the next Wednesday is Xmas which has no sanitation pickup. If the impending Monday is a holiday, it replies "wednesday, garbage and recycling". So it will be silent on Labor Day, but on Columbus Day they still pick up the trash - so it automatically speaks the reminder.Ĭ ) if you ask "ok google, what is the next garbage pickup?", on a Saturday, for example, it takes all the above into account. It checks the google holiday calendar against the holidays taken by my town's sanitation service, and it they coincide it does not blurt out any reminder at all. So if it's Wednesday, it says "please take out garbage and recycling" on Monday it says "please take out garbage and yard waste".ī ) it does the above unless the day in question is a holiday. Here's something I programmed in Tasker that should be easily doable with something like Alexa.Ī ) automatically speak out garbage/rubbish/yard waste/recycling at 6:30 am on the appropriate day. If you have to remind your assistant to remind you of something that occurs daily or weekly, or on any predetermined schedule, you lose virtually all the benefits of an assistant! Far from ideal, but, minimally, accomplishes the task.Actually, no it doesn't. Then you only need to ask Alexa how much time is left. Repeat the process until you have set an alarm to repeatedly ring for every hour and every day you need prompting.You can set an alarm for 3PM. #REMIND ME AT PLUS#Tap the Save button and then tap the plus button again to set an alarm for the next hour. On the next screen, set the desired time, tap the Repeat menu and select all the days you want the alarm to ring. In the Clock app, for example, tap the Alarm button at the bottom and then the plus (+) button in the top-right corner of the screen to add a new alarm. When browsing for a suitable program, click the Ratings and Reviews link on an app’s description page to see what others have said about it.Īpple’s built-in apps can be set to alert you at specific intervals, and once you set the alarms, you can have them automatically repeat daily. #REMIND ME AT FREE#Many of these apps are free or inexpensive. If you just want a simple hourly beep or chime, start with a visit to the online App Store and search for “hourly chime” or “hourly alarm.” The iOS operating system that runs on Apple’s iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices includes a Clock app (as well as a Reminders app) that can be set to ring hourly and automatically repeat each day, but it does take some work to set up the alarm system. ![]() I could set the alarm on my iPad/iPod every hour, but that is a pain.Ī. I am an 84-year-old sedentary person and I need some kind of alarm program that reminds me to get up every hour. ![]()
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