Smart Home Tech
📢 Editor’s Update (May 2026): This guide was written back in 2021, and while the strategy behind building a $100 smart home still holds up, specific products and prices have shifted quite a bit. Some of the devices mentioned may be discontinued or have newer versions available. We recommend using this post as a framework […]
📢 Editor’s Update (May 2026): Important news — Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. That means no more security patches or updates for Windows 10 devices. Every tip in this guide still works and can help speed things up in the short term, but if you have not made the […]
Smart lighting can be really useful. It allows you to control your lights directly from your home and automate those with the purpose that your lights turn on and off naturally. However, there’s a flaw with those frameworks – on the off chance that you, or somebody you live with, turn off the lights at […]
The neutral wire is a wire that continuously carries currents back to the source of power. This wire is different than the ground wire, which is not insulated like the neutral wire is. The neutral wire has no safety features, like the ground wire does, but it is still easy to mix the two of […]
This generation of jobs is becoming less dependent on their workforce being tethered to a cubicle and more focused on work-life balance. This movement is gaining momentum with describing the workforce as Freelancers and Telecommuters that work remotely from anywhere except the office. The first of any work from home job is to find a […]
