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Amazon Alexa Echo Flashing

Why Is My Amazon Echo Flashing? Your Guide to Echo’s Light Ring Colors

Is your Amazon Echo glowing in different colors? Find out what each Amazon Echo light color means and exactly what Alexa is trying to tell you!

By Jessica Thornsby – Jul 31, 2020

What Is The Ul Iot Security Rating

What Is the UL IoT Security Rating and What Does It Mean?

UL isn’t just for energy ratings. Find out about the UL IoT Security Rating, how it works, and how it helps you buy more secure devices.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 29, 2020

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5 Amazon Alexa Settings that Make It More Useful

There are plenty of things you can do with Alexa. Here are 5 Amazon Alexa settings you can customize to make it even better.

By Jessica Thornsby – Jul 24, 2020

Amazon Echo Devices Compared

Amazon Echo Devices Compared – Which One Is Best For Your Needs

With multiple Amazon Echo devices to choose from, which should you pick? Find out the differences and which one is best for different types of users.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 16, 2020

How To Drop In On Multiple Echo Devices At Once

How to Drop In on Multiple Echo Devices at Once

Amazon Alexa’s Drop In feature is great, but now you can drop in on multiple Echo devices at once. Find out how and why it’s so useful.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 10, 2020

How To Setup Geofencing With Amazon Alexa Routines

How to Set Up Geofencing with Amazon Alexa Routines

Want your smart home to react based on your proximity to your house? Find out how to set up geofencing with Amazon Alexa routines for an even smarter home.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 8, 2020

Amazon Alexa Privacy Security Delete Voice Recording

Is Alexa always listening? 4 Ways to Delete Amazon’s Voice Recordings

Your Alexa-enabled device is recording and storing everything you say. Find out how to delete your voice recordings from Amazon’s cloud.

By Jessica Thornsby – Jul 7, 2020

How To Customize Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing

How to Customize Amazon Alexa’s Flash Briefing

Don’t like your current daily news update from Alexa? Learn how to customize your Amazon Alexa’s Flash Briefing with the sources you want most.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 3, 2020

How To Avoid Accidental Voice Purchasing With Amazon Alexa

How to Avoid Accidental Voice Purchasing with Amazon Alexa

Love the convenience of ordering from Amazon with your voice but fear accidental purchases? Learn how to avoid accidental voice purchasing with Alexa.

By Crystal Crowder – Jun 30, 2020

Skills You Can Learn From Amazon Alexa

How to Learn New Skills with Amazon Alexa

Amazon Alexa is useful for daily activities, but the virtual assistant can do so much more. Find out what skills you can learn from Amazon Alexa today.

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 24, 2020

Best Ring Doorbell Alternatives

4 of the Best Ring Doorbell Alternatives

Amazon’s Ring Doorbell has a checkered security past. If you’re concerned, consider these Ring Doorbell alternatives instead.

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 21, 2020

Signs Your Smart Security System Has Been Hacked

8 Signs Your Smart Security System Has Been Hacked

A smart security system is supposed to keep your safer, but what if you don’t know it’s been hacked? Find out what to look for to stay even safer.

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 17, 2020

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Useful Fire TV Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Usage Experience

Getting the most out of Fire TV requires a little know-how and plenty of tips and tricks.Let’s take a look at some of the best Fire TV tips and tricks.

By David Joz – Apr 16, 2020

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How to Clean and Sanitize Your TV Remote

The TV remote is home to germs and allergens besides the visible dust and dirt. Learn how to clean and sanitize your TV remote as a preventative measure against health hazard.

By Elsie Biage – Apr 16, 2020

Node Red Installing Raspberry Pi

Installing Node-RED on Raspberry Pi: A Visual Editor For Your Smart Home

Find out how to build complex home automation and Internet of things (IoT) projects using Node-RED’s easy visual editor and Raspberry Pi.

By Jessica Thornsby – Apr 15, 2020

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Can You Get a Virus on Your Smart TV?

Can you get a virus on your smart TV? Yes, you can get a virus and malware, but the chances are low. Here’s what you need to know about virus on smart TV.

By Elsie Biage – Apr 14, 2020

Simple Ways To Prevent Your Smart Home From Spying On You

Simple Ways to Prevent Your Smart Home from Spying on You

Smart home gadgets are amazing and convenient, but are they always safe? Learn how to prevent your smart home from spying on you without giving anything up.

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 13, 2020

Turning Your Wyze Security Camera Into A Webcam

How to Turn Your Wyze Security Camera into a Webcam

If you’re having trouble finding a traditional webcam, you may be able to turn your Wyze security camera into a makeshift camera with this new firmware.

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 10, 2020

Using Google Home To Help You Become A Better Cook

Using Google Home to Help You Become a Better Cook

If you want to become a better cook, let Google Assistant help. FInd out how your Google Home device guides you to making amazing dishes.

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 9, 2020

Amazon Alexa Covid 19 Featured

How Alexa Is Helping Diagnosis COVID-19

Amazon and its Alexa voice assistant are stepping up to help users determine their risk level for contracting COVID-19 coronavirus. Here’s how it works.

By David Joz – Apr 8, 2020

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When Sony shipped the first Walkman in 1979, chairman Akio Morita insisted on a second headphone jack and a “hotline” talk button, convinced it would be rude for one person to listen to music alone — and within a few years buyers had ignored the sociable features so completely that Sony quietly dropped them

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Jun 12, 2026

Mycorrhizal fungi colonised plant roots roughly 450 million years ago and biologists now suspect plants could never have moved out of the oceans onto bare rock without them, meaning every forest on Earth — including the redwoods, the Amazon, and the boreal belt — is still running on a partnership older than trees themselves

Jun 11, 2026

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The “CrackBerry” nickname stuck for a reason — and the variable-reward psychology that hooked early-2000s executives on their BlackBerrys is the exact same machinery now running every push notification on every smartphone in your pocket

Jun 11, 2026

Intricate network of tree roots and moss on a forest hillside, showcasing nature's resilience.

Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots

Jun 10, 2026

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A species of jellyfish called Turritopsis dohrnii can revert its adult cells back to a juvenile polyp stage when injured or starving, effectively restarting its life cycle, and biologists have so far failed to identify any natural limit to how many times it can do this.

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