2022

Jon Whiten recounts his recent project building a Windows XP Media center edition 2005 PC… “I recently built a MCE2005 maker and have been using it for a few weeks now.  The system is generally a P4-3.2Ghz, 1Gig Ram, 80Gig HDD, ATI 9200 Graphics with DVI and Svid Out, 2 x BlackGold DVB-T TV Cards, …

thanks to the people at Meross we have 2 of their WiFi smart Garage Door Openers to giveaway. These kits work with nearly all garage door openers (check their web site for compatibility) and can also integrate with Google Home, Amazon Alexa and IFTTT. Open and close your garage door from anywhere with your smartphone …

I’ve been dreaming about tubs lately. I’ve never resided in a house with a bathroom big sufficient to have a freestanding tub as well as walk-in shower. however I firmly believe in the concept of collecting concepts for the time when I may online in such a place. always great to be prepared, I say. …

ever since 2011 Loxone have build their smart home system around their diminutive but capable Miniserver. but today that hardware has been retired and replaced with upgraded to a brand new second generation device. We asked Loxone to give us a flavour of the hardware at the heart of the new Miniserver and they told …

What is Z-Wave? – submission by Len Marten – Z-Wave is networking protocol established by Zensys. It’s not, as some may think, a concrete product, however a networking protocol established particularly with house Automation in mind. The concept is, that makers will utilize Z-Wave innovation to ensure that their gadgets as well as modules can …

one of my YouTube subscriptions, ‘The Hook Up’ just recently did a excellent summary of the very best wireless, battery powered safety and security cameras available. If you’ve been thinking about a video camera at a place where you absolutely cannot run any type of cable televisions then inspect out this round-up of gadgets from …

welcome to the third instalment of our evaluation of the Devolo house manage range. So far we have the starter pack up running with some extra movement detection as well as changing capabilities. We have tested lots of elements of the myDevolo app, adding devices, producing groups, rules as well as scenes. We will now look …

I’m not a plant person. Flowers, yes, but plants are another story. They can be messy and high-maintenance, and up until recently I’ve always owned a cat, who without fail makes any plant its much-loved play-toy. However, I do take pleasure in the life and dimension plants can bring to a home. A terrarium is …

firm Jr + KAT5 – A marriage made in Croydon (Submission by Tony Butler). Having made the decision many moons back to move all my AV set to node 0 (coincidentally, around the time my twin boys were born!), I have long sought the twin holy grails of high quality distributed A/V as well as …

now that the weather’s turning cold in Toronto, my thoughts are relying on locations where the mercury is rising instead. This week, they’ve landed in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, where this lovely, price-upon-request brick estate is up for sale. If you acted fast, you might most likely close just in time to delight in …