Home Improvement: Best Bang for the Buck
Thinking of sprucing up your home? Many homeowners remodel during the spring and summer, when the weather is cooperative. But whether you plan to do structural improvements, such as replacing the roof, or cosmetic ones, like re-facing kitchen cabinets, it’s essential to consider the payback on your investment first. That’s because not all home-improvement projects.....
Smart Home Security from Nest and Ring
Home security systems used to be the domain of just a handful of companies that would install cameras and remotely monitor them for a monthly fee. These days, residential security has become big business for numerous providers. Both Nest and Ring recently announced their latest full home security systems. Nest programmable protection Just as "Kleenex".....
Home Automation Systems
Lights, security cameras & home entertainment systems should all speak the same language Homeowners motivated by safety, convenience and fun when choosing home automation systems can also add voice-enabled capabilities in their home components, according to Dave Pedigo, vice president, emerging technologies for CEDIA, the global trade organization that represents those that manufacture and install.....
Moving Companies Offer Better Service with New Technology
What's Happening with Those on the Go Professional moving companies have shifted their heavy lifting to new levels of efficiency and expediency. Thanks to technology, a move is faster, greener, more accurate, specialized, and interactive in real time. "There continues to be an abandonment of paper (better for the environment) where a surveyor comes to.....
Protect Your Home with Flood Insurance
In 2017, almost 200,000 California residents were evacuated when the Oroville dam almost failed. Residents were allowed to return home, but the risk of having homes and businesses flooded – and lives lost – remains high. Residents in other parts of the country have to contend with flooding too, from hurricanes such as Sandy, Katrina,.....
Southwestern Chic
Desert Colors, Cacti, Stone, Mesquite Now With a Mix from Afar Long before there was email, tweeting, and Instagram, design trends were debuted in "shelter" magazines with distinct trends in different parts of the country. These regional variations still exist because of climate needs and indigenous materials, but there's certainly greater sharing from near and.....
