Searching for Virus Scanner Software
Virus scanners protect wary computer users against the evils that lurk online in big business. In 2012 alone, it is estimated that companies spent more than $3 billion on antivirus programming, according to an article in Wired. And that doesn’t even include consumer users! Since antivirus software is such big business, several companies have cropped [...]
Make Your Automated Home a Reality
You’ve seen the ads showing people turning off their lights from their smartphones, but it’s not the phone that switches the lights. You have to install the right components before you can switch lights on and off remotely in your automated home. Automated home suppliers have modules that let you control lights, plugs and thermostats [...]
Securing a Charter Internet Connection
Depending on how secure your connection is, it is only a matter of two or three clicks for a person to start using your Charter Internet connection without your permission. It may seem like a minor issue, however, they could be using your connection for illegal activities. They could be surfing porn, downloading pirated software, [...]
Lowe’s Iris Home Automation Kits
The Lowe’s Iris home automation kit has hit the market. Of course, it’s only available from Lowe’s Home Improvement stores. You’ll get all the home automation features that the other systems offer, with the added benefit of being able to purchase everything from a single source. I’m going to dig deep and talk about some [...]
Do-It-Yourself Wireless Alarm Systems
Wireless alarm systems communicate with the main control panel without using wires. This means they can be installed by just about anyone that has access to a few simple hand tools. An alarm system in your house can be beneficial for two reasons. First, it gives you a sense of security and peace of mind, [...]
Automate Your Home with Nexia from Schlage
The Nexia home automation and security product line from Schlage gives you control over an expanding range of components, allowing you to monitor and control a number of systems and devices in your home. The product line allows you to monitor if and when family members enter and leave the house, as well as controlling [...]
Zeebox Takes Us Into the 4th Dimension
Have you ever watched television program and have that moment when you want to turn to a friend with a snide comment or a friendly joke? Zeebox gives you those moments without either of you leaving your own homes. Social TV Technology has become a way of life, many of us live and breathe the [...]
A Quick Belkin Router Setup Primer
Many people prefer a Belkin router over products from other manufacturers because they’re less expensive, or because the store they went to buy a router is currently out of products from other companies. Belkin makes an excellent router that I will recommend to network installation customers if they’re looking to spend a little less. Belkin [...]
ZigBee Home Delivers Automation
ZigBee Home h as been making home automation a possibility for homeowners for a little more than a decade. The ZigBee Alliance was created in 2002 to ensure that products making use of the ZigBee specification from various manufacturers all deliver the same level of quality and that they all work together. As of today, [...]
Safe and Secure: Alarm Companies
Feeling safe at home is important. In order to feel safe, many will contact alarm companies to install a security system in their home. When selecting an alarm system, you want to know that you are getting quality service that will always be on guard and looking out for your family. There are several home [...]
Notebook + Tablet = Asus Transformer
The Asus Transformer is a new line of tablets from industry leader Asus. It’s also a notebook. You can gather from the product name Transformer that it transforms from a tablet to a notebook quickly and easily. You’re going to see this type of capability more and more in the future, as users demand the [...]
