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title: Puls Blog - Home Repair & Installation Tips, Insights & More | Jake S. (8)
description: Jake Sherman is a professional writer with a background in journalism. He is fascinated by home appliances and how they work. He enjoys breaking down complex topics and explaining them in interesting ways. He has been a Puls staff writer for two years. When he's not writing, he enjoys trotting around the globe, trying unfamiliar foods, and testing unmarked doors to see if they're locked. (8)
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## Jake S.

![Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/hubfs/WhatsApp%20Image%202018-11-28%20at%2095929%20AM.jpg)

Jake Sherman is a professional writer with a background in journalism. He is fascinated by home appliances and how they work. He enjoys breaking down complex topics and explaining them in interesting ways. He has been a Puls staff writer for two years. When he's not writing, he enjoys trotting around the globe, trying unfamiliar foods, and testing unmarked doors to see if they're locked.

### Recent Posts:

<https://blog.puls.com/iphone-bluetooth-issues-weve-got-an-answer>

## [iPhone Bluetooth Issues? We’ve Got an Answer for You](https://blog.puls.com/iphone-bluetooth-issues-weve-got-an-answer)

Turns out, the name Bluetooth is actually the nickname of a tenth-century Scandinavian king who united Danish tribes under his flag. The creators of Bluetooth probably figured this was an apt symbol for a technology that would become an industry standard, uniting smartphone addicts and laptop jockeys alike with one convenient, wireless technology.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 7 min read
- 02/27/18

<https://blog.puls.com/help-iphone-wont-charge-plugged-in>

## [Help! My iPhone Won’t Charge When Plugged In!](https://blog.puls.com/help-iphone-wont-charge-plugged-in)

We like surprises – usually. But sometimes life throws you a curve ball when you’re least prepared for it. You might be running late for a meeting, or have a big date coming up, and all of a sudden you discover that your iPhone is not charging when plugged in.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 7 min read
- 02/25/18

<https://blog.puls.com/mounting-tv-on-brick-fireplace>

## [Mounting a TV on Brick Fireplaces: The Dos & Don'ts](https://blog.puls.com/mounting-tv-on-brick-fireplace)

Thinking about mounting your TV on a brick fireplace? There’s no way around it – most experts say that mounting a TV on brick fireplaces can be tricky. Nevertheless, that empty stretch above the fireplace seems to be one of the most popular spots to stick a television these days.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 6 min read
- 02/01/18

<https://blog.puls.com/upgrade-your-iphone-battery>

## [New Year, New Battery: Upgrade Your iPhone Battery ASAP](https://blog.puls.com/upgrade-your-iphone-battery)

In the aftermath of Christmas, after we’ve splurged on gifts and eaten more than is healthy, New Year’s is such a hopeful occasion. We put away the tree, take down the stockings, and bring out a whole new set of accessories: yoga mats, Rosetta Stone CDs, and intro to guitar books.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
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- 01/03/18

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## [6 Driving Apps to Keep You Safe this New Year’s Eve](https://blog.puls.com/driving-apps-new-years)

If you find yourself designated driving this New Year’s, first of all – good for you. It’s teetotaling heroes like yourself who keep the rest of us champagne-drinking party animals safe -- and make the roads safer for others, as well.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
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- 12/26/17

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## [There's Nothing Like (Google) Home for the Holidays](https://blog.puls.com/google-home-for-the-holidays)

There are plenty of reasons to love the holidays – spending time with your loved ones, the warm smell of spices from gingerbread baking and eggnog simmering, and the nostalgic movies they’ve been playing on TV since even your parents were kids.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 6 min read
- 12/18/17

<https://blog.puls.com/iphone-6-storage-full-heres-what-reddit-has-to-say>

## [iPhone 6 Storage Full? Here’s What Reddit Has to Say](https://blog.puls.com/iphone-6-storage-full-heres-what-reddit-has-to-say)

Maybe you downloaded too many movies to your iPhone or maybe you didn’t – who’s to say? But when you get that “iPhone storage almost full” or "iPhone 6 storage full" message, warranted or not, you’ll probably start asking yourself why you sprung for the extra few gigabytes of memory in the first place.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 5 min read
- 12/14/17

<https://blog.puls.com/google-home-alone>

## [Make Your Own Google “Home Alone” to Keep Burglars Out](https://blog.puls.com/google-home-alone)

If a hi-tech Kevin McCallister sounds like a fun way to deal with the much less-fun problem of home break-ins this holiday season, that’s because it is! A DIY Home Alone house protection kit is totally something we would have asked Santa for as kids. Kevin McAllister's famous post-aftershave look. Credit: Courtesy 20thCentury Fox/Everett/RexFeatures/Rex Features

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
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- 12/10/17

<https://blog.puls.com/reset-iphone-7-7-plus>

## [When and How to Quickly Reset Your iPhone 7/7 Plus](https://blog.puls.com/reset-iphone-7-7-plus)

Cult British TV show The IT Crowd revolved around the basement-dwelling IT department of a fictional corporation. The sitcom had a running joke: whenever someone called for help, the dysfunctional IT support team always answered the phone with the same lazy reply: "Hello, have you tried turning it off and on again?" The show initially ran from 2006 to 2010, and although technology has advanced considerably since then, those remarkable words of wisdom still hold true today. The first and most fundamental step when troubleshooting any electronic device is to restart it.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 7 min read
- 12/04/17

<https://blog.puls.com/haunted-smart-home>

## [How to Make a Haunted Smart Home This Halloween](https://blog.puls.com/haunted-smart-home)

This time of year, one of our favorite things to do is invite our most beloved friends over to our home and scare the daylights out of them in accordance with the sacred Halloween tradition.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 8 min read
- 10/20/17

<https://blog.puls.com/nyc-subway-wifi>

## [New York City Now Has Subway WiFi – How It Works](https://blog.puls.com/nyc-subway-wifi)

Seasoned New York City straphangers are no doubt aware that earlier this year the Metropolitan Transportation Authority finished rolling out subway station WiFi access citywide.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 6 min read
- 09/11/17

<https://blog.puls.com/read-this-before-mounting-your-tv>

## [5 Major Mistakes People Make When Mounting their TV](https://blog.puls.com/read-this-before-mounting-your-tv)

Your dad never had to go searching around for the right TV wall mount. When he was growing up, your grandparents had a cabinet TV. It was so dignified, sitting there in its wood case. There had a presence – it really occupied its place in the room. It was furniture.

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 7 min read
- 08/07/17

<https://blog.puls.com/battle-of-the-genders-cell-phone-damage-report>

## [Battle of the Genders: Our Cell Phone Damage Report](https://blog.puls.com/battle-of-the-genders-cell-phone-damage-report)

Ever found yourself in an argument with a friend or partner about the distinctive—how should we put this—behaviors of the sexes? We aren’t here to weigh in definitively; technically, we’re not sociologists (though we read plenty of Wikipedia).

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
- 5 min read
- 07/17/17

<https://blog.puls.com/phone-in-water>

## [Drop Your Phone in Water? Why You Shouldn't Put it in Rice](https://blog.puls.com/phone-in-water)

If you’ve dropped your phone in water and are reading this in a hurry, skip down. We’ve got all the steps you need. Here's a summary: Dry it off with a paper towel. This should absorb the water on the surface, leaving only the water that has gotten inside the phone. Turn off the phone ASAP. You might be able to avoid any electrical short circuiting by powering down your device. Pull out the battery and SIM card. By taking apart your phone, you can check for water that may have seeped inside. If you see moisture, gently dry it as best you can, without damaging the components. Don’t touch it for a while. The air will naturally evaporate water that has gotten inside your phone, helping it dry out as time passes. For the rest of the details you need, read on:

- [Jake S.](https://blog.puls.com/author/jake-s)
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- 06/01/17

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