9 Ways a Smart Home Improves Safety and Security
Smart homes are great for making your life easier and making your home feel more modern, or even futuristic. A lot of the features in my smart home are for convenience (e.g. …
Cybersecurity
Start Using A Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Key
Cybersecurity is paramount these days. It seems like every day a new breach exposing personal information, including credit card numbers and passwords, is in the news. If it’s not a large company …
8 Smart Home Benefits for Seniors
Smart homes have benefits for anyone. I’ve previously written an article about why you would want a smart home and I go into even more detail in my book, The Smart Home …
5 Local Control Alternatives to Popular Smart Home Products
Local control smart home products have many advantages over cloud control. Three important advantages are: You can keep controlling them even when your Internet service is down or you have some other …
Google Family Link: Digital Protection For Your Kids
Looking for a good way to monitor and control your kid’s online activity that doesn’t break the bank? Google’s Family Link offers the promise of helping your family “create healthy digital habits.” …
Monitoring Power Outages and Generator Status
Have you ever wanted to know when the power is out at your home? Or when the generator is running? Or when power is restored? Sure, many utilities provide updates on their …
6 Pros and Cons of Security Camera Systems
With the rise in crime rates all over the world, one might think of different ways to keep themselves and their families safe. Security camera systems (sometimes referred to as CCTV cameras) …