20 Days in Portugal
I’ve been dreaming about traveling to Portugal for years. I bought my first Lonely Planet guide right after I left my job in 2018. We visited Italy first, then circumstances kept us from going...
Author: Valerie Antkowiak
My Peloton Bike Plus Tips and Tricks
While I love the Peloton bike, the instructors and the content, I have not always found it easy to navigate. It took me some time to get to know the features and figure out...
CES 2022: Top 20 Home Tech Products
We were so happy to return to Las Vegas this year to see what’s new in home technology at the Consumer Electronics Show. Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains links that may earn us a...
CES 2022: Smart Home Insights
We made it to Las Vegas for our first in-person Consumer Electronics Show since 2020. We’ve been attending CES pretty regularly since 2015, and it remains the best place to see all the latest...
2021 Smart Home Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to our eighth annual smart home holiday gift guide. We started recommending smart home gifts to our readers back in 2014, when Siri was restricted to phones and tablets and Alexa was a...
DIY Home Security: Moving Inside
Our series on DIY home security systems we’ve tested in our own home. Depending on your comfort level in your home and with technology, protecting the perimeter with a video doorbell, a smart lock,...
DIY Home Security: Protect the Perimeter
Our series on DIY home security systems we’ve tested in our own home Now that you’ve learned a bit more about DIY smart home security in parts one and two of our series, let’s...
Is Full DIY Home Security for you?
Our series on DIY home security systems we’ve tested in our own home Part 2: Protecting what’s Important We started our DIY smart home journey by adding technology for convenience before we started thinking...
DIY Home Security Insights
Our series on DIY home security systems we’ve tested in our own home. Part 1: Introduction Security is very personal, it can have a lot to do with your upbringing, where you live, and...