While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Sometimes the smallest product can make the biggest difference in making my day more pleasant. Lately, the view of my living room has been obscured by a tangle of cords on the floor. By 'obscured,' I ...

If you're looking to get that mess of cables behind your TV or your computer under control, Ikea offers some excellent cable ...

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

Which wall outlets are best? There is nothing quite as crucial in our technological world today as the wall outlet. This simple invention brings power to our homes and allows us the opportunity to use ...

Which wall outlets are best? As technology changes, the role of the wall outlet changes as well. Besides being merely a place to plug in for power, many receptacles also include ports for charging ...

Properly size your electrical outlet before making any important changes. Wall outlets might not steal the spotlight when it comes to smart home upgrades, but they're more important (and more advanced ...

I need to put a large bookshelf up against the wall right in front of my cable TV/internet outlet. My normal coax cable sticks out 3-4 inches before being bent down to my cable modem. I can't seem to ...

Charger hunting became my least favorite daily ritual. I'd open drawers looking for cables—plenty of those—but the wall adapters are never there. When my iPhone is dying, my iPad is at 2%, or my ...

TL R -- what could cause an ethernet wall outlet to just stop working after years of working perfectly? 4-5 years ago when we moved into our current house, we had FIOS installed. The whole house was ...

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