Stories by Christopher Null

Nest Cam review: A great security cam, indoors or out

The new-for-2021 Nest Cam is a winner, but you’ll need a subscription to realize its full value.

An essential guide to Apple HomeKit

Apple’s smart home effort got off to a slow start, but it’s rapidly gaining momentum.

D-Link Outdoor Wi-Fi Smart Plug review: D-Link brings a unique USB port to its pricey exterior plug

The question is, is it worth paying a lot more to get an outdoor USB charging port?

Amazon Echo Plus (2nd Gen) review: Good sound, plus a Zigbee smart-home hub for the win

If you can forgo Z-Wave smart-home devices, this is the smart speaker to buy (but that calculation could change soon).

Wyze Lock review: This ultra-affordable smart deadbolt converter covers the basics well

Convert your dumb deadbolt into a Wi-Fi-connected smart lock for less.

Velv Wine Oxygenator review: Can a $300 gizmo instantly improve your plonk?

Oxygenating your wine isn't a bad thing. But the Velv attacks a delicate science with a bludgeon.

GoSun Sport review: Portable solar oven makes cooking fun yet goofy

The GoSun oven isn't particularly practical, but it could make sense for certain camping scenarios.

TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb LB130 review: An inexpensive color option

It’s cheaper than the only competing color Wi-Fi bulb, but it’s not better.

In Pictures: 10 tools for more productive telecommuting

Keep in touch with co-workers, track your time, and block distractions with these apps and services.

In Pictures: 10 videoconferencing tools for small groups

Get everyone on the same page—literally—with these video chat and conferencing solutions.

In Pictures: Best Chrome apps for managing data, clients, money, and more

Here are nine incredibly useful Chrome apps for working with data, clients, projects, and more.

Today's workers demand flexibility, mobility - and Facebook

Technology has changed everything we know about the office. Now it is threatening to get rid of the office as we know it.

Evernote adds Reminders, extending task-management options

If, like many, you use Evernote as a sophisticated to-do list, the latest update to the essential software and service is about to dramatically increase its usefulness. Reminders give Evernote a full suite of alarm and notification features, ideal fo...

What Intel's Haswell CPU has to offer business users

Haswell -- Intel's fourth generation of the incredibly successful Core CPU -- is here. As vendors begin rolling out hardware to keep up with one another in the renewed specs and performance race, that age-old game that inevitably follows is about to ...

Facebook backlash sees small businesses following suit

Medium isn't the first outlet to express a growing dissatisfaction with Facebook, but it is one of the more eloquent ones. In a lengthy monograph on the subject published this week, writer Jeswin opined on its increasing irrelevance to his life, call...