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were garage doors jammed for naught?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/26/AR2007032602052_2.html http://davehouston.nethttp://tech...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

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 Birming...
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posted by Larchview
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Larchview

Ido

Does anyone recall Ido's URL?
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posted by no-sales-spam
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by no-sales-spam

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 o...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jim
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jim

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 integrat...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

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 sever...
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posted by me7
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by me7

N:Vision CFL's

Some very interesting discussion of the very same topics we covered here at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Compact_...
87 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
87 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

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)....
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tsjoyce3
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by tsjoyce3

Does anyone know who is making these light bulbs?

"The Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light (CCFL) is one of the newest forms of CFL. CCFLs use electrodes without a filament....
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

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 lig...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by PAUL_R_JACOBS
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by PAUL_R_JACOBS

Temperature Concerns

Due to existing wiring, it would be easiest to recess a structured wiring boxes for RG-6 distribution and an alarm box...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

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 spea...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gkeogh
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gkeogh

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 re...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by domino
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by domino

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...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rogerpart
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by rogerpart