Home Technology

No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio, or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. The Way Home is a modern-day Walden - an honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life lived in nature without modern technology. Mark Boyle, author of The Moneyless Man, explores the hard-won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the stream, foraging, and fishing.

A profoundly personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America "Schiller unpacks a complicated subject with curiosity and empathy...[A] deeply human portrayal of what it means to get older in a society unprepared to care for its most vulnerable...

Transform your living space into the ultimate smart home! This hands-on guide simplifies the world of home automation, giving you the knowledge to enhance your home's security, comfort, and energy efficiency—without needing to be a tech genius. In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover: Step-by-Step Setup: Learn how to install and integrate smart devices, including lights, thermostats, locks, and cameras. Device Ecosystems Explained: Compare top platforms like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit to choose the one that fits your lifestyle. Energy Efficiency Tips: Automate your ...

Educator and neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning—and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose. Our children are struggling. Schools, once alive with human connection, are now dominated by...

Who builds lodges? Who creates amazing towers? Who digs burrows? You’re invited to visit the different homes that animals build.

Want to 3D print objects? Objects you can be proud of and show off to everyone you know? Then you need to keep reading… 3D printing is a lot of fun; it’s something you can tinker with endlessly as you find new things to print and figure out the best processes. But it’s also something that can cause frustration when things don’t work the way you expected, especially as you’re just getting started. Although 3D printing is not easy, it becomes easier once you know the right tips & tricks to troubleshoot problems. In the book 3D Printing Made Easy: For Newbies and Hobbyist, you’ll ...

Smart Home for Seniors: Embrace Independence A Simple Guide to Aging in Place with Safer, Smarter Home Technology Stay safe, independent, and in control of your home—without feeling overwhelmed by technology! Discover how simple smart devices can make daily life easier, safer, and more comfortable while helping you maintain independence and stay connected with loved ones. Smart Home for Seniors is the practical, step-by-step guide designed to help seniors and their families transform any home into a smart, senior-friendly sanctuary. Whether you’re new to smart devices or looking to ...

For fans of Educated and Invisible Child, David Sussillo combines memoir and cutting-edge neuroscience to tell the story of his unlikely journey from group homes and drug-addicted parents to the scientific elite—exploring why, and how, he managed to succeed against all odds. David Sussillo has...

Unleash the FULL potential of your home with "Building Your Own Smart Home with Raspberry Pi"! This transformative eBook will guide you step-by-step through the exhilarating world of smart home technology and Raspberry Pi. Just imagine: optimizing your home's energy consumption, surveilling key areas, and transforming everyday household fixtures into cutting-edge, smart devices - all at the tip of your fingers. Embark on this thrilling journey that begins with the basics of smart home technology and swiftly moves through choosing the perfect Raspberry Pi model. Master the art of setting up ...

Please read before you purchase: As stated in the title this book it is for beginners. If you have been away from TIG Welding and are rusty or are coming in from other methods like MIG, Stick, oxy acetylene this book could also be of benefit. The ideal reader has good aptitude, eye hand coordination, safety conscious, a positive outlook and a can do attitude. This book is written from the perspective of someone who knows the frustrations of learning to TIG weld and how to overcome it. If your mid to expert level at TIG welding then this book IS NOT FOR YOU. There are other books on advanced...

Protect your family with confidence in today's connected world. Every day, cybercriminals target ordinary families through phishing emails, fake websites, identity theft, online scams, social media fraud, and increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks. The good news is that you don't need to be a technology expert to stay safe. Cybersecurity for the Modern Family explains cybersecurity in clear, everyday language and provides practical steps you can take to protect your home, your identity, your children, and your digital life. Inside you'll learn how to: Understand today's most common ...

A chilling domestic story of terror for fans of Black Mirror and The Amityville Horror. When a young family moves into an unfinished development community, cracks begin to emerge in both their new residence and their lives, as a mysterious online DIY instructor delivers dark subliminal...

The secondary years can feel like a cliff edge for home-educating parents. The work becomes more specialised. Maths grows more technical. Science becomes more precise. Essays need stronger argument and evidence. GCSEs, IGCSEs, A-levels, private candidate routes, specifications, past papers, coursework rules, UCAS, and academic honesty all begin to matter. And now AI has entered the picture. Used wisely, AI can help parents explain difficult concepts, generate practice questions, support revision, prepare for lessons, review student work, and organise study more confidently. Used carelessly,...

The perfect system sees everything. Except the truth. A locked house. A dead body. And a security system that says nothing happened. When a Guardian Watch technician is found dead inside a fully monitored smart home — with the system insisting nobody entered—private investigator Maggie Wright and her partner Harper Rhodes know something is very wrong. The suspects are plenty. Harold Rudd was humiliated by a complaint filed behind his back. Ray Colton is a privacy activist with a confrontational streak. Derek Wynn has been running a secret surveillance operation nobody was supposed to ...

What happens when your next helper, companion, and caregiver isn't another person, but a robot? For most of human history, science fiction promised a future filled with intelligent machines. That future is no longer decades away. It is arriving now. In When My Robot Comes Home, attorney, author, and storyteller Tom Swartz explores the coming household robot revolution and what it will mean for ordinary people, especially seniors, families, and individuals living with disabilities. Through real-world examples, personal stories, and understandable explanations of the latest advances in ...

Curious listeners want to know how things work. Easy-to-understand text explains how electricity travels from power plants to homes and describes the role of the community workers who make it all possible.

The most helpful machine you'll ever own is coming through your front door. It will cook, clean, watch over your health, and care for your aging parents. It will be loyal, tireless, and downright adorable. It will also be the most powerful surveillance device that has ever been inside your home — and you'll happily pay every month to keep it. In Welcome Home, the second book in The Robots Among Us, you'll meet the helper robots arriving right now: a humanoid you can already preorder, a household assistant built to do your laundry for a monthly fee, and cute companions designed to make you...

Master your devices, outsmart scammers, and stay connected with the people you love—all with plain-English explanations and zero judgment. Does technology make you feel more anxious than a trip to the dentist? You are not the problem—the instruction manuals are. In Tech Without the Tears, Ben Taylor offers a friendly, judgment-free map to the digital world, written specifically for those who would rather not think about it. Technology isn’t a personality trait; it’s a set of tools that can be learned with the right explanation. This guide highlights real transformations: Margaret ...

Do you look at your family living room and feel a quiet, aching sense of distance, even when everyone is sitting in the same room? You set the screen-time limits, install the filters, and pray fiercely, yet the constant, blue-light buzz of the digital age always seems to find a way back in. It is exhausting to fight a silent, multi-billion-dollar algorithm for the hearts of your children, leaving you wondering if you are fighting a losing war. In those quiet moments of parent-guilt and grandparent-worry, the nagging doubt whispers that you are simply failing to protect the young souls ...

Malta, Cyprus and Greece have fallen, Egypt is under siege and Gibraltar is hanging on by a thread. There are Prussian forces massing across the English channel in preparation for an invasion and no help is coming because Muscovy has its own problems and America has signed a non-aggression pact with Prussia. It seems that the end is fast approaching for the Kingdom of Great Britain and her people do not even have Misfit Squadron to look to, as, just when they are needed the most, they have been disbanded by the Minister for War. However, as the saying goes, “where there’s a will ...