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  • Program Your Smart Speaker to Automatically Play Music in Your Bathroom

    Program Your Smart Speaker to Automatically Play Music in Your Bathroom

    Being a good host is about predicting what guests might need and creating small moments of delight. A well-stocked bathroom is a great example—keeping mouthwash, Band-Aids, tampons, and painkillers, all accessible and ready to be grabbed when needed. At some point, I found myself noticing what fancy restaurants and hotels have in their bathrooms to…


  • So, You Bought A Smart Light. What Now?

    Smart lights are damn pretty to set up in the house. The trouble is, they’re an expensive addition. So, while the aesthetics might almost make the price worth it, what you really need to know is how they can level-up your life. In order to make you feel less guilty about dropping a hundred or…


  • How To Automate Parenting With IFTTT 

    How To Automate Parenting With IFTTT 

    IFTTT, the tool that lets you automate your digital life, can help any parent whose mental load has reached max capacity — and you kind of feel like a tech magician every time you use it. Here are some great IFTTT applets that can make parenting easier. (If you’re new to the service, check out…


  • How To Share Facebook Posts With Non-Facebook Friends

    How To Share Facebook Posts With Non-Facebook Friends

    Pervasive as Facebook is, not everyone uses the social service. Maybe they hate social networking, or they’re frustrated with Facebook’s continual privacy “oopsies,/” or they’re not technologically savvy. How can you share content outside of Facebook’s (somewhat) walled garden?