Every year, Florida homeowners scramble to get their homes ready for the holidays. Are there enough sheets for the guest bedroom? Is the kitchen in decent shape for cooking the Thanksgiving feast? Are the halls sufficiently decked?
What most homeowners don’t think about, however, is tuning up their holiday technology. But you should! Smart home technology is key to keeping the season merry and bright, so an annual tech tuneup around this time is a good idea and will pay off year round.
At Integral Home Technology, we are helping homeowners all over Central Florida—from Clearwater to Tampa Bay to St. Petersburg and beyond—get their homes ready for the season. At the very least, we recommend updating your system, addressing your network, and upgrading wherever possible.
Updating. Periodically, your home technology needs to be updated. At Integral Home Technology, we help our clients stay as up to date as possible by ensuring your equipment is running the latest versions of software and firmware. It’s important to keep your equipment up to date because updates enhance existing features, patch security flaws, add new security features, fix bug issues, and improve performance for all your devices.
Addressing the Home Network. The holidays are a high network traffic time when kids are home from school playing games and guests are taxing your network with extra devices and online activities, not to mention gaming! There is nothing worse than grabbing a mug of hot chocolate and a tin of gingerbread cookies and hitting play on your favorite holiday film only to have the festivities come to a grinding halt because your network is painfully slow. We can upgrade your network before any of that happens, keeping your system humming long after the holidays are gone. Upgrading to better WiFi can significantly boost your home network’s performance, speed, range, reliability, and security.
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Upgrading. Finally, consider upgrading parts of your system or adding new features for the holidays. This can look a lot like a gift. Waking up to a gigantic TV wrapped in a bow on Christmas morning, for example, is a surprise for the whole family…and isn’t it time you upgraded anyway? (Generally speaking, TVs need to be upgraded every five to seven years for the best home entertainment experience.)
Other ideas include adding a surround sound system or soundbar to an existing display for the gift of better audio or adding luxurious landscape lighting to bring your outdoor spaces to life.
Upgrading is also crucial to enhance the festivities around the holidays. For example, a whole-home audio system lets you listen to tunes in the kitchen while preparing a meal. It’s also great for background music for dinner and holiday parties.
Are you the guest and not the host this season? Then consider updating your security system to ward off potential home intruders or remotely monitor your home via camera while away.
Call Us for A Tech Tuneup
Integral Home Technology is ready to help you make your holiday smart home dreams a reality. Contact us today to get started soon so that you can make this your most memorable holiday yet.
