Twitter stopped supporting their v1.0 API in favour of the v1.1 API. Unfortunately I was using this in my Twitter script. Fortunately my friend JW pointed out the (pretty easy) fix. On the Twitter script page you will find the updated script. Changes – version history – varVersion … read more…
“Always-on, always ready, voice-activated. Ubi is an ubiquitous computer. Just plug it in, talk to it and it’ll help you connect to your world.” Interesting.. Such a small device that does voice-recognition, text-to-speech and a lot more.. It runs Android and appears to have a fairly open architecture. It only … read more…
All Today I have updated my Drive space script. The main difference with the old script is that the configuration is now gone from the script itself (mostly). Instead you call the script for each drive you want to monitor. The Database write component has also been removed. For DB … read more…
Finally, my new Xexun TK102-2 tracker arrived. It’s a small and portable GPS tracking unit that you can either carry or put in a car. Note that fake trackers are being sold. You can check the IMEI on the Xexun website. Package contents 1x Xexun TK102-2 1x Power supply with … read more…
“LIFX is a WiFi enabled, multi-color, energy efficient LED light bulb that you control with your iPhone or Android.” First reaction: I want this ;-) By the time I wanted to order one they were all sold out. :-( Fortunately a (good!) friend of mine ordered more and I can … read more…
After getting back from our summer holiday I figured that I should share some experiences on how my home automation should work during my holiday. What do you have to do when you’re going on a holiday or away for more than a couple of days? Lights IP camera (recordings) … read more…
After running Homeseer for a while the number of events grows and grows. It is not easy to see how old events are. When checking there might be a lot of events that have not ran for a year. You could probably remove them, or something is wrong! Check … read more…
UPDATE available: version 0.7 – see below After running Homeseer for a while the number of events grows and grows. It is not easy to see how old events are. When checking there might be a lot of events that have not ran for a year. You could probably remove … read more…
A couple of weeks ago I ran into an article and survey on the Homeseer message board. It was about the programming language support for Homeseer 3. August 2012: The survey is now closed Major changes Linux is supported using MONO to allow .NET code to run. It should also run … read more…
With the 2010 and later Philips TV models you can control the TV’s via the network interface (Wifi or wired). This works through the open source Joint Space interface. (see press-release) So I created some code and a Homeseer script to control your TV through Homeseer. Guess what. Homeseer uses … read more…
