Smart Home How-Tos
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The 5-minute upgrade: How to connect your Ring doorbell to Alexa routines
By David Crookes published
Learn how to connect Alexa with your Ring doorbell to create powerful, automated routines.

Your smart home needs a spring clean too — here are 5 essential tasks you don't want to skip
By Kaycee Hill last updated
Your smart home needs spring cleaning too, here are 5 essential tasks.

I cut my energy bill by $20 a month with this simple power strip trick
By Caroline Preece published
Flip one switch to kill vampire power and save $20 a month.

How to turn on end-to-end encryption on a Ring Video Doorbell
By Mike Prospero last updated
Don't want anyone else seeing your Ring Video doorbell footage? Here's how to enable end-to-end encryption.

Amazon is giving away free Alexa+ early access — here's how to sign up
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to access Amazon's Alexa+ before the official launch.

Want Alexa to do more? Here's how to make your own skills
By David Crookes published
You can easily create custom Alexa skills using Amazon’s Skill Blueprints, no coding needed.

Never miss a Prime Day deal — how to set up notifications on your Alexa device
By Kaycee Hill published
Prime Day deals sell out fast, but Alexa can notify you instantly when your wishlist items go on sale.

Hate it when your Ring doorbell alerts you all the time? Here's how to schedule motion detection
By David Crookes published
Prevent your Ring video doorbell from alerting and annoying you at inappropriate times.
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