Smart Home How-Tos
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How to Connect a Nest Thermostat to Alexa
By Mike Prospero published
You can control your Nest Thermostat with you voice using Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, if you know how to connect the two.

How to Move Your Nest Account to a Google Account
By Mike Prospero published
Works With Nest is ending — here's how to switch your Nest account to a Google account

How to Control Dish TV Boxes with Google Assistant
By Mike Prospero, Henry T. Casey published
You can control your Dish TV box and smart home devices using Google Assistant. Here's how to set it up.

How to Make Alexa Speak Faster or Slower
By Kate Kozuch published
You can now adjust how slow or fast Amazon's smart assistant speaks to you. Here's how.

How to Make Amazon Alexa Understand Your Voice
By Kate Kozuch published
You can train an Amazon Alexa smart speaker to better understand you. Here's how.

Amazon Alexa Setup: Settings to Enable and Disable
By Michael Gowan published
Amazon's Alexa is a powerful virtual assistant — almost too powerful. Here are some default settings to change right away and hidden features to enable.

How to Link Your Calendar with Alexa
By Monica Chin, Dan Moren published
Never miss a meeting again: Here's how to sync your Google, Apple, or Microsoft Office calendar with Alexa.

What Is Alexa Voice Shopping, and How Do You Use It?
By Don Reisinger published
Shopping via an Alexa device is easier than ever and in some cases, you can even score deals.
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