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Linux Alarm Input

Hello, I'm attempting to get a server to recognise when an alarm system has been triggered. The system is running CentO...
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posted by john
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by john

Why cling to old X10?

Why do so many here still cling to X10 when there are more dependable mesh networks available like zwave, insteon, etc....
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posted by passport
42 comments posted 18yrs posted by passport

firewater?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BURNING_SEAWATER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-09-10-17-35-42
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posted by nobody
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Cause of some major X10 problems found

Things started going haywire at my Houston home last week with lights coming on randomly and no control to some areas e...
49 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
49 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Speech recognition system for Home automation.

Hi, I'm looking at possibilities of constructing a relatively cheap home speech recognition system to turn appliances o...
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posted by soren.skou.nielsen
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by soren.skou.nielsen

Brilliance / Multiset RS-232 IF

Seem to have lost my message earlier. Does anybody have any experience with this. I've got the document on the RS-232 w...
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posted by ron.natalie
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by ron.natalie

ESM1 X-10 Broadcast storm detector cradle

Jeff Volp and I have been discussing, in another thread, the construction of a docking cradle for the Elk ESM1 model X-...
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posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

FS: (18) LCD1901HD 19" HD LCD MONITORS, NEW IN BOX

We currently have available (18) high definition 19" LCD video monitors. These are new in box with full manufacturer wa...
55 comments posted 18yrs
posted by RobertLBass
55 comments posted 18yrs posted by RobertLBass

Time sequencing power strip

I am looking for a source for a power strip/surge protector, perhaps UPS, that will sequence at least some of the outle...
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posted by djraher
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by djraher

About to build house, advice needed.

Hi, all. I've been researching a lot and reading this group's archives. I'm about to build a house and want to wire it...
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posted by warner.dad
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by warner.dad

Induction Cook top - Any X10 interference?

We're remodeling our kitchen and are considering an induction cooktop. My concern is whether these cooktops produce any...
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posted by nospam
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

PC remote control of Tv

I recently got a new computer with Vista and Girder stopped working. I downloaded Girder5 Beta, supposedly "Vista-ble",...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by liveletdie
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by liveletdie

How could a landline be re-routed?

this happened to me.. i kept getting calls from one phone number always at times i was not home. i kept trying it for m...
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posted by mothman20052002
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by mothman20052002

remote control for my computer

I have been trying to figure out ways of remotely initializing macros on my computer. There are remotes that are made f...
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posted by dmehling
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dmehling