Nearly two years ago, my family swapped out a natural gas furnace for a two-stage heat pump that provides winter heating and summer cooling. As part of this changeover, we needed a new thermostat. I ...

Figuring out what exactly is wrong with your home Wi-Fi is frustrating because the symptoms all look the same. Buffering videos, sluggish downloads, random disconnections — they could point to a dozen ...

One of my friends brought up the 1999 sci-fi film Smart House the other day in regard to a light bulb I was fighting with. For those who never saw this gem of a movie, the premise is exactly what it ...

Because we have a limited number of channels, sooner or later, they are going to run out, which is where the art of channel reuse begins In my previous column, we took a little excursion from the main ...

A Wi-Fi standard is like a blueprint for technology companies. It defines the specifications according to which Wi-Fi routers and networking gear transmit wireless data to PCs, smartphones, and more.