Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Aside from set-up, the Alexa app comes with plenty of features to help you control your devices and smart home in general. It can be the main point of call for your entire smart home ecosystem, and I ...