Smarthome Articles - How-To Geek

Should You Build Your Own DIY Security System?

How Much Electricity Does the Amazon Echo Use?

Why Smart Fridges Are the Future

How to Get the Most Out of Your Arlo Pro Cameras

How to Use Both Outlet Receptacles with a Bulky Smart Plug

Four Creative Ways You Can Mount Your Echo Dot

How to Get the Most Out of Your Eero Mesh Wi-Fi System

Amazon Echo vs. Google Home: Which One Should You Buy?

Streaming Box Showdown: Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV vs. Chromecast vs. Android TV

What’s the Difference Between the Google Home, Mini, and Max?

Ecobee4 vs. Ecobee3 Lite: What Are the Differences?

Is It Worth Upgrading to the Apple Watch Series 3?

Nest vs. Ecobee3 vs. Honeywell Lyric: Which Smart Thermostat Should You Buy?

Nest Thermostat E vs. Nest Thermostat: What’s the Difference?

Enough With All the Smarthome Hubs Already

Do Smart Bulbs Use Up Electricity Even When They’re Off?

Alexa, Why Is Cortana Still on My Computer?

Amazon Echo vs. Google Home: Which One Should You Buy?

Six Things to Consider Before Installing a Smart Lock

How Secure Are Mesh Wi-Fi Networks?

Which Amazon Echo Should I Buy? Echo vs. Dot vs. Show vs. Plus and More

Why is My Amazon Echo Blinking Yellow, Red, or Green?

How to Use Alexa Blueprints to Create Your Own Alexa Skills

How Much Electricity Does the Amazon Echo Use?

How to Pair a Bluetooth Speaker with Google Home

What Is Alexa’s Brief Mode and How Do I Turn It On (or Off)?

Dear Companies: Stop Putting Voice Control In Everything

How to Set Up and Use “Routines” in Google Assistant

Which Smart Light Switch Should You Buy?

Enough With All the Smarthome Hubs Already

How to Deter Burglars from Breaking Into Your Home

How to Adjust the Brightness Range of Your Lutron Caseta Dimmer Switches

How to Temporarily Disable Your Lutron Caseta Light Switches

How to Install and Set Up the Lutron Caseta Plug-In Lamp Dimmer

What Should You Do with All Your Smarthome Gear When You Move?

How to Deter Burglars from Breaking Into Your Home

Should You Build Your Own DIY Security System?

Is 24/7 Professional Home Security Monitoring Worth It?

5 SimpliSafe Settings You Should Change

How to Install and Set Up the SimpliSafe Security System

How to Get the Most Out of Your Arlo Pro Cameras

How to Stop the HomePod from Reading Your Text Messages to Other People

How to Get Free Movie Rentals and Other Rewards from Your Chromecast or Google Home

How to Make Google Home Use Your Netflix Profile Based on Your Voice

Amazon Echo vs. Google Home: Which One Should You Buy?

10 Handy Uses for Your Old iPad or Android Tablet

How to Set Up All Your New Holiday Gadgets

How to Set Up and Configure Your Amazon Echo

Which Amazon Echo Should I Buy? Echo vs. Dot vs. Show vs. Plus and More

How to Set Static IP Addresses on Your Eero Router

How to Get the Most Out of Your Eero Mesh Wi-Fi System

How to Block Inappropriate Websites Using Google Wifi

How to Change Device Names on Google Wifi

How Secure Are Mesh Wi-Fi Networks?

How to Rename Devices on Your Network in the Eero App

How to Reboot Google Wifi From Your Phone

Should You Build Your Own DIY Security System?

How to Adjust the Brightness Range of Your Lutron Caseta Dimmer Switches

How to Install and Set Up the Lutron Caseta Dimmer Switch Starter Kit

Four Creative Ways You Can Mount Your Echo Dot

How to Install and Set Up the Schlage Connect Smart Lock

How to Get the Most Out of Your Ring Doorbell

How to Re-Key Your Kwikset SmartKey Lock to Your Previous Key

How to Control Your Smarthome Devices with Text Messages

How to Control Your Philips Hue Lights with Keyboard Shortcuts

How to Control Your Kodi Media Center with an Amazon Echo

How to Create Quick Actions for the Abode Home Security System

How to Turn Your Windows PC Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

How to Create Custom Shortcuts for Any Command With Google Home

How to Add IFTTT Shortcuts to Your Phone’s Home Screen