What Would You Really Want Your Home to Look Like?
Do you have a vision, or do you just not have a clue what you’d actually like your home to look like? Some of you will have a vision, but not a clue how you can make that vision come…
Planning
Protect the Home from Outside Elements
In order for your home to be as protected as possible, you need to make sure that you are doing everything you can to keep it safe from outside elements.
Getting Your Home Ready to Get Smart
You’ve been looking at all the fantastic devices and how a smart home could potentially the way that you live. However, before you jump right into the deep end and start making changes to your locks, lights, and everything else…
Building a Disaster-Proof Smart Home
The following post is sponsored by Cummins. Making your home a smart home is one of the most popular upgrades you can make. The market is full of innovative new technologies, gadgets are reasonably priced, and you can install most…
The Top 5 Essentials for Summer Adventures
Ah, Summer. It’s the time of year when the weather is unpredictable, you can finally ride a real bike instead of a spin bike, and every day has the potential to look different than the last. For us, it’s the…
10 Cheap Ways to Upgrade Your Home
Big changes with small money One of the most common objections to building a smart home is a lack of funds; thankfully, there are quite a few upgrades you can make to your home that won’t cost you an arm…
6 Reasons Apple Shouldn’t Run Your Smart Home (Yet)
Not quite magical. I’m an Apple guy. I was raised on a Power Mac in the 90s and our home currently houses 2 MacBook Pros, 3 iPads, 2 iPhones, 2 Apple Watches, and 2 Apple TVs. It’s safe to say…
Is it Dumb to Build a Smart Home?
If you enjoy reading tech journalism or watching HGTV, you probably know there’s a bit of a renaissance and a backlash occurring at the same time in the smart home/IoT (internet of things) world right now. The renaissance is coming…
Our Home Building Horror Story
“You haven’t moved in yet?!” Hi; remember us? I know, it’s been a while. You’ve probably noticed that updates have been sparse around here; now that the worst months of our living nightmare seem to be drawing to a (thankfully)…
How I Made My Internet Connection 10x Faster
Get what you’re paying for. Netflix was dropping out constantly, and that was the final straw. Like many of you, Netflix has become the focal point of entertainment in our house. It’s what the kids watch when they need a…
