Anyone invited into your home may be able to interact with your Google connected home devices and services. Can someone else use my Google Home? Once Guest Mode is enabled, you can have anyone open up an app that supports … Continue reading →

So what do they do? These are traffic monitoring cameras. They exist to help the flow of traffic, and provide a live stream used by traffic engineers, law enforcement, cities, and counties. There is no recorded video from these cameras, … Continue reading →

Unlike Eero, the Nest Wifi doesn’t have a subscription component for ad blocking, filtering, and other security features. There are no obnoxious antennas sticking out of the Nest Wifi. Do you have to pay a monthly fee for nest WiFi? … Continue reading →

LED lights normally have a blue / violet color. Turns out it’s the covering that has worn off and needs to be replaced. The coating is supposed to turn that blue’ish or purple’ish light to a bright white so you … Continue reading →

Color Meaning: Meaning of The Color Purple.The color purple is often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. Purple also represents meanings of wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic. What does it … Continue reading →

The 3 Layers of Good Lighting AMBIENT LIGHTING. Also known as general lighting, it is used to brighten up spaces where you carry out daily activities, uniformly. TASK LIGHTING. Task, if taken in the most literal form could be – … Continue reading →

1966. 1966: ECHO IV Though never commercially sold, ECHO IV was the world’s first home automation system. Invented by Jim Sutherland, the “Electronic Computing Home Operator” (hence, ECHO) could store recipes, relay messages, control a home’s temperature, churn out a … Continue reading →

Go to Google Home and find the Google device you wish to pair with your desktop. Now go to Paired Bluetooth devices and tap on Enable Pairing Mode. After it is turned on, tap on Ready to pair > Connect … Continue reading →

Open the App Store. Type in “Google Home” in the search bar. Find Google Home in the search results and tap on GET. Things you will need in advance: You will need to know your home Wireless Network Name and … Continue reading →

Heating and cooling are by far the greatest energy users in the home, making up around 40% of your electric bill. Other big users are washers, dryers, ovens, and stoves. Electronic devices like laptops and TVs are usually pretty cheap … Continue reading →

The Google Nest cameras end up using around 34 kWh per year, which comes out to 0.09 kWh per day. How much power does Google Nest use? The Nest Mini uses a 15-watt power supply versus the 9-watt power supply … Continue reading →

Common Sources of Wireless Interference Microwave ovens. Cordless phones. Bluetooth devices. Wireless video cameras. Outdoor microwave links. Wireless peripherals. PDAs, cellphones. Zigbee – Wireless personal area network technology. What causes interference with Wi-Fi? Other Wireless Devices — any wireless device … Continue reading →

Signal Disturbances and Interference Your Neighbor’s Network. Separate Wireless Networks in Your Own Home. Bluetooth. Baby Monitors, Walkie-Talkies and Other Radios. Microwave Oven. Concrete and Masonry Walls. Thick Timber Walls. Metal and Floor Heating. What are the three main causes … Continue reading →

Skylight glazing is usually either plastic or glass, although other glazing technologies may be used for solar heat control. Depending on the performance you expect from a skylight, you may choose different types of glazing for different skylight locations throughout … Continue reading →

For an immersive music and media experience, you can pair 2 speakers together to set up stereo sound. Stereo sound pairing is available on Google Home, Google Nest Mini (2nd gen), Google Home Mini (1st gen), Google Home Max, and … Continue reading →