You probably have enough on your holiday to-do list that manually controlling your outdoor Christmas decorations doesn’t need to be on there. All outdoor automatic timers should be waterproof and ...

Not satisfied with the handheld remote control for his outdoor patio lights, [timabram] decided to build an automatic timer using an ESP8266. He’s using a set of string lights from Costco, but as you ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? It’s best to start decorating for the holiday season before the snowy days hit, so if ...

Q. During the holiday season, we put up a lot of outdoor lights, and I noticed that our power bill was higher than it has been. It got me thinking about outdoor lighting in general and what we might ...