Craig Lloyd
Contributing since April, 2016
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About Craig Lloyd
Craig Lloyd writes about smarthome for How-To Geek, and is an aspiring handyman who loves tinkering with anything and everything around the house. He's also a mediocre gamer, aviation geek, baseball fan, motorcyclist, and proud introvert.
Latest Articles
How to Set Up Wink Shortcuts for Quick Smarthome Control on Your Phone
Many smarthome apps don't make it quick and easy to control a device, but with Wink Shortcuts, you can create a single button that can perform a number of tasks all at once.
How to Turn Off Your Apple Watch's Screen with Theater Mode
A new feature was introduced in watchOS 3.
How to Send a Digital Touch Message with Your Apple Watch
The Digital Touch feature on your Apple Watch allows you to send sketches, taps, or even your heartbeat to another friend who also has an Apple Watch or an iPhone.
How to Automatically Turn Your Hue Lights Off When You Leave the House
It happens to the best of us: you leave the house, drive away, and realize you left the lights on.
Turn Up Your TV's Backlight---Not the Brightness---to Make It Brighter
If your television's picture is looking a little dim, you might be inclined to head into the settings and bump up the "brightness".
How to Crimp Your Own Custom Ethernet Cables of Any Length
Have you ever needed a short Ethernet cable, but all the ones in your closet are six feet long? You could just wrap up the excess, but for a cleaner look, you can shorten the cable yourself.
What Is Google On.Here, and How Do I Set It Up?
Google Wi-Fi is similar to other mesh Wi-Fi systems, but one big feature separates it from the pack: Google On.
How to Create a Virtual Dash Button for Almost Anything Amazon Sells
Amazon Dash buttons are a quick and easy way to reorder products that you use often, but they only exist for certain brands and products.
How to Use Smarthome Door Sensors Around Metal
Open/close sensors, like those included with the Samsung SmartThings kit, are great for automating certain actions whenever doors or windows are opened.
Why You Should Drill Pilot Holes Before Screwing Into Wood
If you're hanging shelves or mounting anything heavy to the wall, you'll probably want to mount it directly to the wall studs.
How to Make the Echo Dot Battery Powered (and Put It Anywhere You Want)
While Amazon offers a battery-powered version of the Echo in the form of the Echo Tap, it doesn't have the always-listening capabilities that makes the original Echo and Echo Dot so great.
Should You Throw Away All of Your Tech Product Boxes?
The packaging that all of your fancy toys came in is no longer just packaging---it's a part of the product, and many argue that keeping boxes and other packaging can help you sell the item in the future.
How to Make Your Amazon Echo Play a Sound When You Say "Alexa"
The Amazon Echo lights up whenever it's activated, but if yours isn't within your line of sight, you can enable an audible tone instead.
How to Set Up the Wink Hub (and Start Adding Devices)
The Wink Hub is yet another smarthome hub that aims to compete with the likes of SmartThings and Insteon in order to create a central device that all of your other smarthome devices can connect to.
How to Connect Your Nest Cam to a New Wi-Fi Network
Whether you're moving to a place with new Wi-Fi or you just want shake things up and rename your Wi-Fi network, you'll need to connect all of your devices to the new Wi-Fi network.
How to Locate Your Lost Phone with the Amazon Echo
It’s all too easy to lose your phone around the house, especially if you’re prone to losing things in general.
How to Get HD TV Channels for Free (Without Paying for Cable)
Remember TV antennas? Well, they still exist.
How to Fix Inaccurate Charge Percentages by Calibrating Your Phone's Battery
If you've ever noticed that your phone's battery goes from 60% to 50% in a matter of minutes, only to remain on 50% for what seems like ages, it probably means the battery needs to be calibrated.
How to Prepare for an Eventual Power Outage
Power outages don't happen too often, but when they do, you'll want to make sure that you, your gadgets, and your house are prepared.
How to Receive a Push Notification When Your Echo’s Timer Goes Off
If you set up a timer on the Amazon Echo and walk out of the room, you may not hear the timer go off.