After moving to a different house I decided to get rid of the old crappy X10 technology…. Wow! Suddenly there is….. – no doorbell press notifications – no heating control (solved: smart thermostat) – no central ventilation control Decision: embrace Z-Wave. After talking to a couple of people the following products have … read more…
Always on voice recognition 8 Radio’s Web based configuration App for both Android and iOS. There are so many solutions that offer apps for smartphones and tablets but they all have the same problem. The second you want to do something, you need to – Grab your phone – Unlock … read more…
For quite a long time the Google Chromecast had been sitting in my mind. There was an unexplainable attraction but not enough to conquer the “why DO I need it?”. As a dear friend of mine says: “Why do I need it? Feeling beats relevancy” For years I have been searching … read more…
For quite some time I wanted to run a local DNS server so I don’t have to remember IP addresses. Yes, there’s many, it’s not my memory. In the huge amount of instructions I was unable to find exactly what I needed. Therefore I will post my configuration that might be helpful … read more…
A while ago I got a call from a friend saying that I had to check out this new Kickstarter project: Plugaway This really looks interesting. Wall plugs that can be remote controlled that also monitor the energy consumption. Looks a bit like a product we’re been using for years … read more…
An updated version of the Worldpopulation script is now available. about 2 weeks ago I noticed that the old script did not work anymore. The problem turned out to be the source website (www.census.gov) which had changed the URL. I have updated the script to version 0.5, supporting … read more…
In an attempt to move away from the few X10 modules I have left in my house I ordered a Plugwise Stealth. This is an ‘appliance’ version of the Plugwise Circle. The Stealth is smaller than the Circle but I expected it to be way smaller. It’s not that small … read more…
A week ago I ran into a post about Easybulbs on the Homeseer support forum. Being very happy with my Philips Hue lights I wanted to know more. These bulbs are also being sold as DekoLight, iLight, AppLight, AppLamp, LedMe, MiLight NOTE: I have not seen or tested any of the … read more…
Setup This is extremely easy. Just follow the instructions on the meethue.com website Integration First thing: integrate with Homeseer. For this I used the fantastic Philips Hue script from Jon00. Use the documentation included in the script download for installation. Login to the Jon00 website (2x username/password guest/guest) Menu: Downloads, … read more…
Yes, on a rainy Saturday afternoon I took my family to the Amsterdam Apple-store where I bought the Philips Hue starter kit. YES it is not cheap but I really wanted to experience these new LED technologies and integrate them into my home automation system. The system uses Zigbee for … read more…
