9 Fun Movie Documentaries on Netflix
Watching fun movie documentaries on Netflix makes life both entertaining and informative — it’s “infotaining”! (Way better than “entermative.”) Netflix has been a great addition to our entertainment arsenal over the past few years, especially after they introduced instant streaming. We can watch old movies we missed, relatively new movies we didn’t want to gamble [...]
SmartThings Makes Your Home Smarter
SmartThings is one of the newest additions to the home automation marketplace. Their tagline is “The easiest way to make your world smarter.” Checking through their offerings, they do seem to make home automation smart and fun. Fire up the mobile app and let’s take a look at what they are and have to offer. [...]
6 Home Automation System Factors
You want an easy home automation system that unites the basic functions around your house — lighting, temperature control, locks, alarms, and maybe even some entertainment system control. You are not looking for anything too fancy, too complicated, or too expensive. So, where to begin? Among the many choices in home automation available today, several [...]
MagicJack Call Forwarding & Other Features
Everything you want in a phone, with all the features, for a low cost. MagicJack call forwarding, conference calling, call waiting — it might be time to check this out for real. One of the reasons many people have ditched the household phone is cost, and another reason is portability. Most people already have a [...]
Internet Speedometer & More
An Internet speedometer is a handy tool that tests your Internet connection and can quickly and easily tell you if you’re not getting the full Internet speed that you’re paying for. There are a number of different types of these tools, but the most popular are those that are web-based and those that are browser [...]
Is Insteon a Reliable Automation System?
Insteon advertises its home automation and security product line as being more reliable than all others on the market. Most home automation systems utilize your home network to transmit commands and information between control modules and devices being controlled. Some use a proprietary wireless network to make command and control connections. This system goes one [...]
What Can Mediacom TV Guide Do For You?
Quite simply, the Mediacom TV Guide is the easy way to view television. With the simple push of a button, everyone’s day gets a lot easier. The Mediacom TV guide is controlled by your remote, which makes your viewing experience more convenient, and more conducive to the lifestyle of the average TV viewer. It allows [...]
Best Webcams for Your Money
There was a time when webcams were only used by the über-techy or the cyber-sophisticated, and often solely for the purpose of exposition in a science fiction or thriller movie. When looking for the best webcams to meet your particular needs, there are plenty of reasonably affordable choices out there. Today, webcams are standard issue [...]
What’s the Best Antivirus Available?
The debate concerning the best antivirus product has been raging in cyberspace for more than two decades. Once upon a time, Norton Antivirus was considered by everyone in the know as the best product available. But, in the opinion of many security professionals, Norton hasn’t kept up with the ever-changing threat, resting on their laurels [...]
ZigBee vs Z-Wave vs WiFi
Wireless standards are murky ground for many buyers, leading them to worry over purchases: How do you know if a product will work with Wi-Fi? What about new home Wireless protocols like Z-Wave? And where does this ZigBee fit into the discussion? It’s a ZigBee vs Z-Wave vs WiFi conundrum! Which side do you fall [...]
Belkin WeMo Delivers Home Automation
The Belkin WeMo Switch + Motion system brings home automation within reach of everyone. With it, you can control any home electronics device that plugs into a power outlet. Even better, you can do this from anywhere you have an Internet connection or a cell phone signal. However, they have yet to bring this part [...]
