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Best DIY Alarm Systems for 2021?
DIY Burglar Alarms Have Arrived DIY alarm systems have matured to become a cost effective and reliable alternative to traditional professional security systems. Ppioneered by smaller brands such as SimpliSafe, many other companies have jumped into the fray to grab our...
Cord Cutter: Navigating TV Choices in 2021
What’s On TV If you haven’t noticed, while you are becoming a cord cutter for viewing mainstream TV, technology moving from high definition to ultra high definition and even creeping towards 8K. A quick history of TV formats in the United States The easiest way to...
Gift Idea: DIY Smart Picture Frame For Grandparents
Gifting Your SmartHome SkillsHopefully if you’ve been reading this Home Automation Secrets Newsletter, you’ve developed some Ninja Powers implementing or upgrading your smart home. But have no fear, even home automation newbies might appreciate the quick tip I have...
Wi-Fi 6 or is it Why-Fi 6?
Is WI-FI 6 the latest new shiny object? With tech products like Wi-Fi 6 we are often eager to buy the latest new thing. Even if we don’t know why we should. Almost like little children, we are drawn to the shiny new objects simply because they are new. Our desire to...
Can You Solve SmartHome Automation Challenges With A Proxy?
Proxy-Powered Home Automation The dictionary defines the word proxy as “the authority to represent someone else” which is close to what it means in software programming too. In a nutshell, a proxy is when one thing stands in for another. You manipulate one thing, and...
Did You Hear The One About Goldilocks and The Three Remotes?
With No Apologies To The Three BearsIn the famous children’s fairy tale, Goldilocks proclaims “This chair is too small” and “This chair is too big” before declaring “This chair is just right”. As I looked over the latest crop of new remote controls at the CEDIA Expo...