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Archive for April 4th, 2009

Nothing beats X10

by on Apr.04, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave

When dealing with things associated with automation I can’t resist recent stuff created by vendors like SmartLabs and the Zigbee Alliance.
It should be noted that the recent items created shouldn’t be considered so much big a deal as they claim because these things could be created through other means utilizing currently accessible basic component stuff but for those starting out they are accessible as a tidy kit. Another perk is these kits don’t require a complicated circuit diagram to get it working.

Programming LCA

A deeper look shows us quite a few parallels with the brands. For instance, none of the technologies use battery-operated devices as RF boosters, and almost all products use RF in some manner. Beyond this still, things get more involved – Rather than try to explain it at this point and make a fool of myself, there’s a site here Z-Wave home automation is better at highlighting any divergences.

That said anybody having any legal ideas on how I can make some money to cover the latest dependence, don’t hesitate to share!

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Argh, I hate traffic caused by carelessness!

by on Apr.04, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave

There are times I don’t mind my day job, but sometimes the traffic to work is enough to cause me to move far away. Some people are such stupid motorists and not enough thoughts to the pavement. As if that wasn’t enough, what happens next? I spilled my Timmies just as I pulled in to the parking stall...

Grrrr.

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