OK, so this one’s not strictly speaking “home automation”, but it does fall under “home improvement“. I’ve always thought of spray paint as the tools of the trade for (graffiti) artists, but when faced with either spiffing up or throwing…
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I do a lot of work in the garage, and Virginia summers can be hot, so I found a quick and easy solution: install a wall-mount fan in the back of the garage: I was a little worried that this…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 14
When I moved into my house, it had an old 1980s-style tape deck intercom system that I replaced with a custom Home Command Center. That meant the intercom units on the walls were basically just non-functional eye-sores: Recently I received…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 10
Behind every great project is a great set of tools. I’ve got a pretty varied collection of tools in my arsenal (albeit not as comprehensive as discussed in LifeHacker’s Essential Tools post), but the go-to set if find pulling out…
Posted by Matt Chiste
June 24
You’ll never look at the screwdriver in your junk drawer the same way. Some time back I saw this Popular Science article that proclaimed “The SD SemiAutomatic is an entirely new take on the cordless driver”, and thought I’d check…
Posted by Matt Chiste
December 20
Months ago I got a somewhat “junk mail”-looking thing from LEAP (Local Energy Alliance Program), a non-profit home energy resource that “works with local government and utilities to help homeowners lower their bills and save money”. They promised a $250…
Posted by Matt Chiste
September 14
You’re here because you’re into home automation, right? It’s now the future, so why aren’t our homes solving all the world’s problems, and where are our robot butlers and maids? I’m afraid I don’t have an answer for that. But…
Posted by Matt Chiste
August 11
- 3d printing
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- amazon
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- blue iris
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- dd-wrt
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- ethernet
- geo-fence
- green energy
- hdmi
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- home improvement
- insteon
- intellihome
- iolinc
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- isy-994i
- isy994i
- KeypadLinc
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- lock
- makerbot
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- morninglinc
- motion sensor
- network
- outletlinc
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- quickstart
- scenes
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- sensing device
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