Your smart plug is seriously underutilized: 7 ways I've programmed mine to automate my home

This ZDNET article outlines seven practical ways to use smart plugs at home, including deterring intruders with scheduled lighting, creating motion-activated lighting with an Echo Dot, enhancing climate control with fans or heaters, safely managing hot tools, limiting kids’ screen time by controlling TVs/routers, reducing utility bills through scheduling and energy monitoring, and making older devices like coffee makers, routers, and outdoor lights “smart.”