In these stressful times, technology can help you and your family pass the time while staying cozy

Despite the world becoming increasingly interconnected in recent years, we’re living through a moment when many of our favorite social pastimes aren’t available to us: Going to the movies, watching sports (in person or on TV), a night out at your favorite restaurant, and so on. All of us are having to adjust to a new way of life, at least for the foreseeable future.

Practicing social distancing encompasses many challenges; you need to be able to work from home (if you’re able to do so), your children may be shifting to online learning, and you need to keep your family from going stir crazy in the days ahead. There are several smart home services that can help you with all these tasks, and today we’ll go through some of the best options for homeowners in the Fort Lauderdale area of Florida.

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HOME NETWORKING

While a home network isn’t a smart home service in and of itself, you’ll be relying on your network more than ever while social distancing. You’ll need enough bandwidth and fast internet access speeds to work from home while your kids are taking online classes at the same time. Once the workday is over, you may want to watch a movie while your children play video games, watch YouTube or listen to streaming music.

All those applications require a fast, steady network connection. We can help you optimize your network with better equipment, improved wiring, and adding wireless access points where necessary. We’ll make it easy for you and your family to stay productive, entertained and relaxed.

TEMPERATURE/CLIMATE CONTROL

We’ve covered the subject of home health automation before, and these systems are more crucial than ever with your family packed in close quarters for an extended period. Air quality monitoring and purification lessens the chance of germs running rampant through your home while also reducing allergens in the air. Smart temperature control helps keep everyone comfortable no matter where they are in the house. Medication reminders and dispensers ensure everybody sticks to their medical routine while adjusting to a new lifestyle. All these things are important and will help keep you and your family healthy.

WHOLE-HOME A/V

While watching TV or a movie together with your family can be comforting in a stressful time, it’s inevitable that there will be days when different people want to watch or listen to different things. The best way to give yourself the most A/V options while keeping the system easy to use is with a whole-home A/V setup. This way, you control everything through one interface while still being able to enjoy different types of content in different rooms. Alternatively, if everyone does want to watch or listen to the same thing, whole-home A/V makes it easy to stream the same content in multiple rooms at once.

With the prospect of social distancing needing to continue for many weeks or months, now is the time to upgrade your home with the necessary smart technology to make the experience as pleasant as possible under the circumstances. And while we hope social distancing is not here for long, these upgrades will still pay dividends long after things return to normal. To get started, give us a call at (305) 910-2890 or visit our contact page. We’re happy to answer any questions you might have, including the precautions we’re taking in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.