Alexa Settings – What To Change and How?

Alexa Settings – What To Change and How?

Amazon Alexa is a voice-controlled assistant that has the ability to turn words into action. It enables you to search voice-configured queries, play music, solve math problems, read the news, and control various devices in your home. Let us discuss how you can customize Alexa settings and transform your humble abode into a smart home….

Alexa On Windows 10: Everything You Need To Know

Alexa On Windows 10: Everything You Need To Know

Using Alexa On Windows 10 has become much more useful since Amazon’s hands-free update. Now, your PC is fully integrated into your smart home. Windows users are at least somewhat familiar with Cortana, Microsoft’s built-in voice assistant, but it’s kind of obsolete when up against Amazon’s Alexa. Most PC users seldom take advantage of its…

Alexa Baby Monitor – 8 Easy Ways To Monitor Your Munchkin

Alexa Baby Monitor – 8 Easy Ways To Monitor Your Munchkin

We’re setting up smart lights in our living rooms, smart locks on the doors, and the Echo Show is giving us recipes in the kitchen, so why wouldn’t we have an Alexa enabled baby monitor? There are a lot of novelty items when it comes to smart home products, but smart video baby monitors have…

Can You Use Google Home Without Internet or WiFi?

Can You Use Google Home Without Internet or WiFi?

In order to clearly answer the question of whether you can use Google Home without WiFi or Internet, we need to make sure that a couple of basics are clearly outlined first. You should understand the difference between Google Assistant and Google Home and know that we won’t be using “WiFi” and “Internet” as synonymous…

Do Smart Lights Use Electricity When They’re Turned Off?

Do Smart Lights Use Electricity When They’re Turned Off?

A penny saved is a penny earned” as the saying goes.  Most people aren’t tricking their home out with smart lights in an effort to save money, but nobody wants to throw money away.  There’s also the environmental factor to consider. If you’re like me you’ve probably wondered, “do smart lights use electricity when turned…

Alexa Light Control – How To Control Lighting With Alexa

Alexa Light Control – How To Control Lighting With Alexa

Getting started in smart home technology is easier and more affordable than ever. An Echo Dot with built-in Alexa and your first smart device can be well under a hundred bucks. Lighting with Alexa light control is where most people start. So, how can you control your lighting with Alexa? In the most basic sense:…

Alexa Netflix Commands – Alexa on Fire Stick

Alexa Netflix Commands – Alexa on Fire Stick

A convenient novelty with Alexa, Netflix commands are great for multitasking with the TV in the background, showing off for visitors or having lost the remote control. Not to mention, using Alexa on Fire Stick eliminates the tedious process of typing out the movie you’re searching for. In this article, I’ll show you how to…

How to Install A Ring Video Doorbell & User’s Guide

How to Install A Ring Video Doorbell & User’s Guide

A video doorbell allows you to see and speak to people at your front door from an app on your phone, but that’s not the only convenient feature Ring offers. You can be alerted when someone is in your front yard, monitor delivered packages, and even back all the footage up on a cloud if…