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About Bryan Wolfe

Bryan Wolfe loves new technology. His focus is on Apple and Windows-based products, as well as smart home gadgets. When he's not playing around with the newest smartphone or tablet, you'll find him watching Netflix, HBO, or AMC. Or test driving new cars.

Latest Articles

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How to Make Your Home Lights Blink When People Post About You Online

With IFTTT, you can take home automation a step further by having your lights in your home change each time you're mentioned in cyberspace! Here's how to do it.

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How to Track Your Pets Using iOS or Android

For many, a pet is an integral part of the family. When they go missing, lives are disrupted. Pet trackers make finding man’s best friend easy and carefree.

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These Robots Will Help You Clean and Wash Your House

Today’s consumers aren’t limited to robots that can vacuum. The market now includes droids that mop floors, clean windows, and even fold your laundry.

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Improve iTunes for Mac With These Third-Party Tools

Though iTunes now encompasses far more than simply music, the software is still far from perfect. Luckily you can fill in the blanks with a few third party tools.

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Track Your Kids and Stop Worrying with These GPS Trackers

There are plenty of GPS child trackers already on the market. Which are best? That depends on many factors including distance, compatibility, durability, and price.

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Awesome Ways to Automate Home and Life With Your Smartwatch

Thanks to Do apps from If This Then That (IFTTT), it's possible to control smart things such as lights, thermostats, and motion detectors from your smartwatch.

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Amazing Things You Can Do With Smart Appliances and IFTTT

Each smart appliance comes with a set of instructions. However, thanks to IFTTT, one can streamline many of these processes so that they all become connected to one another.

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Is It Time to Ditch Pages and Word for Ulysses?

In 2016, not everyone needs a full-service word processing program, which is why software like Ulysses exists.

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Choose a Third-Party Mac Mail App for All These Benefits

Looking for a new Mac email client? Tired of Apple Mail? Many third-party clients are worth considering, each packed with features either missing or lacking in Mail.app.

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Should You Upgrade to Day One 2?

Day One 2 is more than an upgrade — it's completely new application. But is it worth buying all over again? Let’s find out.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Logitech Harmony Elite

So you’ve purchased a Logitech Harmony Elite. Here are some of our favorite ways to use the universal remote controller in your home.

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How to Set up Your New Logitech Harmony

Logitech's Harmony controllers are among the most popular in the marketplace. Unfortunately, they've been known to have complicated setups.

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Should You Be Using Apple's Notes for iOS and OS X?

For the first time since its release, Apple Notes for both OS X and iOS may be worth considering.

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6 Smart Gadgets to Help You Sleep Better

Not getting a good night's sleep is never a good way to begin a day. Luckily, there are plenty of home gadgets that can help you get a great night sleep.

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7 Useful Things You Probably Aren't Using on Your Mac

Better plan your day, quickly find what you're looking for and multitask like a boss — here's a look at seven excellent OS X features that you're probably not using.

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4 Ways Philips Hue Can Push Your Lighting to the Next Level

Without Philips Hue, however, the smart home concept might never have gotten off the ground. Here are some cool ways to make use of them.

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5 of the Best Mac Calendar Apps & Add-Ons

There are plenty of great third-party apps that serve as a replacement for your Mac's Calendar application, or as add-ons to take it to the next level. Here are our favorites.

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When Is It Better to Choose Web Apps Over Native Mac Apps?

Some of the most popular Mac applications are available both as native apps and web apps, but which is best?

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7 Best & Worst Windows 10 Features

Was Windows XP your favorite operating system, too? Windows 8 made me switch to OS X. Windows 10 has been my homecoming and while some features are convincing, others still need work. Find out where we agree.

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12 Essential Windows Apps to Make Your Life Simpler in 2016

Are you married to your Windows computer? Start the New Year with a collection of desktop and universal apps to work easier, relax, and stay on top of the world around you.

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