Why Hardwiring Is Essential for Smart Homes in New Builds
When planning a new custom home in Toronto or the GTA, one of the most important (yet often overlooked) elements is how your smart home system will be wired. At Dana Smart Homes, we specialize in Control4 smart home automation, and we always advise our clients: plan structured wiring early, alongside the wireless devices your […]
How to Set Up Alexa: A Step by Step Guide
Editorial note — September 2026: This article was originally published in 2020. Product examples, prices and app instructions reflect that period. Confirm current Canadian availability and compatibility before buying or changing your system. When moving to a new home, you’ll want to bring your favorite electronic devices with you. Getting everything set up can be […]
Is Contactless Smart?
Editorial note — September 2026: This article was originally published in 2020. Product examples, prices and app instructions reflect that period. Confirm current Canadian availability and compatibility before buying or changing your system. In the last few years, more and more devices have become smart. Alexa and Google Home being the two pioneer Voice Recognition […]
Smart Home Automation: Do it yourself or not do it yourself?
Smart Gadgets are becoming extremely popular. Here in the city of Toronto and most probably in all of North America, smart doorbells, smart smoke detectors, smart cameras, and many other gadgets are in the first aisle when you enter Home Depot. As wireless technology gets improved, many of these devices are easy to configure. But […]
Should Smart Home Automation networks be wired or wireless?
It’s been years that most of our devices have become wireless. Even though the speed of data transfer was an issue in the beginning, with modern Wi-Fi standards, you can get the speed in the range of Gigabits via wireless, at least in theory! So why do we still use wired networks? Why an adequately […]