In a previous post I explained how you could configure the security DVR software Zoneminder to trigger recordings from a network connection. While a neat trick, I never really explained why I set this up. I use the Vera home automation platform as the central brains of my smart home. Vera is tied into myRead more
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This is one of those projects I’ve wanted to do for a while and finally all the pieces are coming together. I hated the user interface on my home sprinkler system. Despite an engineering degree and a P.E. license, the Hunter Pro-C controller in my garage regularly humiliated me with both under and over wateredRead more
I will be surprised if anyone actually reads this but I was surprised by the popularity of my previous Bluetooth posts, so here goes. Home automation is one of my hobbies and I currently use Zoneminder to manage my security cameras around my house (6 so far and #7 will be running if I getRead more
Home automation is one of my hobbies that I use to entertain and enlighten myself when my day job is a little tedious (which lately has been quite rare). I think home automation is on the verge blossoming from the domain of the hobbyist and wealthy into a huge growth market. It is all partRead more
My car has an aftermarket power lock system installed. Years ago I lost one of the original remotes so I purchased a replacement from local Houston business Remotes Unlimited. That remote worked great for years and years but recently it started failing intermittently. It would take 5 or 6 tries to lock the car. SoRead more
We primarily are a Subversion shop at Sparx. Sure all the cool kernel kids use Git but we have a slightly different use case. Plus our electrical CAD tool of choice supports Subversion natively. So we use Subversion for all aspects of collaboration, configuration management, and version control. If you looked inside our project repositories,Read more