Technology

Smart Home Security with Nest Pro || Outdoor Cams, Nest Secure & More

Products

Smart Home Security products just got a little, well, smarter and more connected with new offerings from Nest Labs. A look at the new Nest Secure alarm system, their outdoor security cameras...

by jb bartkowiak

How to Install a Nest Cam IQ Outdoor Camera || Placement, Tips for Pros & More

On the Job

The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor is easy to install, but it requires some forethought. Plan ahead, and see these tips for the smoothest possible installation. Includes bonus coverage on the Works with...

by jb bartkowiak

Garage Door Openers Go High Tech :: MyQ Garage Review

Products

Chamberlain, the makers of MyQ Garage, claim it is a smart home device that lets you open or close the garage door from anywhere, shows you if the garage is open or...

by Josh Buesking

Fro Pros Only :: A Review: The Home Depot Pro App and New Pro-Oriented Tech

Central, now, to their latest pro offerings is a new, just-for-pro The Home Depot Pro App. It is available both for the iPhone and for the Android. According to The Home Depot...

by jb bartkowiak

For Pros Only: A Kitchen Plugin for SketchUp :: Building Moxie Interviews Eric Schimelpfenig, AKBD

Tools

I have been going back and forth with Eric Schimelpfenig, AKBD aka @SketchThis for a little more than a year ... tryin,g but failing to get him over on this blog. But...

by jb bartkowiak

Me Time Home Appliances Offer Convenience

Seven Time Saving Home Appliances :: Helping You Carve More “Me” Time From Your Day

It feels particularly unfair to deal with housekeeping and home chores, after we're working 40-plus hours per week ... at our job, for someone else. Because of this, we often purchase the...

by Brooke_Samsonite

Control 4 App Panel ipad (Source Control4)

Smart Home Security Systems :: Enter Home Automation

The system works together with different pieces of technology to enhance safety, convenience and increase energy efficiency. One control panel communicates with every product installed - video surveillance, HVAC, appliances etc. The...

by Zemfira Kurbanova

Home Depot, Kwikset SmartKey & Me – Lock Bumping :: Kwikset Bump Guard Protection

Products

Kwikset is not the only brand out there creating locks which cannot bumped, but I think it is safe to say that picking a lock is a skill that is much harder...

by Barry Morgan