September 21, 2023 As smart home technology evolves and standardization becomes more prevalent, there had to be some cross pollination at some point. Enter JBL, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Amazon and Google announced recently that a forthcoming line of speakers — Harman’s JBL Authentics 200, 300 and 500- will…

September 12, 2023 We made some minor design changes to our floorplan which has me reviewing our technology plans in general. Some of the floorplan changes affected the outside contour of the house so I’m going back over our outdoor security camera plan to ensure we have appropriate coverage. I…

September 5, 2023 As Debbie and I work through smaller details on our house build projects, efficiency and simplification are part of our decision-making process. One thing we’ve noticed in some of the model homes we’ve toured is a surprising lack of thought around purpose and placement of standard electrical…

August 30, 2023 As part of our smart home build, Debbie and I have spent a lot of time trying to build flexibility into our plan. The goal is to be able to adopt future technologies without major complications or outrageous costs. …

August 22, 2023 The vast majority of cabling you use for your media centers, personal computers and audio/visual equipment at home uses electrical signals — analog or digital. The signal is sent as an electrical impulse over conductive wire. …

August 15, 2023 I thought I’d step over on the lighter side of smart home this week. I always enjoy posting about the entertainment side of smart homes so I’m going to share a little on gaming consoles. I wish I could say I was great at playing video games…

August 10, 2023 With Canada still experiencing its most destructive wildfire season on record, hundreds of blazes burning from coast to coast continue to send plumes of smoke into the atmosphere. This has caused air quality issues all over the US. This same problem could affect us in Amarillo soon…

August 2, 2023 Debbie and I were on vacation during the week of the 4th of July visiting our daughter and her family. …

July 27, 2023 As summer heat continues to set new records, everyone is looking for ways to stay cool. Smart home technology can help. Smart thermostats are not only convenient for the sensing capabilities, automation and efficiently managing the temperature in your home but in many areas, power companies will…