How does lighting affect your desk? How does lighting affect your work? Well, lighting does affect your mood, your workflow. Let’s talk about what my lighting is all about. Yes, I have talked about these before, but bear with me. Mood Did you know that lighting can affect your mood? […]
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With all the options out there about security cameras. I looked at two of them to get. Arlo and Ring. So which one did I go with? Let continue reading Which one After much looking and researching I decided to go with Ring. Yes, I went with Ring. You might […]
We talked about Arlo in the last post now we are going to talk about Ring. No not that type of Ring. But the ring camera system. What is it This is a security system program and was developed by a caring husband. Well, that is what the commercials say. […]
Security cameras are a must-have nowadays due to scumbags out there. Who would like to take what you worked hard at getting? Just because they want it and just steal from you. Camera I was looking at different types of cameras and I looked at Arlo. They have some pretty […]
Who would have thought that we would need to have security camera’s on our houses? Back Story Growing up we lived in a fairly good neighborhood, well, I thought we did, until one some scum bags kicked in the window to my bedroom and thus breaking into the house. They […]
I have been thinking of getting a Ring doorbell or something like it. There are several options out there. Here are the top smart doorbells out there: Ring Skybell Vivint August Zmodo Vtech Chui Face Arlo There could be more out there Why get one: Here is a list of […]
One of my biggest fears is leaving the garage door open. This happened one time and it wasn’t that fun. Let me get into this. Garage door Yes, we left the garage door open one time, most likely it was being shut and some stupid cat ran in and the […]
What does a shark have to do with anything? I mean I have eaten sharks before, and it is OK. But what does a shark have to do with tech? Smart House What does a shark have to do with a smart house? Is it like Jaws? Well, no it […]
I was walking through Shopko before it closed down for good. It was the day after Thanksgiving, so it wasn’t busy like it was in years past. Nonetheless, I walked past the optical department towards the electronics department and saw a Robo Buddy. Let’s read about it. What is it […]
Why would I be talking about August? Why am I talking about the month of August? Is it a smart home item? Month of August I guess it is the time kids go back to school so does that make it a smart home item since the kids are getting […]
This really isn’t a smart home item, but it is part of my smart home setup. Why? Let’s talk about it. What type of plug is it This plug has 6 US plugs and 4 USB ports. We had this in the kitchen and we went from a 2 plug […]
Digital assistants have come a long way in my lifetime. You can now actually talk to one and get responses back. What do I mean? Alexa Is developed by Amazon and it is a virtual assistant which gives you access to a lot of information at your voice commands. Yes, […]
Back in the day, I remember dragging a hose around the yard and watering it in the middle of the day. What a pain in the butt. Olden days Ok, so it wasn’t that long ago when I lived with my parents growing up and I remember dragging a hose […]
No, I am not talking about a bird’s nest, why would that be a smart home thing. Maybe for the birds, but not that helpful for us. However, there is a thermostat called Nest and it is smart. What is Nest Well according to Wikipedia, “Nest is a smart thermostat […]