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Keep Your Home Smelling Fresh
Get rid of cooking odors, mustiness, and problematic pet ‘aromas’ By Catherine Roberts Bad smells in your home can be more than just unpleasant. They can also indicate the presence of potential health hazards, such as spoiled food in your fridge, mold in your bathroom, or even leaking gas. And while some sources of stink can be easily dispatched, others…
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Seven Popular Home Renovations That Will Increase Your Property Taxes
While property taxes vary widely across the United States (Essex County, New Jersey has some of the highest on average, at $13,145; while West Virginia has some of the lowest—just $989), if you own a house, you’re paying some kind of property taxes—and if you renovate that house, your property taxes will probably go up. That happens because significant improvements…
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Why the Right Home Humidity Matters
Dry air pulls water from our bodies, making it hard for our skin, hair, and nails to retain moisture. The result can be itchy, flaky skin, cracked cuticles, nails that split more easily, and, for some, inflammation. Bathing or showering in hot water also dries the skin. Adding humidity to the air means less water evaporates from your body, says…
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The Easy Way to Make Dog Treats at Home
Brew yourself a cup of coffee and don’t make plans for 30 minutes (let’s be real: more like 45 minutes after you’re finished cleaning up). It’s less stressful to commit to the task of making homemade dog treats when you aren’t rushing things or trying to squeeze it into an already chore-packed day. On a bright Sunday morning, with a…
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How to Power Almost Any Smart Home Device With Power-Over-Ethernet
Summary Power over Ethernet (PoE) can power more than cameras and APs, providing flexibility for various devices. PoE splitters enable running devices like Raspberry Pi and Hue Hub without official PoE support. Different PoE standards offer varying power outputs, accommodating devices from smart home hubs to high-power systems. While Power over Ethernet (PoE) is nothing new to home networking, I…
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8 Hidden Costs of a Smart Home (and How to Avoid Them)
You can start your smart home journey with as little as a cheap smart plug. Your home will already be smarter, but it can quickly get addictive. One plug becomes five, and before you know it you’ve decked your home from top to bottom in smart home tech. All of this costs money, of course. Beyond the cost of the…
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Former GCHQ intern risked national security after taking home top secret data
A former GCHQ intern has pleaded guilty to transferring data from a top-secret computer onto his work phone. Hassaan Arshad, who was arrested in 2022, is alleged to have downloaded the stolen data onto a hard drive connected to a personal computer. He pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 3ZA of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which relates to…
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You Can Get Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac on Sale for $43 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’re a Mac user who just wants the classic Microsoft Office experience without the whole subscription situation, this $42.99 deal on Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac might be worth your attention. Normally priced at $229, it’s…
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Samsung’s S Pen Stylus Is Most at Home With a Foldable Phone
Samsung’s S Pen is a digital stylus packing Wacom technology that first appeared on the original Galaxy Note in 2011. You can now find one tucked away inside every Galaxy S Ultra—but I feel its natural home is on a line of phones that doesn’t actually come with an S Pen: the Galaxy Z Fold series. I’ve been carrying around…
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Wi-Fi 7’s Impact on Home Networking
The advancement of Wi-Fi technology has seen rapid evolution over the last few decades, from Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) to the current Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 standards. With each new iteration, users and businesses experience faster, more reliable connections, enhanced security, and an overall improvement in network efficiency. Wi-Fi 7, also known as 802.11be, promises to be a game changer,…
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