C by GE: the Evolution of Smart Home Lighting
With C by GE, GE Lighting, a Savant Company, is creating a new smart home ecosystem for the everyday consumer. Update September 15, 2021: C by GE products and their companion app are now...
Author: Valerie Antkowiak
Three days in Wellington, New Zealand
We spent three days in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city and tacked on a perfect wine weekend in Martinborough.
Filtrete Smart Air Filter Review
We have plenty of smart home tech that does amazing things – turn our lights on when we enter a room, remind us if we left a window open, let us open and close...
Abel Tasman National Park
After our TranzAlpine train journey, we picked up a rental car in Greymouth and drove up the Northwest coast of the South Island towards Nelson and the famous Abel Tasman National Park. Affiliate Disclosure:...
Konnected Alarm Panel Review
When we bought our new home more than 10 years ago, it came pre-wired with window and door sensors throughout. For years, home security companies have partnered with builders to put these in as...
Christchurch, New Zealand
Our New Zealand journey continues north from Oamaru to Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island. After Oamaru, we continued our journey north to Christchurch, the largest city in South Island. By...
Spying Security Camera
I woke up at 3 a.m. and the security camera was on in the bedroom. I could see its bright green light staring at me across the room. How did the camera come on?...
New Zealand Penguins and Steampunk
New Zealand penguins were one of our primary reasons for visiting. We saw plenty during our stops in Dunedin and Oamaru.
Freshly Meal Service Review – Dinner on the table in 5 minutes
Fully-cooked, nutritious meals delivered to our door? Yes, please! We try the Freshly meal service. If you’ve been reading AppMyHome over the years, you know that we love meal kits, and we’ve tried almost...
Otago Central Rail Trail
We love cycling and have put many miles on our road bikes here in Northern California. When we started planning our trip to New Zealand, we knew we wanted to do some bike touring...