In this post, I share my picks for the best smart portable air conditioners to help you beat the heat-while lowering energy costs. Portable ACs With Smarts recently moved into a new apartment with side-to-side sliding windows. I could install a traditional window unit vertically—didn’t love the idea. My place overlooks the ocean, and the last thing I wanted was …
5 Best Crawl Space Dehumidifiers for 2026
In this blog post, I share the five best crawl space dehumidifiers for moisture removal, based on two I own and a ton of research. Moisture, Meet Your Match ately, I’ve been dealing with a crawlspace humidity problem I ignored for too long. Two wet winters later, it turned into a bigger (and more expensive) issue than it needed to …
5 Best Remotes for Apple TV 2026 (Ranked & Tested)
In this blog post, I cover the five best remotes for Apple TV that you can get right now, plus I’ll throw in a bonus option at the end. I Love My Apple TV, BUT pple TV is one of the best streaming devices, but its remote has long frustrated users. The 1st-gen Siri Remote’s weird glass trackpad left many …
15 Best Digital Photo Frames for Any Budget (2026)
If you’re looking for the best digital photo frames you can get this year, have I got a blog post for you. It’s How You Frame It new breed of best digital photo frames has become one of the hottest-selling tech gifts of the year, and they’re sure to be in hot demand again for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. …
7 Best Smart Bird Feeders with Cameras (2026)
In this article, I’ll compare five best smart bird feeders with cameras to help you choose the right one for your yard. Not a Birder…Yet! used to joke that birdwatching wasn’t for me. Then I moved to coastal Massachusetts—where seagulls are everywhere, but I also started noticing warblers, finches, cardinals, plovers, hummingbirds, and I was hooked. My girlfriend teases this …
5 Best Riding Lawn Mowers for 2026 (Top Picks Tested)
In this blog post, I break down the five best riding lawn mowers, tested and ranked for performance by yard size, terrain capability, and overall value. Tech Nerd to Turf Nerd y neighbor just closed on a place with two acres of untamed acreage and realized his push mower wasn’t going to cut it. He knew I review products for …
5 Best Smart Window Air Conditioners of 2026
In this blog post, I share my picks for the best smart window air conditioners to help you stay cool and save money on your energy bills this year. Alexa, Make My Room Cooler! ith warmer weather settling in here in Massachusetts, I figured it was high time to update this blog post on the best smart window air conditioners. …
7 Best Robot Mowers for Large Lawns (2026 Update)
In this blog post, I cover the best robot mowers for large lawns and yards, including four of the latest models released this year. Sometimes Bigger is Better hen I moved from a smaller place to a home with a lawn just over three-quarters of an acre, I knew right away a traditional mower wouldn’t suffice. My ECOVACS Goat was …