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I've seen these sorts of things http://dx.com/p/1-channel-flame-sensor-module-for-arduino-blue-152020 that claim to detect flames, I've never used one but they might work and are cheap enough just to try to see if they do.

Full credit is due for thinking before something happens, I know myself I would not get very far if I needed to move ASAP. I think the majority of the UK public are quite lax in disaster preparedness. Whilst not directly relevant this w w w.youtube.com/watch?v=iVqNFZ0JPeY was on the TV a few...

Using the Firmata library I wrote a basic HS plugin that enabled an Arduino board to be used as a simple Digital In/Out/Analogue Input device. Never actually used it beyond testing but it appeared to work although it had a couple of little bugs. Got to admit that the Arduino language does not...

there was/is a bit of a tax dodge going on with stuff being sold from the UK but being shipped from the Channel Islands (play.com were the first/one of the first I remember doing it, Amazon/HMV are well at it aswell) meaning that VAT (20% tax added to most goods) was not paid - hence DVD's being...

optical/rotary/shaft encoder (call them what you want)? Might get expensive for multiple joints - perhaps on the joints with limited movement you might be able to get away with a variable resistor?

Does it have to be CCTV? Some sort of switch at the back of the cabinet that only your shift knew about, connected to a circuit (I was thinking of some sort of electric firecracker/pyrotechnic sounder/whistle but that may be dangerous) with a solenoid that presses the plunger on a disposable...

I have no experience with it but have a look Idratek (http://www.idratek.com/. The modules are connected via Cat5, it looks to be a bit uk-specific in that the end module (with the dimmer/relay/GPIO) mount in UK backboxes (75mm2) (which I don't know if you use in Israel?)

I did think of that but thought how often are they correct? Where I live the nearest official Met reporting station is over 30 miles from my house, I ain't a meteorologist (spelling?) but i'd imagine fog can change alot in that distance...but if you've got a met station on your doorstep then yep...

There are sensors used at airports called RVR sensors which measure the fog or visibility, they are'nt going to be cheap, but the principle generally is some sort of IR beam and photodetector arrangement a set distance apart, not sure how successful it would be if it was home built but may be...

Depends on the programming language, believe most of them do, in vb its the ' symbol, so anything in a line after a comma is ignored.

I had a moment between when I looked and thought 'do I just have a computerised remote control' I've got alot of features that are warnings, flood sensors, soil sensors, carbon monoxide sensors, current sensors (on my reef tank incase it blows a fuse, one on the cooker circuit also so I can't...

Good advice really to pick your protocol first, I chose X10 but thats mainly because I don't get alot more choice here...i'm envious you get a greater choice but they all have there various pros and cons. I do however use HomeSeer, I run it on an eeeBox but any PC would do (or the HomeTroller) -...

http://www.bigclive.com/shop.htm has a kit that will sink 5A on each output and very reasonably priced, I used one of the programmed PIC's in a floodlight I built and there were some very nice effects/colours and wired the colour/pattern control into HomeSeer. How do you want to program it? You...

If your HA system has a serial port and the ability to parse XML then there is a fair chance you can. This is a version of the XML structure; h t t p ://w w w .currentcost.c o m /cc128/xml.htm There is a RJ45 output on the back, it outputs serial data at TTL levels so you need to convert it to...

Ain't got enough posts to post a link but if you go onto any site like mouser etc in the relay section and you will have several selection boxes - selet coil voltage 120vac, usually the coil will be rated low voltage and the contacts high voltage - you just need to swap that around.

I use Macrium Free Edition, you set up a image settings file of the partition you wish to backup then you can set backups (or run it from command line with parameters, I was going to schedule it from an event in HomeSeer) and the image file can be saved over the network or onto a usb drive...