No matter how you cut it, the main purpose of a backyard pool is relaxation. After you’ve had a rough day, you want to kick back in the water. Or maybe you just want to sit on the deck and relax with a book. Thanks to the power of evaporative cooling, the entire area around …
It’s summertime, and the temperatures are getting hotter. That’s great news if you love swimming and other summer activities. But sometimes, you just want to cool down. Air conditioning is great, but it’s also expensive and bad for the planet. A lot of people set their thermostat to a temperature that’s barely tolerable. Then, they …
Some of the most important technologies in our lives are the ones we take for granted. When there’s a big, highly-anticipated release like a new game system, everyone is talking about it. But if you look at our everyday lives, there are all kinds of less-exciting, but essential, technologies. Take the vacuum cleaner, for example. …
Some technologies are more exciting than others. Whenever Apple releases a new iPhone, tech journalists spend weeks examining its every feature. To some extent, this is understandable. You use your smartphone constantly every day, for all kinds of things. And many of those things make you feel good. You use your phone for social media, …
When it comes to your home’s safety, you really can’t be too careful. There’s a good reason people invest money in security systems and cameras. They work! But for some reason, most of us are using the same kinds of deadbolts our grandparents were using. You’d think we’d have come up with a better option. …