As you prep for winter vacations and weekends away, it's important to make sure your home is safe from trespassers, porch pirates and other forms of theft. That's where home security steps in, and why ...

As problems with household water become more detectable and prevalent, many are moving beyond just handheld filters for drinking water.

All you need to get started with making your home a smart home is to add a few devices that work with your smartphone, tablet and Wi-Fi connection.

The problem with most exterior doors  is what happens when the metal deadbolt extends out the side of your door as you flip ...

These tiny home security gadgets stay out of the way while offering major safety benefits at affordable costs.

A cancelled credit card number, for example, may lose much of its worth, but paired with a name and address, it can still ...

For Halloween, the Chronicle asked professional pumpkin carvers Paulina Goff Stovall and Mike Valladao, better known as ...

Sir Rod Stewart set up a camera to spy on workmen as they moved his 900ft model railway, his wife has said. The singer went ...

EBL rechargeable AA lithium batteries Gen-3 are the best if you need a powerful charger to feed smart home solutions or ...

I used Mustard Made's Skinny locker to organize my overflowing craft supplies — and it completely transformed my space.