Video calls on Amazon’s Echo Show displays are strictly one-to-one affairs, both for native Echo Show video calls and Skype calls, while the Google Nest Hub Max is only now getting video calls following today’s announcement. Facebook’s Portal smart displays … Continue reading →

To discover smart home devices using a skill, in the Alexa app: Go to the menu, and then select Skills. Find the skill for your device, and then select Enable. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the linking process. Ask … Continue reading →

Installing a deadbolt lock on a steel door may sound intimidating, but with the right tools, it’s a fairly simple task. Steel doors are easy to drill into using a bimetal hole saw and an electric drill. Most moderately skilled … Continue reading →

A much lower power alternative compared to Wi-Fi, but with a much bigger range than Bluetooth, Z-Wave operates using low-energy radio waves to communicate from device to device. Also, keep in mind that another protocol called Thread is set to … Continue reading →

A rim lock is a surface mount lock that installs on the surface of a door and uses a latch that slides into the keeper on the door rim or frame to secure the door. Many rim locks use porcelain, … Continue reading →

The overwhelming majority of these trained professionals can’t do it. Even one of Kwikset’s most vocal critics, Marc Weber Tobias (more on him in just a bit), told us that the SmartKey lock is virtually impossible to pick. Can a … Continue reading →

The Purdue study found that switching from light mode to dark mode at 100% brightness saves an average of 39%-47% battery power. So turning on dark mode while your phone’s screen is that bright could allow your phone to last … Continue reading →

How to Check Your Screen Time on iPhone. ?? Go to Settings > Screen Time > Scroll down beneath the graph and tap See All Activity. How can I tell when my phone was last used? In your default dialer, … Continue reading →

#1: Cold weather. Without a doubt the biggest battery drain. Both charging the battery in the cold, and using the iPhone in the cold. While hot weather can have a detrimental effect on performance and battery life as well, nothing … Continue reading →

The methodology involved looking at which functions the apps used (such as location or camera), how much battery power those require, and whether the apps in question have a dark-mode setting. By those standards, the top five biggest drains are … Continue reading →

Widgets are small app instances that can update in the background and keep up-to-date information right on your home screen in a glanceable format. In iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Widgets come in three different sizes: small, medium, and large … Continue reading →

Apple Caught Apps Spying Keystrokes on Millions of Devices. Does Apple log your keystrokes? Answer: A: Nope. I mean, I answer with a certainty because could you imagine the amount of trouble an OS writer would get into if they … Continue reading →

Change your password Open your Google Account. You might need to sign in. Under “Security,” select Signing in to Google. Choose Password. You might need to sign in again. Enter your new password, then select Change Password. How do I … Continue reading →

Looking at the customer reviews at Amazon you will find that the Patlock patio door lock is very popular. At the time of writing, there are 75% of the reviews that are the highest rating of 5 stars. Most of … Continue reading →

Do you have to push hard to latch a door? If the door is firm, you can either move the strike plate up or down, or even file away a little of the strike plate to allow it to receive … Continue reading →