Category: Just life tips

Alexa’s annoying “OK” (aka “brief mode”) finally fixed?

  The usual thing you find if you search the web looking for a way to keep Alexa from constantly saying “OK” to your commands, is “Oh, that’s easy: just turn on Brief Mode.” Thing is, that only works  (ahem)  briefly,  for one or two commands, and then the syrupy “OK” comes back.  What we […]

Home Wi-Fi smart switches are crack for couch potatoes.

  Being brief and cursory introduction to Smart Device plugs and switches. ! Here are some useful things you can do with them: 1. Turn lights or appliances on and off from anywhere using your smartphone or if you have a smart assistant like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple HomeKit, you can control your […]