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OK, so much for Heating\/Cooling 101. HowToGeek<\/a> teaches us that \u201cWhat makes most smart thermostats so “smart” is that they learn from your behaviors, allowing you to control the climate in your home remotely and show you energy consumption in real-time.\u201d<\/p>\n For example, explains the Geek squad, you can tell your smart-stat to shut off after you leave the house for work, and then spring back into action in just enough time to make the house nice and toasty (or cool and comfortable, depending on the season) by the time you to get home.<\/p>\n Most smart thermostats show you how long it takes to make the change you’ve requested, so you can see how effective your climate control system really is. From the remote interface, chimes in Lifehacker\/a>, \u201cYou can always see how much you’re spending on heating or cooling costs, tweak the programming to you save money, and see the results immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n How-to Geek<\/a> walks you through the process of setting up an IFTTT<\/em> recipe to connect your\u00a0Nest thermostat\u00a0<\/a>with your phone so you can get a text or call when Nest detects motion.<\/p>\n First, you\u2019ll need to enable the HOME\/AWAY ASSIST<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>function from the Nest app so that when you\u2019re home and Nest detects your motion, it will automatically set your status to HOME<\/em>. From there, just connect your Nest app in IFTTT<\/em>.<\/p>\n Now set up the IFTTT trigger to text or call your phone when Nest sets to HOME. If you get a text and you\u2019re not home, you might have a break-in on your hands. Or maybe your house is just haunted. Either way, you\u2019ll know when something is up.<\/p>\nMore bang for your buck<\/h2>\n