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Why Make the Transition to a Smart Home?
As part of the maker movement, tinkering with the objects in our environment to make them better is part of our everyday experience. But we understand that not everyone wants to take apart their toasters or set up a home theater system that rivals a multiplex. Even if you’re not particularly interested in having a smart home, though, there are some practical reasons you might consider adopting the technology. These reasons boil down to energy efficiency, accessibility, and convenience, and security, and we’ll tackle each of them in this post.
Cool Tool: Nest Thermostat
Today we’re continuing our series on the “Internet of Things” with a discussion of one of the most popular elements of a smart home today: the Nest thermostat by Google. The only way to avoid the Nest is to live in a cave or under a rock, but you may not know that the price has come down a bit since it was first introduced. After a quick survey of shopping results, you can pick up a 2nd generation Nest for between $180 and $200, which still ranks considerably higher than a standard programmable thermostat (about $50). The 3rd generation Nest is running $249.99 on Amazon. There are also smart thermostats by Honeywell out there—though their Lyric is even more expensive than the Nest.
Auditing a WordPress Website
When we take over an existing website, we have a long—and we mean long—checklist of things we look for. We check But if we had to boil that list down to the top ten items we look at when evaluating a WordPress website, here they are!
