Upgrading my “dumb sprinkers” to Rachio’s smart spinklers was a great thing for me to do. Here are the 4 reasons why: 1 – It’s Easy to Program It is so much easier to use a computer or smartphone to program the timers and/or control the sprinklers. It’s fast, simple and I can do it from anywhere. 2 – It Knows More than I do The Rachio timer is connected to the internet so it knows when it is […]
The Amazing Amazon Echo
The Amazon Echo was quite a surprise when it was released in late 2014. A smart speaker/virtual assistant that works with your voice. Even though it’s a pretty cool device, it took a while to gain popularity. This was partly because it wasn’t available to the general public for the first 6-months or so. I’ve grown to really love it. The array of mics around the top of the Echo allows the device to know where […]