Category: Technology

I remember the first time I decided to upgrade my TV for gaming. I was standing in the electronics aisle, feeling like a mechanic who’d just wandered into a gourmet…

I’ll tell you what, I’ve been outsmarted by my garage door more times than I care to admit. It’s a humbling experience when your own house decides to join the…

Once upon a time, in the grand mess that is my living room, I found myself buried under a mountain of tangled cables and half-eaten pizza boxes. Why, you ask?…

I once spent an entire afternoon cursing at a jumble of wires behind a newly installed security camera. You see, I was convinced that Wi-Fi would be my savior, the…

I once found myself tangled up with a so-called “smart” ceiling fan, an experience that felt more like a wrestling match than an upgrade. Picture this: me, standing on a…

I remember the first time I tried to install one of those fancy smart thermostats. It was like trying to read Shakespeare backwards while balancing on a unicycle. My old…

I used to think I had it all figured out—my little kingdom of grease and gears, where the only language spoken was the satisfying click of a torque wrench. Then…

A few weeks ago, I found myself in a standoff with my smart home hub. There it sat, glowing smugly on the kitchen counter, promising to turn my world into…

I once found myself standing in the middle of a big-box store, staring at a tower of sleek, shiny air purifiers, each promising to turn my dusty old farmhouse into…

I once found myself wrestling with a set of so-called smart blinds that felt less like a futuristic convenience and more like a temperamental teenager. There I was, standing in…