smart home

Hello everyone, I'm currently exploring options for implementing a security and access control system for my home/business, and I could use some advice from those with experience in this area. I'm particularly interested in understanding the different types of systems available, such as...

Hello Windows Insiders, Today we are shipping an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 starting with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This update (version 2204.40000.15.0) includes several exciting new features and improvements such as updating to Android 12.1, major...

Link Removed Cortana helps make your life easier by making it easy to control your smart home devices from afar. Rush out of the house and forget to turn off the lights? No problem, just pull out your phone, open the Cortana app and say, “Hey Cortana, turn off the lights,” and she’ll take care...

Link Removed If you’re like me, you use Cortana to regularly add reminders, so you don’t miss anything at work or home. Which is why I’ve asked Cortana to remind me to check out the new voice-activated speaker our partners at Harman Kardon are releasing on Sunday, October 22 – the Harman Kardon...

Marie Mawad and Stefan Nicola | Bloomberg As makers of household appliances fill their machines with computer chips to make them smarter, consumers and privacy watchdogs should beware the data collected by these objects and how it’s used, says Marco Preuss, a director on Kaspersky’s global...

Hey! I'm new here, but if anyone could tell me if they know of any apps that serve the same general purpose as Activator does on a jailbroken iOS device? (If you don't know, it allows you to set up an almost infinite amount of gestures and macros to your liking, so you can, say, if you're...

Last we we highlighted, Jumpstart your Win10 IoT development with the AllJoyn Studio for Visual Studio 2015. This post from Link Removed, Official Coding4Fun Friend seemed like a great follow-up. Not only do we have AllJoyn but how can you go wrong with Cortana too? Link Removed This post...

IoT is all the rage, but how do you connect those "things" TO the internet, to the cloud, to Azure? Luckily Visual C++ MVP Alon Fliess is here to help with a great blog post. Link Removed Introduction to the Internet of Things – From the Device to Microsoft Azure Cloud Technology advances in...

Link RemovedEliot Stein from SmartThings shares with us their app they created for Windows. Listen in and learn how you can turn your home into a smart home with the help of SmartThings and your Windows device. Link Removed SmartThings is the easiest way to turn your home into a smart home...

Our home is equipped with a relatively old gas heater, built in 1996. It still works great, has been serviced regularly since it was installed and there is no good reason to replace it yet. However, it isn’t as energy efficient as more recent models. The other aspect of this gas water heater is...