Rethinking Your Home Audio System
Music to your ears. Our family listens to music. Constantly. I don’t know if it’s because of our industry (we work from home a lot), but we normally have one room in the house cranked up at least once a…
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Building a House: Getting Started
This December is a big milestone for us, as we break ground on the home we started planning for over 3 years ago (and started saving for 7 years ago!). This is our first time building a home from scratch,…
First Look: Dropcam Pro
Always on the lookout. There’s a certain appeal to home surveillance that has long eluded the casual nerd. About 10 years ago, I picked up a (then top-of-the-line) web cam in an effort to keep any eye on my apartment…
REVIEW: LIFX WiFi Light Bulb
Party in a box. Disclosure: The folks at LIFX very kindly provided a bulb for this review. As always, the opinions are my own. “Honey, you have to come see this, right now!” That’s what I was yelling at Lauren…
First Look: Schlage Connect Touchscreen Deadbolt
Both the brains and the brawn. You know that feeling when you left the door unlocked all night? I always notice when I’m eating my morning bowl of cereal; my heart immediately drops into my stomach every time. True, we…
REVIEW: GE Link LED Smart Bulb
Goldblum would never lead you astray. In our journey to find the right lighting for our new place, I’ve already worked my way through a few of the most popular “dumb” bulbs on the market. Those bulbs are great, but…
First Look: Nest Protect Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Always watching. Never beeping. $100 for a smoke alarm. For many of you, that’s the only thing you’ll see when you skim this post. The thing is, we hate our smoke alarms. I don’t know if it’s bad wiring or…
First Look: The Kwikset Kevo Lock
The Key That’s Always With You I hate carrying keys. While the smart phone has absorbed just about everything else I carry in my pockets, the keychain seems to be the one item I can’t shake. My notebook is gone,…
Smart Bulbs vs Smart Switches
The Great Lighting Debate Lighting your smart home can be confusing. A decision that used to revolve around a handful of bulbs must now account for dozens of variables… How important is power consumption? Do I need colored light? Do…
Rethinking the Home Security System
Better choices with a smaller budget. A few weeks ago, we sat down with our builder to go over an itemized budget as we break ground on the new house. One thing that stuck out to me was the $1200…
