Modern cooking is easily as much about presentation as it is taste. Whether you’re a bona fide chef, an avid food blogger, or simply appreciate the beauty of contemporary cooking, few of us can resist the temptation to document a particularly alluring dish with a quick snap before we indulge our appetites. Food photography used … Read more
While the internet is great, a lot of us are forced to go out in the open world and interact with people. This means dressing up smart, which often results in the need to iron the clothes you wear. As a man, you often need to iron the shirts you wear. With women, things get … Read more
When thinking and talking about your health, the quality of the air in your home doesn’t really come up. It is a mostly forgotten concept. As long as you are breathing, there is air! Unless you live in a heavily polluted area or work in an industrial setting where air quality is routinely tested and … Read more
Sonos unveiled Sonos One, an all-new, voicecontrolled smart speaker capable of supporting multiple voice services and playing music, podcasts, audiobooks, and other sonic content from more than 80 streaming services. With surprisingly rich sound and thoughtful design that fades into the background, Sonos One is priced at $199 USD and will be available globally on … Read more
Security in the home is a top priority for many of us. Recently in my area there have been around a dozen attempted break-ins so I’m always looking for ways to improve security. When I heard about Hive Smart Sensors I was intrigued. They are basically motion sensors that detect when there is motion in … Read more
Don’t know about you, but to me, a shower is one of the best joys of living in the modern world. My day can’t start without one and it is one of my favourite things after a long work out or gardening (yes, I am part of that age group). While I mostly took cold … Read more
Honeywell are known for being leaders in Connected Home solutions. Their ethos is that the home should be safe, secure and above all it should be comfortable. That is why this week they have announced Google Home integration to their thermostats, making them among the first brand to feature every major smart hub. Europeans who … Read more
Summer holidays are a time of great fun. You get your family together, you hop in the car and hopefully drive away to a nice cottage by the sea. Home owners often have to deal with anxiety surrounding issues such as security when they are away. However, incredibly, more damage comes from the silent issues. … Read more
I love to bake and I remember driving my mother insane to buy me all the fancy gadgets and what not. But over the ten or so years I have been experimenting I have realised a few things: nothing beats a good ol’ hand whisk, galvanised tins over black metal any day and no scent … Read more
While I was abroad I lived in a studio apartment which to quote the brilliant satirist David Sedaris “is basically a large bedroom with a bathroom.” That meant that space was a precious resource that needed to be made the best use of. It had to be doled out in small increments and saved in … Read more