The modern home is filled with electronic devices, from TVs to kitchen appliances to PCs and laptops. In many ways, these electronics are what make our homes different than those of our parents and grandparents. But a lot of times, there isn’t a power outlet near the device you want to plug in. In that …
For light sleepers, isolation can be essential to getting a good night’s sleep. This is particularly true if you live in an urban environment, where traffic and construction sounds run late into the night and start well before dawn. Wearing a pair of headphones or earbuds is a great way to block this noise out, …
Electrical current doesn’t always reach its intended destination. Even with perfectly intact and functional insulation, current will be lost along the way. In the real world, perfectly intact and functional insulation isn’t always a given. Insulation wears down from heat, cold, vibration, dirt, and similar forces. Routine testing keeps you in-the-know on whether or not …
Whether you’re working at the library, on the bus, at the coffee shop or using your laptop on an airplane, it can be difficult to keep strangers and those passing by from seeing your screen. These are just a few scenarios where your personal and/or confidential information should be kept safe from prying eyes, but …
In an ideal world, setting up your home network would be easy. You’d plug in your modem, connect your router, and you’d instantly have WiFi coverage over the entire house. But not everybody is ideally set up for a single WiFi router. For example, what if you have a ranch home? Because the space is …