409: Holiday Tech

"Deck the Halls with Ones and Zeroes."

In this episode, Katie and David break down all the ways to use your technology for the holidays including smart decorations, streaming audio (and David's Yule playlist), managing parties with tech, recommended family-friendly Apple TV games, David's holiday card production workflow and Katie's envelope hacks, tracking gift giving, and setting up your network for visiting relatives and friends.

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Links and Show Notes:

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David's Yule Playlist

David's carefully curated list of holiday-themed jazz for Apple Music.

iHome ISP6X Wi-FI Smart Plug

Amazon.com: Wemo Mini Smart Plug

iHome iSP100B12TX iSP100 Wifi Outdoor Smart Plug, Water Resistant

Ring Video Doorbell Pro

Elgato Eve Door & Window - Wireless Contact Sensor

LUTRON PD-3PCL-WH Caseta Wireless Plug-In Smart Lamp Dimmer

Kwikset Premis Touchscreen Smart Lock, Works with Apple HomeKit

Canary - A complete security system in a single device.

Ring Video Doorbell for Your Smartphone | Ring

Lutron Electronics, Inc. - Dimmers And Lighting Controls

Wireless and smart lighting by Philips | Meet Hue

Eve | elgato.com

IFTTT helps your apps and devices work together - IFTTT

Sonos | Wireless Speakers and Home Sound Systems

Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house

Evite Mobile

ElfYourself®

SketchParty TV | Apple TV Party Game

Super Beat Sports – Musical sports for Nintendo Switch

Fibbage | Jackbox Games

Spaceteam — A Game of Cooperative Shouting for Phones and Tablets

Pixelmator Pro

Online Photo Printing | Snapfish

BusyContacts - The Best Contact Manager App for Mac

Amazon price tracker, Amazon price history charts, price watches, and price drop alerts. | camelcamelcamel.com

Amazon Fire

Cloud Delivered Enterprise Security by OpenDNS

Finally, a Whole Home WiFi System That Works | eero

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