January 10, 2023 Debbie and I have had a growing number of family and friends purchase electric vehicles. And they all seem to love them. My Mom especially loves her Tesla. My Dad, not so much. But I’ll get back to that.

January 3, 2023 We’ve seen a lot of innovation in the smart home space over the past year, especially with the introduction of Matter as a standardization. One of the areas around our smart home project that I’m pretty sensitive to is power and batteries. As this is a greenfield…

December 27, 2022 If you’ve read many of my posts you probably realize I lean heavy into Amazon Alexa integrated smart home technology. I have to admit after running across the Kohler Numi 2.0 recently I was intrigued by the Alexa integration. …

December 20, 2022 Interior and exterior lighting is an area that Debbie and I are focusing on in our home build project. …

December 13, 2022 There have been so many innovative and interesting smart home devices developed just since Debbie and I started on our new home project. At some point I’m sure we’ll have to make some hard decisions regarding solutions that have a lot of similar capabilities and benefits. Not…

December 6, 2022 Like a lot of parents, Debbie and I encouraged our kids to be physically active as well as academically focused. When we built our first home in San Antonio we designed our game room for surround sound, large display TV and gaming for the kids but also…

November 28, 2022 Home security cameras have enjoyed huge popularity with smart home DIYers. Besides the cost savings and ease of installation, they also afford 24/7 access to video and the automations afforded through AI. …

November 21, 2022 With the Holiday season around the corner, travel predictions are at record levels. If your plans include hosting family and friends for Thanksgiving and Christmas, you can be sure they’ll be bringing their devices with them — smart phones, gaming systems, tablets and laptops. And they’ll be…

November 14, 2022 Who doesn’t love the Holidays? But for the most joyous time of the year it sure can be stressful. The American Psychological Association found that more people in the US find their stress increases rather than decreases during the holiday season for a variety of reasons. …