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summer cleaning - empty the trash!

noah little wrote 5 days ago: Today my MacBook Pro was behaving strangely. Worst of all one app that I was about to use refused to … more »

Tech Support Calls

nutznboltz wrote 2 weeks ago: Sooner or later you’re going to run into an issue when you need to call in for some help with … more »

Tags: Home Automation, Home Controls, Instructions, Manuals, Tech Support, Technical Support

220VAC 50 Hz UPB Devices

hc4u wrote 2 weeks ago: Powerline Control Systems (PCS) just announced licensing agreements with Smart Home Ltd (SHL) of Te … more »

Tags: 240VAC 50 Hz, automation, controllers, Dimmer, EMC certification, enegy management, Home Automation, Home Controls, PLLC

pdf and flash add-ons - love firefox 3!

noah little wrote 2 weeks ago: One thing that I (used to) miss when I come home to my Mac after working on a Windows machine all da … more »

Tags: Flash/ActionScript, Add On, firefox, pdf, Plugin, trace

ImageWell - exactly what I need!

noah little wrote 3 weeks ago: Sometimes you come across the perfect app. OK, I haven’t tested ImageWell long enough to say t … more »

Tags: Fun, Image Editing, Images, Software

Independent Living Aids

hc4u wrote 1 month ago: Two days ago I received a packet from AARP and I’m not even 50 yet (come November I’ll b … more »

Tags: FYI, AARP, aging, Baby Boomer, Home Automation, home automation training, HVAC, Independent Living, Intercom

Open collector outputs

nutznboltz wrote 1 month ago: On several occasions, integrators have called asking about how to use particular devices that have o … more »

Tags: Home Automation, open collector, relay output, Switching

Thoughts on California Green Lighting Requirements2 comments

hc4u wrote 1 month ago: Just recently came across a site ( http://cltc.ucdavis.edu/) that’s chockful of wonderful info … more »

Tags: Home Automation, home automation installation, HOME LIGHTING, energy savings, Green, lighting requirements, california green

Increased wattage capacity for lighting control3 comments

nutznboltz wrote 2 months ago: For all of you X10 and UPB powerline control users, have you ever ran across a situation where the d … more »

Tags: Home Automation, UPB, Lighting Control, Add new tag, dimming, Fixture, Module, Wattage, x10

HAI PC Access 3.0 Update:

Home Controls wrote 2 months ago: Many of you have been asking about the release date of HAI’s PC Access v.3.0 and here’s … more »

Tags: FYI, automation installation, hai, Home Automation

[Tech Note] How Does Rails Processes An Incoming Request?

amabdelsalam wrote 2 months ago: In a Rails application, incoming requests are processed as follows: Incoming request is sent to a r … more »

Tags: development

[TECH NOTE] Models, Views and Controllers (MVC) Architecture

amabdelsalam wrote 2 months ago: In 1979, Trygve Reenskuage created a new architecture for developing interactive applications. In th … more »

Tags: development

Greener yards and less watering blues3 comments

nutznboltz wrote 2 months ago: Summer’s around the corner, and that means warmer weather and the potential for increased wate … more »

Tags: Home Automation, technology, Green, Landscaping, irrigation control, irrigation controller, irrigation timer, water index, evapotranspiration

How to promote your blog?1 comment

Sakura wrote 2 months ago: For several months, I keep asking myself on how will I promote my blog site? For any other reason I … more »

Tags: Techie Updates, Blog

[TECH NOTES] Learn Ruby (Part 1)

amabdelsalam wrote 2 months ago: Introduction Ruby is a simple language !! Ruby is Object Oriented Everything is Ruby is Object-Orien … more »

Tags: development, Ruby

[TECH NOTES] Configuring Good Web Development Environment

amabdelsalam wrote 2 months ago: There are many howto’s on this subject out there, but since I ended up blending a few of them … more »

Tags: development

[TECH NOTES] Introduction to Web Development

amabdelsalam wrote 2 months ago: The internet: A connection of computer networks using the internet protocol (IP).  What is Intern … more »

Tags: development

[TECH NOTES] Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

amabdelsalam wrote 2 months ago:  HTML describes the content and structure of information on a web page. The HTML language is not t … more »

Tags: development

Lights on! Lights off!

nutznboltz wrote 3 months ago: Have you ever forgotten to turn the lights off when you leave a room? How about wishing the lights w … more »

Tags: Home Automation, Add new tag, occupancy sensor, energy saving, wall switch, Motion Sensor


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