In my past smart home articles and projects, you may recall a lot of work and emphasis on the garage door. This is by no means an accident or curious obsession with all things garage doors. Unlike conventional doors and windows, attached garage doors are …

Google’s GSuite, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, DropBox, Apple’s iCloud Storage, etc — All of these cloud solutions are built to make your life easier, but as our hardware experience evolves with these platforms, doesn’t it feel like a constant juggling act with your data? Over …

Taking a look back at some of the cool tech toys of the early 2000’s, you may stumble across articles and cultural references highlighting Bill Gate’s digital art displays. These (relatively) massive LCD screens were rumored to have had sensors that detected exactly who entered …

I’m going to start off by sharing a recent story about a vendor and my hope is that by reading this article, you’ll start to do the same if you’re not already. Many months ago, my office signed up for a unique Customer Relationship Management …

The title of this article has less to do with SEO optimization and more with the fact that, yes, I will actually be showing you how to make holiday lights dance to YouTube content. Let’s also dig into why this is important and how the …

This holiday season, Amazon rolled out predictable pricing on their line of Alexa powered devices. The best deal, from a hardware perspective, is the $29 tag on their 7″ tablet. The tablet itself has mixed reviews depending on what side of the net you’re on. …

I’ll agree with the fact that calculating a Return On Investment (ROI) or opportunity cost for anything other than an inanimate object is a bit absurd. That said, calculating the cost of ownership for pets like a cat or dog is where many including myself …

After an amazing conversation with a few talented developers, I came to the conclusion that I should probably create an article that can double as both a reference point and illustrative purposes. This article is about the thought process I personally take when creating new …

At the heart of any great system administrator or network engineer you will find their consistent devotion and energy towards the reduction of liability, as well as a devotion to learn, adapt, and navigate the ways of least troubleshooting resistance. After all, a mental troubleshooting …

We all leverage and depend on networks and data for everything. For that reason, those who are responsible for the critical components that power the world know how important a solid backup policy is. They also ideally understand how amazing it is to have redundancies …