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Home Security Gets “Smart”
a. “Mockupancy” I have discussed Mockupancy before but let me recap a bit. Living in Lake Tahoe we have a large population of vacation homeowners. Between holidays and peak season many of our homes are unused and dark. “Mockupancy” is making it seem like your home...
Google’s New Smart Home Halloween Updates
"Hey Google, get Spooky" Google gets scary by adding some fun updates. Now thru November owners with a Nest Hello video doorbell will have the options to make their chime sound like an evil laughing witch, a ghost, vampire, or monster. Have your house be the coolest...
Ho Ho Ho Smart Home! Enjoy your holidays more with your smart home!
Customized Holiday Lighting Inside and Out Whether or not you hang holiday lights during the holidays they are everywhere and are symbolic of the holiday season. Use your smart home to sync the lights and music on a smart timer, not only for time of day but also time...
Top 6 Home Gadgets for your Outdoor BBQ
Today I want to take some time to give a little love to outdoor gadgets. We often talk about smart technology inside the home but if you’re like me, you spend a lot of time outdoors in the Summer. Of course, you could drag pricey speakers out to the pool or prop up...
Gearing Up for Spring Cleaning with Smart Home Automation
Written by Guest on April 1, 2015- Control4 Website- “GEARING UP FOR SPRING CLEANING WITH HOME AUTOMATION” Spring cleaning is about more than just clearing out the garage or dusting the nooks and crannies you’ve neglected for the past several months. It’s about...
How to “Smartly” embrace Tech In the Bedroom
Did you know that most people spend a third of their life in the bedroom? In bed mostly. Which seems almost unreal when you talk to most adults who feel that they are sleep deprived. With so much time spent in the bedroom it is still often overlooked as a place for...
Dot Dot Dot??? What are these Control4 Remote buttons for?
A question I get a lot is…”What are these buttons with dots at the top of my Control4 remote?” My answer….they are for whatever you want them to be. The dot buttons are customizable. At our house they represent different lights of the most popular area of our house....
Steps to a Successful Home Remodel
How to not loose your mind when remodeling your home I find a lot of my friends drag their feet when its time to remodel. I’m sure you can hear a ton of horror stories when you talk about taking the time to remodel a space or you home. But remodeling can be exciting...