Tech Tips from HomeTech Solutions

I had the pleasure of integrating technology in a beautiful home recently by Lecy Brothers Homes  One of the qualities in the home is that with a touch of one button you can set the perfect mood. I am a big fan of creating the right mood for the right occasion. Having a dinner party? – Push the “Entertain” scene and all the lights will get set to the perfect level while you play jazz on the whole main level. Time for a movie? – Press the “Watch Movie” scene and watch the lights dim while the TV gets turned on.

 It may seem basic but lighting levels and audio in the background truly do change the ambiance and mood you desire to create. If you enjoy entertaining,  are designing the home of your dreams or simply want to change the ambiance in your existing home, be sure to consider which “moods” or scenes you wish to have in your living space.

When buying a new electronic device like a blu-ray player or new home theatre system, most manufacturers tell you their remote is “universal”. You “never use more than one remote”. Great marketing but when you get right down to it and start using your device, months turn into years and you never get the true features they were advertising. Why is it that your remote has never been setup to control all of your equipment? Because it is to complicated with too many buttons!

Finally, there is a product line that delivers when it comes to being truly universal. RTI is a universal control company that offers a unique and most importantly EASY way to control everything from the lights to your home theatre with one remote. Most of their controls have a touch screen that easily navigates you to what you would like to control. With these remotes you can turn down the thermostat, lower the lights and control all of your gear. Concerned this is over the top? RTI has more basic models that still get rid of all of the rest of your remotes.

Many times people say “not another remote” but when your remote is truly replacing all the others and bringing you so much more control, this is THE one remote you must have.

There has been a lot of buzz around on the 1 billionth download off of Itunes App Store. For those individuals like myself that are really into technology and all that it can offer, I decided to share my thoughts on this amazing device.

When considering buying a phone you don’t always say to yourself “I want my phone to be able to help me plan a meal.” With Iphone you can do just that.  Dinner Spinner is a free app that let’s you choose different categories from  allrecipes.com in an easy to use graphic interface. If you want to find the perfect wine to go with your meal why not try Drync Wine with over 800,000 wines to choose from you are sure to find something that suits you.  After dinner you can calculate how many calories you consumed with Calorie Abucus and work the meal off with Ifitness and if you start to feel sick after the meal you can check out Symptom Checker .MD to see if it is food poisoning! I think you get the point that there is an app for pretty much anything.  My favorite app rating site currently is www.appsafari.com. It gives the ability to search in different categories and also search under the most popular apps.

Not only can the Iphone bring you the most useful tools you never knew you needed, it can also serve as your whole home controller. Pulse Home Technology can make your Iphone control everything in your home from turning on your lights to turning on your favorite tunes for the dinner you created from Dinner Spinner! You no longer need to wonder where you put your remote because the Iphone can control everything for you. Contact us today to learn how you can start controlling your home with your Iphone.