Archive for March 20th, 2009
Every once in a while, I really dislike 2 hour delays due to poor driving!
by on Mar.20, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
The majority of days I don’t mind the day job, but once in a while the trip alone is all it takes to make me want to move far away. Just so many poor motorists and barely any concentration to the roadway. Adding to this, I knocked over my coffee just as I pulled into the stall... Grrrr.
Must…buy… Creston
by on Mar.20, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
I should let people know that for items related to home automation my wallet is at the mercy of some of the new stuff available through vendors such as the Z-Wave alliance and SmartLabs.
What’s interesting is that the recent items available shouldn’t be considered so much as much of a movement as one would imagine because these things could all be created other ways using available readily available products but nowadays they’re presented as a organized kit. Another perk is now you don’t require an electrical engineering degree to make it work.
A deeper look shows us several correlations with the various technologies. One such similarity, almost none of the offerings use handheld remote products as signal relays, and almost all products use wireless communication to strengthen signals. When investigating further though, things get interesting – Rather than endeavor to portray it at this point and mess it up, a site like this Home automation products is better at stressing some of the divergences.
That said anyone with any legal ideas regarding methods to earn some money to cover the recent dependence, please let me know!
