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Now I am back in Europe and I left all that equipment behind in Wisconsin? Is anybody interested? I was planning to sell it on craigslist but maybe a fellow HNer will have a better use.
He's documented some of it on his blog: http://jon.oxer.com.au/blog/category/DIY
(I thought he had documented more but I can't find it. :) )
My entire apartment is Z-Wave and I have a custom written iPad app that lets me control most everything. I've been considering putting some of those cheap 7" android tablets into my walls, but I don't own the place, so I guess I'll have to wait. X10 is a horrible joke, don't go there. Z-Wave is fantastic though. Here are some zwave links: http://www.z-wave.com/modules/Products/ http://www.smarthomeusa.com/search.php?…
As the lock on my room was a bit crappy I had an SGI Indy with an Indycam pointed at the door taking photos every few seconds, and a script on a FreeBSD box that would check for differences, notify me of any changes (this was before I knew about ZoneAlarm) and string the differing ones into a gif with a timestamp. I caught a flatmate going into my room a few times to 'borrow' some things without telling me.
In my current house we've had the mythtv setup going but have moved to a Mac Mini downstairs with EyeTV. The house is a bit too small to justify X10 everywhere, and I have too many other DIY tasks I'm trying to avoid to be able to get away with putting it in :)
I do have a wireless electricty usage meter though, haven't quite figured out how to log the stats yet.
My entire apartment is Z-Wave and I have a custom written iPad app that lets me control most everything. I've been considering putting some of those cheap 7" android tablets into my walls, but I don't own the place, so I guess I'll have to wait. X10 is a horrible joke, don't go there. Z-Wave is fantastic though. Here are some zwave links: http://www.z-wave.com/modules/Products/ http://www.smarthomeusa.com/search.php?…
When I was a kid, I had the Firecracker serial-to-wireless-to-X10 gadget hooked up to a PC running Microsoft Agent/batch scripts. I could voice control my ceiling fan, lights, etc like Star Trek (at least, if the Enterprise had ceiling fans). It was a big hit with the ladies.
I like everything about renting except for how much of a hassle it is to change wiring and put gadgets in the walls.
My entire apartment is Z-Wave and I have a custom written iPad app that lets me control most everything. I've been considering putting some of those cheap 7" android tablets into my walls, but I don't own the place, so I guess I'll have to wait. X10 is a horrible joke, don't go there. Z-Wave is fantastic though. Here are some zwave links: http://www.z-wave.com/modules/Products/ http://www.smarthomeusa.com/search.php?…
So why is X10 a joke?
Does managing to keep your mum outta your room for a month counts? It's a big deal, I tell you. Especially if you are a messy teens. Tricks like make it smell with your shoes work well.
As a teen, I did quite a bit of work to keep my family out of my room. I come from a very large family, and I'd managed to turn my room into the cleanest and quietest place in the house, which meant everyone else wanted to spend a lot of time there (defeating the purpose of my clean, quiet space.) I arranged the furniture such that anyone entering the room would have to walk through a narrow space between a dresser a…
Right now it's a typical teen's super messy room. Hmm Where to start? =/