While I still plan to wire Ethernet into my home office, I’m experimenting with Powerline networking in the furthest reaches of the house.
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BY Paul Thurrott with 30 Comments
While I still plan to wire Ethernet into my home office, I’m experimenting with Powerline networking in the furthest reaches of the house.
BY Paul Thurrott with 41 Comments
I knew we’d make smart home mistakes and that we would go down certain roads only to backtrack after things didn’t work out.
BY Paul Thurrott with 15 Comments
I was just pondering the pointlessness of all the Google Home smart speakers we have. And then Google saved the day.
BY Paul Thurrott with 51 Comments
It’s time for a quick smart home check in to see where we’re at and look ahead at what we’d like to accomplish in 2019.
BY Paul Thurrott with 28 Comments
Anyone interested in smart home technologies will immediately run into a long list of issues. And it's hard to know where to start.
BY Paul Thurrott with 57 Comments
In the three months or so since we've switched (back) to cord-cutting services, we've been mostly happy with the decision.
BY Paul Thurrott with 43 Comments
Using a cord-cutting service requires the ability to give up expectations we have from the past and be open to doing things differently.
BY Paul Thurrott with 62 Comments
Our experience with cable TV has been hugely negative. And after struggling with it for months, we're going back to a cord-cutting service.
BY Paul Thurrott with 27 Comments
In 2017, we moved to Pennsylvania and underwent what I think of as Phase 1 of our smart home makeover. For 2018, I have bigger plans.
BY Paul Thurrott with 19 Comments
I really enjoy the sound quality of Sonos wireless smart speakers, but I don't like the cost or compatibility issues.
BY Paul Thurrott with 37 Comments
In the past week, a few unrelated events have brought some closure to what I will call the first phase of our personal tech makeover in Pennsylvania.
BY Paul Thurrott with 42 Comments
As many predicted, and as I had feared, streaming TV services simply aren't ready for prime time. So we've gone crawling back to cable TV.
BY Paul Thurrott with 73 Comments
I couldn't be less happy with our TV situation, which is the exact opposite of what I'm trying to achieve at the new house.
BY Paul Thurrott with 16 Comments
I previously discussed the crazy mess of lighting controls in our new home. This week, we're finally almost done fixing it.
BY Paul Thurrott with 46 Comments
After just a few weeks of testing cord-cutting services in our new home, I've uncovered something unexpected.
BY Paul Thurrott with 32 Comments
While it's taking us longer than I'd hoped to get up and running in the new home, we've started planning the improvements that it needs.
BY Paul Thurrott with 49 Comments
We're currently using multiple music subscription services and speaker systems, and that has to change.
BY Paul Thurrott with 31 Comments
The next four weeks are going to be busy and interesting. But when it's over, we should be fully moved to Pennsylvania.
BY Paul Thurrott with 28 Comments
I've never experimented with smart home technology. But I think I've found the right places to start with the new home we're moving to.
BY Paul Thurrott with 42 Comments
We're still about a month away from our move to Pennsylvania, but I've started planning for our cord-cutting future.
BY Paul Thurrott with 62 Comments
We're moving, and I'm using this change as an excuse to re-evaluate the personal technology we use.
BY Paul Thurrott with 136 Comments
We're planning a big move, and while this is a stressful and uncertain time, I'm rethinking the personal technology we use day-to-day.