Jay Basen, Author at Residential Tech Today

Jay Basen

Jay Basen has been a home automation hobbyist for over 30 years and has worked professionally in the industry for almost 20 years. His professional background is electrical engineering and software development. He has a master's degree in engineering and has been writing software professionally for over 40 years. To read more of Jay's articles, visit his blog http://topicsinhomeautomation.blogspot.com/

Author's Posts

Green Tech

Landroid, Tertill, and Rachio: A Smarter Way to Take Care of a Yard

he Worx Landroid robotic mower, Tertill weeding robot, and the Rachio 3 lawn irrigation controller are all excellent examples of this technology. Here are my hands-on reviews of all three.

Security

RoomMe Adds Event-Driven and On-Demand Room Level Occupancy Reporting

RoomMe helps alarm central stations and users distinguish real emergencies from false alarms.

Reviews

Integrating a PurpleAir Outdoor Air Quality Measurement into a Smart Home

The PurpleAir PA-II outdoor air quality monitor and PA-I-Indoor indoor air quality monitor are industrial-grade sensors that are inexpensive enough for home use.

Green Tech

Save Water, Save the Planet with the Chilipepper CP9000

I thought the Chilipepper CP9000 recirculation pump deserved a second look because it could both conserve water and save money on utility bills.

Tech

How to Navigate the World of Internet Service Providers

According to Forbes, in 2018 cable companies and ISPs were the number 1 and number 2 most hated industries by consumers in the U.S. ISPs that they are taking advantage of Americans during this crisis to increase their revenues will do nothing to improve this situation.