Open the Alexa app on your phone or tablet and go to Skills to enable the Wyze skill. Follow the instructions on the screen to link your Wyze account to Alexa. You will need to enter your Wyze username and … Continue reading →

Schlage B60N. The Schlage B60N is our pick as the best deadbolt for most people. This single-cylinder lock is affordable, widely available, and far more difficult to lockpick or bump than many others in its price range. Are there different … Continue reading →

For example, a Schlage “C” keyway is an open keyway that is available from many key and lock distributors. However, a Schlage “S123” keyway is available from only Schlage approved locations. While S123 is still an open keyway, it is … Continue reading →

Users of Wyze’s crazy-cheap Home Monitoring kit are about to get a couple of new optional accessories: a leak sensor that can detect moisture under sinks, dishwashers, and other leak-prone areas, and a temperature- and humidity-tracking climate sensor. Is the … Continue reading →

Every aspect of your August Smart Lock’s operation can be controlled through the August Home App. To Unlock Your August Smart Lock Open your August Home App. Press the Red Button. It will turn green and unlock. How does August … Continue reading →

You’d think that this wouldn’t be an easy feat but all you really need to do is run the Alexa app, go to Settings, navigate to Traffic, and tap Default navigation app. Here, you can select and set Waze as … Continue reading →

Alexa utilizes Bing’s search engine for all of her search queries. There isn’t an Amazon approved way of searching with Google on Alexa supported devices as of the writing of this article. Microsoft’s Cortana also uses Bing when answering your … Continue reading →

The NFC technology allows the card to communicate with the hotel key card system without them physically touching. So like RFID cards, the cards don’t have to be “swiped” for the card reader to receive access to the room. Some … Continue reading →

Lightning bolts delay opening of the lock. Ten consecutive failed attempts (lightning bolts) cause the lock to “power down.” Until the lock is left alone – no dialing – for 90 seconds, it cannot be “powered up.” This is an … Continue reading →

The device stores a mathematical representation of fingerprints in the Secure Enclave, a separate processor which the operating system has no direct access to. The operating system only ever receives a “yes” or “no” message from it, indicating if a … Continue reading →

If the car is already started. In the 3 cars I’ve owned with Keyless Go (Toyota, Mazda & BMW). You can drive it till you either run out of petrol or stall (manual). They do beep and notify you that … Continue reading →

Classroom Function A storeroom function always requires a key to retract the latch and enter the room. A classroom lock can be locked or unlocked using a key in the outside lever. For both functions, the inside lever always allows … Continue reading →

Stiles – This is the collective name for the vertical components that sit on the outside edge of a door. Lock stile – This is the vertical edge of the door which sits on the opposite side of the door … Continue reading →

A sash window lock is used to lock the sash of the window and therefore, prevent the window from opening. Sash window locks are fixed to a vertical sliding sash window. It doesn’t matter whether the window is made from … Continue reading →

In order to install a deadbolt, you need to bore a 2-1/8? diameter hole through the gate. The centerpoint of that hole will be at either 2-3/8? or 2-3/4? from the edge of the gate. You’ll also need to make … Continue reading →