Smart homes and connected devices are all the rage these days (duh), but few come without at least one — if not several — caveats. During unboxing, the first thing most devices say to do (perhaps after plugging it in) is download their app. Of course that makes sense: download the app so you can connect whatever device to your …
Build Your Own Plex Cloud with a VPS and Plexdrive
This September, the makers of Plex — everyone’s favorite way to stream your own media to any device, anywhere — announced their decision to sunset Plex Cloud. For me personally, this was devastating news as I’d purchased a Plex Pass back in the “early days” of Plex Cloud. The idea of not needing a machine in my house on 24/7 to stream …
Try Your Dream Electronics with Lumoid
When you’re ready to replace or upgrade your gear at home (or work) but aren’t sure what brand or how expensive a model to get, what do you do? If you’re like me looking for a new pair of headphones, you check out Amazon for reviews, ask your friends what they have and maybe try a few at Best Buy …
Google Will Change the Way You Vacation
Without a doubt, the Internet (and airlines) are about to blow up—Google announced they’ve revamped their flight search functionality, and it’s pretty great. If you know where you want to go and when, it’s as simple as Googling “flights to [your destination]” and the search results will show a card indicating dates, airlines and prices. If, however, you’re among the …
The Coolest Thing I’ve Done to My Phone
People have been using and covering the service IFTTT for a long time now, but if you don’t know what it is, a quick explanation should help. What IFTTT Is IFTTT stands for “If This, Then That” which is the simplest possible conditional statement. IF [a specific condition occurs], THEN [do some action]. In short, IFTTT equals automation of repetitive …