Moats, turrets and drawbridges can be splendid to behold, but if your home is truly your castle, the upkeep can be overwhelming.
When you work from home, it can be easy to let your work and home lives blend together.
Having the whole family with a vested interest in your home can be hostage to fortune, but Sara thinks they have no other option and remains optimistic about the idea.
This can be anything from your credit card details, to your home address, to your log in details for a particular website.
Your ticker can be monitored at home remotely rather than having to come in for check-ups, and problems can be spotted in advance, thus avoiding costly hospitalisations.
However, your greatest concern, I believe, should be whether the individuals and the company you have contracted with for security can be trusted in your home, with access to your valuables, as well as information regarding your family and possessions.
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Apple TV (via AirPlay) or Roku can be used to beam this content onto your home TV.
The good news is that the interest goes back into your account and the payments for a loan used to buy a home can often be spread over a longer time period than a regular loan.
And be sure to appoint a designated driver so you and your tailgating companions can make it home safely.
Lighting in your home will be programed to emit a range of colors so you can change the mood whenever you feel like it.
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In these days of open plan offices, casual dress and blurring boundaries between home and work, it can be confusing to figure out whether your boss is behaving inappropriately.
SmartThings and DaisyWorks make sensors that can be attached to household things and send information to the network, improving your ability to manage your home and your schedule.
So everyone, raise your glasses to the Toshiba HD-XA1 for bringing us our first taste of what HD movies at home can be.
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That's - you can pretty much do and say a number of things in your own home that you might not be able to get away with on the street.
The living room TV experience can now be extended to a second or third TV and even remotely to a TV outside of your home using SlingPlayer on a NeoTV, without having to lease additional set-top boxes from your cable or satellite service provider.
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If you can make your principal residence your business home many of the non-deductible expenses of ordinary mortals will be deductible to you.
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Your iPad will need to be on your home network in order to receive files, so this isn't something you can handle remotely.
Some NFC readers can generate enough power in your phone to power up the security chip, which may be at least enough to get you home.
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