One of the big Alexa features Amazon announced at their conference this year is the ability to create a map …
Fresh Hell: Amazon Echo and Asus AiMesh Team Up to Ruin My Day
A few years ago I wrote about a budget backyard audio solution I’d come up with after discovering cheap 4-channel …
Alexa Still Has a Skills Problem – Hijack Skills Edition
“Alexa, good morning.” “Good morning, on this day in blah blah blah, someone important did something special. Insert funny pun.” …
How to Turn Off Those Annoying Alexa Shopping and Answer Updates
Alexa notifications have been around for a couple of years now and can be extremely useful in some cases. If …
My Amazing Low Budget Alexa Enabled Backyard Audio Solution
Update 6/2022: There have been some changes since I originally published this article. First, I no longer recommend the rock speakers …
First Alert OneLink Unboxing and First Impressions
It’s Birthmas time (Christmas + my birthday days later) in the SHR household and that means an influx of new …
Smart Home Mom – Echo Buttons
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from my wife, who has fully embraced the smart home life. You can …
You Can Now Trigger Alexa Routines with Ring Alarm Sensors
I just love it when a company releases intuitive features that make sense! A couple of months ago in my …
The Most Annoying Thing About Alexa
There is no doubt that I love all six of my Echos. They are by far the most used devices …
Users are Reporting Worldwide Alexa Outages
DON’T PANIC UPDATE 3/2/18 2:00 PM: As of about 2 PM EST it looks like things are returning to normal. Still …