Archive for August 25th, 2009
Grrrr, I really dislike accidents due to poor driving!
by on Aug.25, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Some weeks I take satisfaction in working downtown, but some days the traffic alone is sufficient to cause me not to show up. There are horrible people driving with a passing interest in thoughts to driving. Adding to this, what happens next? I spilled my tea coming into the parking stall...
Sigh.
Reminder: buy home automation toys
by on Aug.25, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
When dealing with things considered to be home automation I can’t resist all the recent devices created from places like the Z-Wave alliance and Power Control Systems.
What’s interesting is that these latest devices created shouldn’t be considered so much much of a step forward as you’d think due to the fact that they could be accomplished before working with existing basic component items but instead now they’re offered as a tidy kit. That and you won’t feel like you need a 6 page schematic to figure it out.

Upon closer inspection there are several parallels among the major players. One such similarity, few of the product lineups use cordless devices as message repeaters, and all the items use radio waves in some capacity. Digging deeper still, things become more involved – Rather than struggle to describe it myself and make a bunch of errors, this place Insteon Controller is better at analyzing the divergences.
Now anyone with any legal ideas relating to ways for me to bring in sufficient funds to sponsor our recent dependence, please share!