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Why “Unlimited” Data Plans Might Actually Be A Good Teaching Moment for Families
For the past year or so, my family has tried to share. It hasn’t worked out so well. What I’m talking about is mobile data sharing. There were always 1-3 members of my family (yeah, I’m usually one of...
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How to “Mesh” Around with your WiFi Using the NETGEAR Orbi (Review)
Testing various WiFi routers is starting to become an informal hobby of mine. Although I recently removed multiple WiFi routers from my home and consolidated all of my SSIDs under one name to make...
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The Sense Power Monitor Uses Machine Learning to Make a True “Smart Home”
Many of us have Smart Homes but are we actually smart about our homes? That is to say, while you may be able to interact with a variety of connected devices around your home, do you know when anything...
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7 Tips to Building a Brilliant Website
When you build a new house, you start with a dream. You decide what you want in terms of layout, rooms, common areas, size, and much more. Once you have those wishes and desires mapped out in your...
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Bamboo, Bluetooth & Bass! – Review of ARCHEER A320 Portable Bluetooth Speaker
There are tons of Bluetooth speakers available in the market. To review each and every one would take years. And even in my household, we have 5+ Bluetooth-powered speakers in various rooms. And these...
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A Review of a Product that “Sucks” – Dyson V8 Absolute Vacuum
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of writing a similar “sucky” review like this one. It was about the Dyson DC59 Motorhead vacuum, which, when I got and used it, I quickly fell in love with (my dog...
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These Personalized Tools from PG&E Will Help You Save Money & Energy
When you have a home (that is 70+ years old) and a bunch of kids (who produce a lot of laundry) and a pool (that has a pump running for many hours a day) and are a HighTechDad (with power gobbling...
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Amplifying Your Mesh Network with AmpliFi HD WiFi Mesh Router – Review
My parents’ house has a problem. It is not very well laid out for WiFi network coverage. It is 2-stories, an older home built in 1906, and is about 2500 square feet. While it is a box essentially,...
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6 Tips to a More Enjoyable & Energy-Efficient Swimming Pool
Last year, I wrote about a Polaris Pool Sweep that for the past few months has been doing an incredible job getting all of the leaves and debris off of the bottom of my swimming pool automagically. My...
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How to Assess Your Home for a Solar Panel Upgrade – PG&E Renewable Energy Tools
Just the other day, I was up on my roof cleaning the gutters. We had just had a break in the crazy rain that has been pounding California. It was actually quite sunny out and as I was breaking out in a...
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April Showers Bring May Allergies – Blueair Air View Brings Air Insights
It’s May, and if you are like me or anyone in my family (including my dog), you are probably suffering from itchy eyes, stuffed noses, and scratchy throats. Yep, it is allergy season and here in...
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A Real-World Pixie That Helps You Find Your Stuff – Pixie Point Review
Believe it or not, Pixies and Pixie dust actually do exist. If you have lost or misplaced something, these magical little things will help you find it. I’m not talking about tiny creatures of Peter...
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Getting Rid of Annoying Flying Pests Outside with Dynatrap – Review
I have long had a belief that human’s Hell is also bugs’ Heaven. Not all insects, mind you. Just the one that really, really annoy or scare us. Wasps and mosquitoes are at the top of my list. In fact,...
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The Gift of Sound for Grads, Dads, or Anyone – Review of ARCHEER A225...
Everybody loves listening to music. Smartphones, computers, and other devices provide an easy means to play just about any type of audio (music or spoken) at practically any time, from local playback...
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An Apple “Beta” Is Exactly That, A Beta! (20+ Tips & Advice When Using iOS &...
As you probably have heard, this week, at the Apple WWDC 2017, there were announcements surrounding the latest and greatest bright and shiny things coming from Apple. From hardware to software to new...
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5 Unique Father’s Day Gift Ideas – Classic Jazz, Hair Styling, Fruit BBQ,...
For many people, getting a Father’s Day gift for dad or for the father figure in the family can be a struggle. And, while I’m often the advocate of getting a gadget or technology for a dad, believe it...
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How To Replace the Rear Light Bulb of a 2013 Hyundai Elantra [Video]
On my site, I typically tend to write about technology, hardware, software, consumer electronics, and other devices, and how they work within the family environment. From time to time, I also provide...
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Review: Make Your Sprinklers Intelligent with the Rachio Smart Sprinkler...
Your Smart Home isn’t necessarily confined to the inside of your home. Sure smart locks, garage doors, pool equipment, and security cameras can extend home automation to the exterior of your home. You...
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Review: Oreck Air Response Air Purifier Automagically Detects and Responds to...
We all know about outdoor pollution. Depending on where you live, the climate and weather, and other environmental factors, you could have anywhere from great air quality to absolutely horrible smog....
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From the Tablet Clutter and Chaos Comes “The 10 Tablet Commandments”
Apple has tablet competition…and lots of it. The iPad has been reigning supreme for over a year and only now are some possible contenders starting to pop up. The next iPad model is due in April, or so...
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