Home Security
What a Land Trust Taught Me About Security and Privacy
A small rural land trust reached out to me last year after a string of dumping incidents and a few instances of equipment theft...
The first time I tried to use smart lights for a big football match, I made the living room look like a nightclub. I had set a scene with the bulbs in our team's colors, pulsing gently.
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Home Security
A small rural land trust reached out to me last year after a string of dumping incidents and a few instances of equipment theft...
Automation and Routines
My longest trip away from a fully automated house so far was three weeks, and I went into it more nervous about the house than...
Buying Guides
My cousin plays Counter-Strike 2 at a level I do not fully understand, scrimming with a five stack most weeknights and grinding...
Home Security
I have a drawer in my garage that used to embarrass me.
Smart Lighting
I hired a mobile DJ for my sister's fortieth birthday party in the backyard last August, mostly because she asked for one and I...
Automation and Routines
My nephew asked me to help him turn a spare bedroom into a gaming and streaming setup last spring, and I said yes for the worst...
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Three people who actually live with the gear they write about: a reviewer who buys new devices the day they launch and keeps a running list of what has failed him, a former security systems installer who now writes about what cameras and sensors actually protect against, and someone who builds absurdly complex home automations for fun and then writes the simpler version everyone else actually needs. Every article carries a byline, and nothing runs that the writer has not set up themselves.