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It’s official: class is in session. Summer vacation is over. Millions of students across Canada are getting back into the groove, determined to do better than ever this year. To help achieve those lofty academic goals, I’ve put together a collection of some of the best back to school tips from Plug-in writers. Elementary, high school, college or university, keep these in mind to use your high tech gear to stay organized and meet your goals for the 2015 school year.

A smart home is only as smart as the products within it, so let’s take a look at some smart lights, smart plugs, and smart switches.

Six is a crowd in a small house, and now that we’re living in a tiny home, I’ve had to come up with some creative storage solutions to make everything fit. Take a look at some of my tiny home recommendations.

Forget live TV. It’s all about streaming television these days. But how do you get the awesome streaming content from a service onto your large screen TV? We highlight a few devices that make this super easy.

While most of my friends like to go out on Saturday night, I enjoy staying in and catching up on the latest TV series with a big bowl of popcorn. When winter rolls around, that’s exactly what I’ll be doing. So it’s very fitting that September is dedicated to home theatre at Best Buy. Let’s get ready for hibernation by setting up an entertainment centre that includes a 4K TV and all the accessories for the ultimate viewing experience.  

Making your own Pumpkin Spice Latte is not hard to do. I’m not sure what the secret ingredients are in a Pumpkin Spice Latte from your favourite coffee shop, but when you make them yourself you can choose what you put into them and what you don’t.

As a luxurious summer for most of us draws to a close you may find that despite being fairly active you’re not feeling as energetic or healthy as you think you should. If you’ve fallen off the fitness bandwagon it’s not that hard to get back on—if you have the right tools to help you. Enter wearable technology (and a few other little extras) that can help you kick things into high gear and get you to the next level.

While video game consoles continue to get better, try telling the large number of diehard gamers that they should give up their gaming PC. Why settle for the 1080p graphics dished up by consoles when you can enjoy higher quality video effects at 4K resolution? And, with PC gaming you can go mobile, thanks to gaming laptops. Just don’t think you can pull off a graphically demanding title like Battlefield 4 on any old laptop or PC. You need a specialized gaming rig in order to make the most of what PC games have to offer.

For years the term Nordic Track was synonymous with exercise machine for many people; with roots that reach back to 1975, Nordic Track is now a force for innovation in the fitness equipment space. They’ve come a long way from the classic cross-country ski machines, and today I’ve got three treadmills that will help you get the cardio and strength you need to stay fit and get stronger.  

Making the time to include physical fitness in our busy weeks can sometimes be really difficult and often sometimes gets missed out on completely. Having a home gym or even just one exercise machine makes it so much easier to squeeze in a workout. Read on to learn about ProForm and their great line of exercise equipment available at Best Buy.