If you’re one of the 100 million or so Americans who have an Amazon Echo device in your home, there’s one thing you should do right now to protect your home. Echo devices are the smart assistants that are triggered by saying the name “Alexa”. Amazon reported earlier this year that over 100 million Alexa enabled devices had been sold….
If you’re making any new year’s resolutions for 2020 you’re more than likely resolving to eat better, exercise more or lose weight. Each year those three resolutions are at the top of the list of most common promises we make to ourselves (along with saving more money). It isn’t easy though is it? We need guidance and motivation and time….
Amazon says it had another record-breaking holiday as it sold billions of items and signed up over 5 million new Amazon Prime members. While the company doesn’t release official numbers it doesn’t take a statistician to realize there are empty Amazon shipping boxes in homes across the country. Why fill up the landfill with them when you can put them…
What is the most requested gift this holiday season? Gift cards. A majority love them but I think they’re terrible gifts. Terrible in that they scream the giver didn’t take the time to put any thought into what they were getting you. If it’s the thought that counts, gift cards are worth pennies on the dollar. This isn’t true for…
If your child still hasn’t had a chance to sit on Santa’s lap this year, don’t worry. There’s still time left. Of course, you may not want to fight mall traffic on Christmas eve, so what can you do? Pick up your phone and talk to him face-to-face. Well, sort of. Several companies are offering children the opportunity to do…
One of the most important things you should do with those online Christmas presents is to change the passwords. Amazon is warning Ring doorbell users to change passwords immediately and Facebook just confirmed many users had some of their login credentials leaked. There are easy ways to change your passwords to something that you can remember but that are hard…
It isn’t too difficult to make a child’s eyes light up on Christmas morning. They’ll run to the tree, tear open all the presents and then if you’re fortunate, they’ll play with some of the toys for hours. That doesn’t always happen though and some toys you buy are simply tossed aside and forgotten. I’ve been looking for some tech…
It’s kind of funny when you realize how fast technology is moving. I look around my house and see what was new technology just a couple of years ago that is already outdated. New lights, thermostats, smart home assistants and speakers are getting better every day. The doorbell your parents had in their home might have lasted 30 years, but…
If you’re looking for one of those ‘Wow’ gifts to give someone this year you’d be wise to check out the latest in technology and electronics. There are 8k TVs, virtual reality gaming systems and numerous smart home devices but two of the most interesting tech inventions I’ve seen this year are pure magic. If you’re a chess player, or…
Christmas stockings may be a holiday tradition but they don’t often get filled with anything that’s all that exciting. I grew up with stockings filled with oranges, apples and maybe a book of Lifesavers. These days I like slipping some important and useful gifts in my kids’ Christmas stockings, just to make sure they pay attention. These tech gadgets are…
