As a child, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why computer monitors weren’t used interchangeably with TVs. After all, they do basically the same thing, right? To me, I thought the television and the computer should be all part of the same system. Now, this was back when households usually only had…
The number of people streaming movies and TV shows is quickly surpassing the number of cable and network television users – and for good reason. In large part due to devices like Amazon’s Fire Stick being so affordable and versatile. If you haven’t made the leap to streaming, you might be asking yourself: “What exactly…
Did you know that you don’t need an Apple TV device to watch Apple TV+? You can actually watch Apple’s streaming service on many types of devices. In this article, we’ll be covering how to watch Apple TV on Firestick. Apple TV+ is one of the leading subscription-based streaming services, alongside names like Netflix and…
The Echo Show is an excellent smart display and smart home companion. Not only is it a great tool though, but it’s also a small entertainment powerhouse. Yeah, that’s right – you can even watch TV on Amazon’s Echo Show. Alexa has come a long way from her original conception, as has her hardware sibling…
Smart home technology is becoming more popular every day as people are looking for new ways of making their lives easier. The entry point into smart homes is often simply just learning to control your lighting with a smart speaker. This can easily be done with Alexa through an Amazon Echo device. In this guide,…
Alexa, Echo, Echo Show, Echo Dot…. what does all this mean? Do you need Alexa to use an Echo device? There tends to be a little confusion around Alexa and Amazon’s Echo smart speakers. Especially for those who haven’t used Alexa before. Fortunately, in this article, we’re going to get all that squared away for…
If you have an Amazon Echo in your household, chances are, your child enjoys the benefits as much as you do. I know our kids do! We have a son who uses the Echo Show to watch kids’ videos every night before bed and a daughter who dances her heart out to Alexa song requests…
There are numerous digital assistants that live within smart devices like Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa. The widely popular Alexa lives inside Amazon’s smart speakers but is also being engineered into third-party devices. We know that you have to purchase the smart speaker itself, but what about accessing Alexa? Do you then have to pay…
So, you know everyone and their mother has Alexa now and it seems pretty cool. It can answer questions, play music and turn the lights off… all useful features. But is Alexa really worth the money? In this article, we’re going to take a good look at what purchasing an Amazon Echo can do for…
Over the last several years, Alexa has changed the way many of us operate our households. You may not be aware of it, but Alexa’s skills are actually responsible for those changes. You might be just purchasing your first Amazon Echo device. Maybe you’ve had one for a while now, but you haven’t really utilized…
Chances are, you may have an Ethernet connection or two in your home. Utilizing an Ethernet cable with some of your devices can increase internet speed and reliability. But the cords can be a real eyesore. In this article, we’re going to give you 6 easy, yet effective, ways to hide your Ethernet cable (or…
Voice-activated smart speakers have become all the rage in the last few years. The level of convenience they offer when it comes to simple tasks is hard to beat. Not to mention, they conveniently allow you to fill your home with just about any music you like at the drop of a hat. But what…
