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were garage doors jammed for naught?
There are an interesting number of technical documents at: answer questions like those below (in HTML, too!) What percentage of the program is data, DR components, etc.? Is there an E911 requirement...
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Smart Home Show 2007 - Videos and Review
I've just returned from the Smart Home Show (22-25 March 2007) and in this, its third incarnation at the NEC in Birmingham, the public was treated to the best show yet! In a first for Automated Home,...
 
Ido
Does anyone recall Ido's URL?
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Entertainment Door Opener
Hello, I have a TV inside an entertainment center with doors. I would like a remote door opener that would allow me to open and close the doors. Any help would be appreciated. Jim
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best home control network protocol?
While looking for a X10 replacement, I found mention of insteon, z-wave, zigbee, etc. Is there one system that integrates a powerline LAN and lighting control system so that when I set up a powerline...
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Drilling for conduit
I'd like to run some 2" flexible conduit from the basement to the second floor (possibly attic). I've already got several smaller holes drilled through the first and second floors in this wall. I've...
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Ruling May Be End for Vonage; Judge Enjoins Use Of Key Technology
Speaking of litigation and technology: "A federal judge yesterday dealt a potentially fatal blow to Vonage Holdings, the Internet-phone service that offers one of the few alternatives to traditional...
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N:Vision CFL's
What you've done here is to turn a discussion -- a meta thread, actually -- about the relative merits of PDF and HTML into a discussion of what might be better suited to a tiny subset of the...
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X10 Horizontal Blind Control
I'm looking for an X10 module of some sort that will control horizontal blinds that tilt via the wand (not the chain). I saw something awhile back, but have been unable to find it again. Several...
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Does anyone know who is making these light bulbs?
Cold cathode general lighting CFLs are made by TCP and others. See: the full catalog and look at the cold cathode section. It's an old technology. So-called "neon" lamps are cold cathode lamps, for...
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Insteon/X10
I had installed X10. It was very flaky in my house. I bought a plug in phase coupler which didn't help much. I have lights going off randomly, some lights unable to controlled etc. Is Insteon going to...
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Temperature Concerns
Due to existing wiring, it would be easiest to recess a structured wiring boxes for RG-6 distribution and an alarm box on an external garage wall. The building is located in the high desert,...
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Home audio
Hi, I have wired my house with CAT5 cabling into each room, each CAT5 cable runs back to a comms room, i also have speakers wired into the speakers, each speaker cable also goes back to the comms...
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AMX Control Gear
Up for grabs is a collection of AMX Control systems for sale all equipment is used but all functions well. Make me a reasonable offer and it's yours AXF-BP 5 AXC-VOL 2 AXC-232 20 AXC-REL14 6 AXC-INP8...
 
Multiple Computer Speakers
I have a small business and would like to have music in as many as 8 different rooms. I would like to use one dedicated computer to play MP3 files to computer speakers in each of the rooms so the...
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