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X10 still around?

Sorry folks. It's been a long time since participating in this newsgroup. But time has suddenly appeared and I am wonder...

45 comments posted 20yrs

posted by Waynelund

45 comments posted 20yrs posted by Waynelund

Rechargeable Smoke Alarm Batteries?

My Smoke & CO2 Detectors are not connected to an alarm system and I am tired of changing batteries. Since the alarms ha...

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posted by #DavidB6061#

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by #DavidB6061#

Whole-House Audio

I am about to wire a large apartment with dual Cat5/RG6 wires to the 2+2 boxes. Is there any audio system that can use...

2 comments posted 20yrs

posted by nosnos

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by nosnos

Can a PC change a VCR channel?

Is there anything that could allow a PC to change a vcr channel? Goofy question, I know. I have cable tv to my vcr to a...

7 comments posted 20yrs

posted by needin4mation

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by needin4mation

Battery Boxes...What One Company Designed

Since I am starting the homepower/automated house journey, I have been collecting surplus commercial equipment that mig...

43 comments posted 20yrs

posted by too_many_tools

43 comments posted 20yrs posted by too_many_tools

Burglar alarms

Can anyone recommend a burglar alarm supplier in the US? What i need is a dial out communicator only. All the PIR's, do...

1 comments posted 20yrs

posted by notreal

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by notreal

Need help with Sockets, using Mister House

Hello, Please excuse the newbie question... I want to send the word "Mail" over the Ethernet to IP address 192.168.1.12...

7 comments posted 20yrs

posted by nospam

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Insteon addenda

There are a couple of points that no one has yet made. The Insteon protocol lends itself to data so we're likely to see...

0 comments posted 20yrs

posted by nobody

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Phone 1 ring

When someone dials my phone which is connected to my OMNI PRO II it rings once and then beeps. How do I fix it so that...

3 comments posted 20yrs

posted by anyone

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by anyone

100+ mps WIFI to ship in 2005

Airgo Networks, maker of WIFI chips in Cisco (Linksys) and Belkin equipment, announced that Multiple-Input/Multiple-Out...

1 comments posted 20yrs

posted by MFHult

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by MFHult

CCTV Modulation Wiring

I have been searching hard for a reference or discussion for what I want to do, but so far no luck and I am still puzzl...

9 comments posted 20yrs

posted by newsgroupreader

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by newsgroupreader

HomeDaemon w/ SwitchLinc?

I've been trying out Karl Denninger's HomeDaemon to replace Misterhouse (I'm just not using much of MH) and it seems to...

0 comments posted 20yrs

posted by dparrish

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by dparrish

Answering mode

I got the system to call my a phone number when the alarm goes off but there seams to be a long delay before it says th...

1 comments posted 20yrs

posted by anyone

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by anyone

Home Wiring How To

Came across an interesting product, apparently its an easy to follow wiring system that covers all type of wiring appli...

2 comments posted 20yrs

posted by flytier

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by flytier