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Alarm Company in Boston Area

There's an old, well-established alarm company in the greater Boston area that is know for their alarm system museum. A...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by no-sales-spam
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by no-sales-spam

DIY motorized shade... a few questions...

Hi all, noob here. Okay, I've got an unreachable window in my foyer that is now facing a newly-built house across the s...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by skipjack2001
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by skipjack2001

Switch Module for Complact Fluorescent Bulbs

Does anyone know of modules for fully in-outlet-box mounting that has a true switch or relay with open contacts - not a...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stop.rink01sfr.spam
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by stop.rink01sfr.spam

Troubleshooting Channel Vision IR-Over-Coax

Hello everyone. I'm looking for some assistance from those of you running an IR-over-coax system in your home. Here's a...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by robivy
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by robivy

Elk and Zwave

Can anyone provide some specifics on how Elk interacts with Z-wave from a hands on basis? Is it a primary controller, ca...
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posted by No_way
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by No_way

DSL wiring question

I switching to DSL, so I'm going to put a whole house filter in the basement. But I'm wondering if I need/should upgrad...
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posted by me7
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by me7

Need help for Engineering Management project

Hello everyone, I am a sophomore at Vanderbilt University taking a class called Engineering Management 221. Its major f...
46 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clay.maffett
46 comments posted 19yrs posted by clay.maffett

leviton vizia RF switches (Z-wave)

Leviton has just added an RF component to their Vizia line. I spoke to them yesterday and they said it's been out for a...
38 comments posted 19yrs
posted by drothman
38 comments posted 19yrs posted by drothman

RFID Flap Silences Security Researchers

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/ RFID Flap Silences Security Researchers "New research into security vulnera...
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posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
52 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

the light bulb police are coming

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/business/14light.html?ref=science The article uses figures for the percentage of elec...
45 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
45 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

LED bulbs that work with dimmers?

Just curious: Does anyone make an LED lightbulb that has internal circuits designed to work and play well with the typic...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom.horsley
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom.horsley

Z-Wave improvement

Intermatic announced their InTouch(tm) Z-Wave based system a year ago (March 2006) but it is just now starting to ship....
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

Hot watere Insulation

All, maybe this is not the right place to ask this question. Anyway, I would like to know what to use for insulating ho...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by utomow2005
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by utomow2005

Intermatic: Z-Wave on steroids

Intermatic showed their new InTouch(tm) system at the EH Expo in Orlando. The system incorporates all standard Z-Wave f...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by no-sales-spam
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by no-sales-spam