I was walking in Kohls, it was around Christmas time, and I found a drone and my wife just said to buy it. She gave me permission. I got it wrapped up and stuck it under the tree. Wanted one Since they came out I wanted to get one since […]
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I had a very active imagination when I was younger. I would write stories about little tiny aircraft that would rise out of the ground in my backyard and fly away on a mission. My aircraft I could control them from my secret bunker (hideout) and they could go invisible […]
On Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, there was an outage on the internet. Did it matter? Let’s find out Outage The following social media websites and apps were down: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp All owned by one company did it really matter. Maybe you got some more work done. Maybe you spent […]
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. It wasn’t busy like it was in the 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 […]
I am about to venture into some territory that I am not sure of and is this really the right thing to do. Let me explain. Thinking for awhile I have been doing some quarantine videos while I have been working from home. Yea, it was fun to do. Yea, […]
I really like the WeMo plug, I think it has a lot of potential. However, I am not sold on it. The Smart life plugs does have some potential as well, but I am not sold on it either. Leaning I was leaning towards the WeMo Plug as the smart […]
The last time I wrote a blog post was on January 12, 2021. I know, I know, what happened. Let me explain what happened. Only 12 days Yes, 12 days into the new year of 2021 and I stopped posting. I had enough posts to last me until at least […]
What is it So what is Memorial Day? Do we know what it actually mean? IS it a long weekend? Let me explain. What is it It is a day for honoring the men and women who have died while on duty with the US military and it is a […]
Now moving on to the next plug that I use. Since I have a WeMo switch I thought I would try out the WeMo plug to work on some lamps. WeMo Here is how it is packaged… This is what the plug actually looks like With this you can do the […]
We will start out the Smart Plugs with the Smart Life Plug. You never heard of it, well hopefully I will shed some light on it. Smart Life I am not sure how I got my hands on these plugs, I have 2 of them. I am not sure if […]
We just finished talking about smart switches, well sort of. Now it is time to move on and talk about plugs. Yes, we are going to talk about some smart plugs. Something that you can plug in anywhere and control as long as you have WIFI access. Smart plugs There […]
I have talked about 2 switches, I am sure there are more out there, however, these are the only 2 I have worked with. Now comes the choice, which smart switch do I go with? Kasa or WeMo? Do I find another? That is the age-old question we all ask […]
I had this big plan and thought about doing this elaborate video about this switch. Like the last post with an awesome video, but with my life spiraling out of control and lots of things going on. Plus my sad Christmas lights outside of my house I decided not to […]
I am not sure if this is the date I wait for any more or is it cyber Monday. But it is here, the official start of the shopping season leading up to Christmas. Some exciting times indeed, right. What is Black Friday The day after Thanksgiving in the United […]
The ability to have a light switch turn off and on by itself would be great, wouldn’t it? Well, we are in the greatest technology movement that we have seen right now. So is it possible? That is the question I hope to answer. Back story I talked about how […]
When I was growing up, if you wanted something unplugged on turned on you had to get up off your butt and unplug it or flip the switch. I know so brutal. Our fix Growing up my parents decided to build a new house and in the new house my […]
I am sure that there are more options out there besides the two options I have talked about, Evernote and OneNote. However, those are the ones that I have used. More note taking Yea you can use the following as note takers: MS Word Google docs Apple Pages Notepad Notepad […]
In 2003, Microsoft threw their hat into the digital note-taking field. Sure why would they want to be left out of the fun, right? What is this Well this is part of the Microsoft Office suite, wait, wait before you leave. It is also a FREE standalone app. You can […]
This is a note-taking application that was founded in 2000 to help people take notes, create drawings store photos and it can store audio or web content. What is Evernote This is a cross-platform device. Wait, what do I mean by a cross-platform device or app. Well, you can use […]
With the technology advancing like it is. You can take notes on your laptop, tablet, and even your phone. Yes, you can. Pre technology I remember when I had to pull out a notebook and take notes at school and always breaking my pencil and had to go and resharpen […]
If you haven’t heard of OneDrive, well you have come to the right spot. I will tell you to want OneDrive is all about. Of course, it is about cloud storage. Sky Drive Wait I thought we were talking about OneDrive. Yes, yes, we are. Just hold on, just giving […]