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So I had a lightning hit fairly near the house a while ago that cooked a couple things... had to replace a cable modem, but everything else on the network seemed to survive ok.   I just recently realized my WebControl stopped responding on the network and I'm trying to figure out if it's toast...

Morning all, I have an older first gen XM radio in my car that I'm tired of coaxing to change channels, so I'm switching to a newer one that the wife just abandoned because her new car has XM built in. A long time ago, I plunked down 70 or so dollars for a box that both powered my radio and...

I didn't see this in a search, so... I know this is a little dated, but someone presented a bit on Hacking home automation systems at DefCon 2011. Most of the articles refer to how vulnerable X10 is (which is a joke to anyone that's ever used it... of COURSE it's vulnerable, ask anyone who's...

I happened to be on the CAI website a while back and discovered that they now have X-10 support cooked into the 3.1.x PLC firmware. That got me pretty fired up, because I have a project that would be easily solved by the WebControl blasting out X-10, rather than waiting for the time (and lower...

TRENDnet TV-IP110WN SecurView Wireless N Internet Camera Looks like it's while supplies last - don't need any of these myself but thought someone here might :)

Very interesting... I will definitely be watching to see where this goes, specifically the music streaming. I had almost resigned myself to the AirPort/AirTunes/iAddict route, so I'm happy to see this new development. From http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-home/ Here's a...

Stumbled across this while hunting for something else... and while I don't need it right NOW, I'm positive that I will SOON. :) Figured that someone here might have a use for one of these guys as well. Pre-drilled for a lock, plus has some standoffs and knockouts...

So I have this projector that was purchased years ago that I'd like to integrate into my theater gear. It's got a serial port on it for control but I'll be damned if I can find any published protocol for controlling it. After some pretty heavy sleuthing, I turned up a program called PJCtrl that...

I have a 2nd location I'm in the middle of automating and this presents me with a chance to do things differently. I already have another Homeseer install there (EOY sale for the win :D) running a decent Z-wave network. I need to be able to monitor some contact closures (for the garage doors)...

There's a pretty easy walkthrough somewhere on here for how to build one of these yourself, but if you're not the building type... here you go ;) DWL-P200 @ Buy.com - Handles 5V and 12V devices at the end of the line. This was posted on the HS forums and since I didn't see it here yet, I...

Had the opportunity to sit down and play with a couple of Microsoft Surface machines at the developer's conference in LA... This is some pretty slick stuff. I know it's not the best quality, but I took some video with the phone. One is a flicker stream of things tagged with PDC, I think, and the...

So I've been in the market for a decent receiver that has RS232 control so I can drive it from HS... Previously, I've settled for IR and crossed my fingers that it all worked as planned. Anyway, I have been shopping around for receivers for a while and stumbled upon this gem at Newegg: the Onkyo...

I'm thinking of installing a sidewall exhaust fan on my 20x20 attached garage to cut down on the Atlanta heat in my southeast-facing garage in the summer. My thought was to install some intake vents on two panels of the garage door and a louvered exhaust fan on the outer wall to blow the hot...

You guys have any experience with moisture sensors? I'm ashamed to admit that I had an old 1-way Rain8 (in the box, unused, for about 6 years now) that I finally put to use. I'm only using this to control my seasonal garden irrigation at the moment (sprinkler valve mod and a soaker hose for...

Hi guys, Maybe this is a stupid question, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway so anyone that follows might not have to ask the same stupid question. I have a desire for whole-house audio for announcements and low-volume background audio from mp3s. I don't need high fidelity, nor am I...

I picked up a couple Neoware thin clients and while you can flash the WinCE/Neolinux 32M DiskOnChip, the socket is a standard 44 pin and I'm just going to toss a drive on there and a copy of damn small linux and see if I can't get a decent little browsing station out of it. I don't really care...

Found some Neoware Capio One thin clients on eBay, listed at $13ea - I made an offer of $8ea for 2 and it was accepted. Not sure where his floor is but the acceptance came back pretty quickly. Auction # 260363647891. They seem to be decent little boxes - SIS 200Mhz, 32M ROM/64M RAM, drives...

I stumbled upon this video and thought it was somewhat interesting. You can get a 10mw laser for $12 from the url in the video. I don't see why you couldn't do something similar (straight-line beam detection, no tacky mirrors) and have it tie into a zone in your panel for intrusion detection...

Hi guys, I picked up a serial 15" Elo and I don't have the mfg whip to convert from the board pinout to db9... so I figured I'll just pick up a 5x2 IDC and and DB9 shell, then just wire it myself. I think I'm over-analyzing the problem though. I found a good site describing the RS323 pinout...

Howdy, After browsing around for a while, I've come to the conclusion that plasma proof IR receivers are still really freakin' expensive for what they do. So, that leads me to ask this question: If one plans to mount the receiver in a recessed location from the plasma display (facing out of...