I spent six weeks testing ten different portable saunas in my apartment, and the results changed how I think about at-home heat therapy. The best portable saunas for home use today run the gamut from sub-100 dollar budget steam tents to feature-packed infrared units that fold flat in your closet. Portable saunas have grown into … Read more
I tested eight of the best hot water recirculating pumps for homes over the past three months, and the difference in morning showers has been night and day. Our home has a 60-foot run from the water heater to the master bathroom, which meant waiting up to two minutes for hot water every single day. … Read more
Last winter, my neighbor slipped on his icy driveway and fractured his wrist. Two surgeries and four months of physical therapy later, he installed heated outdoor mats. I watched him shovel-free his entire walkway during a January storm while I was still chipping away at black ice. That moment sold me on testing the best … Read more
I spent the last three months hauling eight 4K portable monitors through coffee shops, hotel rooms, and my home studio to find out which ones actually hold up for real creator workflows. Color grading in DaVinci Resolve, retouching RAW files in Lightroom, and juggling a MacBook Pro plus an external display at client meetings — … Read more
I tested eight of the top-rated touchscreen portable monitors for over 60 hours across spreadsheets, design apps, and video calls. If your laptop screen feels cramped and you need a productivity boost that travels with you, the best touchscreen portable monitors for productivity give you a second canvas with the added bonus of touch input, … Read more
After six months of testing displays in our home offices, I can tell you this: my eyes have never felt better since I switched to an E-Ink monitor for daily writing work. The best E-Ink monitors for eye comfort completely changed how I approach long screen sessions, and I’m not alone in this experience. Eye … Read more
I have been running a home media server since 2014, and the single question I get most often from friends and readers is some flavor of “which one should I actually buy?” With so many enclosures, drive bays, and software options on the market in , picking the best home servers for media storage is … Read more
If your home has a basement that drops video calls, an upstairs bedroom where Netflix buffers every night, or a back patio that might as well be off the grid, you already know the pain of WiFi dead zones. After spending six weeks testing eight different extenders across two houses (one 3,200 sq ft colonial … Read more
I tested 8 wireless access points across two 4,500 sq ft homes over 90 days to find the best wireless access points for large homes. After streaming 4K video in basements, running video calls from attics, and pushing 200+ client devices through each AP, I can tell you which ones actually deliver full-home coverage and … Read more
Renting a modem from your cable internet provider costs between $10 and $20 every month, which adds up to $120 to $240 a year for hardware that often lags behind current standards. I made the switch to my own modem two years ago, and the savings paid for the unit in about seven months, with … Read more