My Smart Home for Seniors (My...)

My Smart Home for Seniors (My...)

<p> <i>Winner, Bronze Award, APEX 2018 </i>and <i>2018 INDIES Book of the Year Honorable Mention/Health</i> </p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>This full-color introduction to the smart home has been written from the ground up with one audience in mind: seniors. No ordinary "beginner's book," <b>My Smart Home for Seniors </b>approaches every topic from a 50+ person's point of view, using meaningful, realistic examples.</p> <p> </p>Full-color, step-by-step tasks–in legible print–walk you through making your home safer and easier to live in using smart technology. Learn how to:<br /> <br />• Control your home’s lighting with smart bulbs and switches<br />• Make your home more secure with smart doorbells, door locks, and security cameras<br />• Automatically control your home’s temperature with a smart thermostat<br />• Make cooking and cleaning easier with smart appliances<br />• Use voice commands or your smart phone to control your smart devices<br />• Use If This Then That (IFTTT) to make your smart devices interact with each other automatically<br />• Get smart about the security and privacy concerns of smart devices<br />• Set up your smart devices and get them to work with one another<br />• Compare and select the best smart hub for your smart home needs<br />• Learn to use Amazon Alexa™, Google Home™ and other voice-activated devices, as well as Apple’s HomeKit™ on the iPhone, to make your smart devices work together<br /> <br />