Smart Home How-Tos

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.

Never miss a meeting again: Here's how to sync your Google, Apple, or Microsoft Office calendar with Alexa.

Shopping via an Alexa device is easier than ever and in some cases, you can even score deals.

Routines allow you to execute several Google Home actions with one command. Here's how to get started.

Google's smallest smart speaker is a cinch to set up, but it involves multiple steps. Here's how to do it.

Google Assistant can now talk in the soothing tones of John Legend. Here’s how to set it up.

Changing these four settings will help parents sleep at night.

Dish TV customers can now control their Hopper or Wally using Amazon Alexa. Here's how to set it up with your Echo, Echo Dot, or Tap.

No more shouting yourself hoarse when dinner’s ready.

You can control your Roku TV device using Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. Here's how to set it up, and what you can do.