The Insignia Smart Speaker has become a Best Buy
A few months ago I wrote that Best Buy’s Insignia Smart Speaker is a great alternative to the Google Home because, in addition to being an alarm clock, it can do all the …
The Tech to Look for on Black Friday/Cyber Monday
Black Friday will be here before you know it. Are you ready? Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great times to pick up tech for someone else or yourself. Places like Amazon, …
How to Choose a Wireless Router
Your wireless router is ancient and you notice all your wireless devices seem slow. You’ve heard of other routers getting hacked and wonder if yours might be next. You read about some fancy …
Harmony Hub and Smart Control Remote Review
Are you looking for a universal remote? Are you interested in the Logitech (Harmony) Smart Control with Harmony Hub or in any of the Harmony Hub products? I recently got my hands …
Zigbee, Z-Wave and Home Assistant
Note: This article has been updated in 1/2019 to reflect changes to Home Assistant and Google Assistant. Background If you read my “First 2 Hours with Home Assistant” or my “Home Assistant Customization …
System76 Linux Desktop: Look No Further
Are you in the market for a new Linux computer? I know a lot of Linux users build their own computers, but sometimes you just don’t have the time for it. If …
Let’s Encrypt Certificate with DNS verification with No-IP
If you want a free SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate for your website then Let’s Encrypt is for you. An SSL certificate allows for secure and trusted communications via HTTPs (Secure HTTP) …