Maybe you've been trying to catch the neighbor's cat sleeping ontop of your car so you can prove it has been scratching your convertible top, or perhaps you'd like a way to see who is at the front door when it's after hours before answering the door. Wireless security cameras are an effective way to get a visual preview of what's going on at the other end of the camera, working in conjunction with your home computer or even your smartphone to capture the evidence. Here's a couple of models offering wireless security... More

Home automation was even more of a topic at this year's tech events than last year and it got us thinking about how we could integrate automation into our own homes. If your first thought when you hear "home automation," is "meh," perhaps you should take a look at these reasons to consider a home automation system. More

Recent news that Google was pulling Street View out of Germany over privacy issues despite a positive court ruling on its legality had us wondering how technology affects our privacy stateside. It’s a quandary of individuals demanding privacy in the modern age yet blogging personal information and pictures at the same time. More

We know safety is your number one priority, but it's easy to forget about a silly thing like making sure your apartment has enough fire extinguishers. Especially when you're a renter. Since your apartment already has one fire extinguisher set up in the kitchen, that must be good enough, right? Maybe not. Check out these tips. More

As the skies darken during spring and the weather turns nasty, it is always a good idea to be prepared . One piece of emergency tech we highly recommend equipping yourself with is a weather radio. Yes, those things your grandmother probably chastised you about not having. Here is a roundup of our favorite weather radios... More

Nothing scares us more than the flashing "check engine" light on the dashboard of our car. There's always that stressful period not knowing if the warning is an indicator of something serious or if the car simply needs a little adjustment. But now you can take the guesswork out of the equation with consumer car diagnosis devices which connect to the on-board computer in your vehicle, translating the ambiguous blinking little light into something more easy to understand. More

That's me up there, taken a few days ago inside our cozy vacation cabin in Big Sur, trying desperately to connect to wi-fi access in the middle of a significant last-days-of-winter storm, wondering if the rest of our vacation was going to be spent indoors under a biblical deluge. Besides my DSLR for travel photos and the trusty iPad for some ebook reading, I had all intentions of packing light and living an unplgged life outside amongst the towering redwoods and dramatic coastline...a long weekend without emails, IMs, Google Docs and any prolonged sessions in front of a computer screen. Alas, fate had different plans, but I thankfully equipped myself with just enough tech options to help us escape a possibly dangerous situation... More

In the wake of terrible natural disasters, our thoughts turn to preparing our own homes and families for the future. The US government recommends building an emergency kit for at least the first 72 hours after a disaster occurs, the average time it takes for help to arrive. These satellite systems would make a good addition to any home kit, in the event that all methods of communication are cut during an emergency. More

If there's anything ever-popular amongst the tech minded, it's the subject of "what's next?", the wonderful guessing game of what device X will offer over last year's model. But what's arguably more interesting is the bigger picture, the convergence of smart technologies embedded into mobile devices, built into the home and networked across for room-to-room access, predicting and serving our needs and whims perhaps even before we even consider it. More

It's quite easy to get so wrapped up in a game of Angry Birds that you start to forget things, like what time your dentist's appointment starts or the fact that it's your niece's birthday. In the course of things, you might even forget that your multi-touch tablet is, in fact, a computer and needs to be treated like one. If you're going to be re-selling your old iPad now that you've got the shiny iPad 2 in your paws, make sure you wipe all of your personal information from the device. More