I had an old Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote for years and absolutely loved it until it met an untimely end (don’t ask!). In 2013 Logitech decided to sell the Harmony line (doing an about-face shortly after), and ultimately discontinued…
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Now that we’ve changed the wiring in our switch to leave the power to our ceiling lights always-on, we need a way to actually operate them. Because you’ve invested in these relatively expensive lights, you probably don’t just want all…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 22
A relatively new device added to the Insteon stable is the LED Bulb for Recessed Lights: They’re great additions in larger rooms with multiple lights where you would like individual lights to turn on for different reasons – something not…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 18
Last year I wrote a gushing review of Amazon’s support, fully disclosing that this site is supported by any purchases you, dear reader, make after following a link from this site. In that post I alluded to why Amazon is…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 16
Back in June, Universal Devices announced a new service called ISYPortal, which looks like a stellar addition to an already great product. In a nutshell, it will allow users to access their ISY994i devices from anywhere in the world, without…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 12
When I relocated my media center for a cleaner look and one less piece of furniture in my family room, I was left with a plethora (it’s a word – look it up!) of outlets and wall plates under my…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 9
It dawned on me about a year ago that now that I had the ability to run ethernet between floors, send HDMI signals long distances, install ceiling speakers, and cleanly connect everything together, the media center taking up space in…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 6
- 3d printing
- 2450
- amazon
- amazon echo
- app
- blue iris
- camera
- control device
- dd-wrt
- doorbell
- drywall
- electrical
- energy
- ethernet
- geo-fence
- green energy
- hdmi
- home automation
- home improvement
- insteon
- intellihome
- iolinc
- iphone
- isy-994i
- isy994i
- KeypadLinc
- led
- lights
- light strip
- lock
- makerbot
- media
- mobilinc
- morninglinc
- motion sensor
- network
- outletlinc
- programming
- quickstart
- scenes
- security
- sensing device
- thermostat
- wiring
- xbmc
