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Honeywell Home Control Systems
In the world of home automation the possibilities are endless. You can start with a simple idea, such as ensuring that the lights are on when you arrive home from work. The Honeywell Control Panel and a few X10 Modules answer this demand by allowing you to create a lighting schedule with on/off times for individual lights...Full Article »
You Can Automate Your Home
You can do your family a big favor by taking a few steps to ensure their safety. Simple measures like X10 floodlights outside the house can make for a safer environment after dark. A camera mounted...Full Article »

Lessons on Safety from Tim the Toolman
Anyone who's ever watched Tim "the Toolman" Taylor on the Home Improvement TV series can appreciate good intentions gone awry. Full Article »

MP3's (and X10-based audio control)
describes a DIY method of using a Stargate and a PC with Winamp to play MP3's. Full Article »

Distributing Video
Covers a wide range of applications, from viewing your Satellite, Antenna, VCR or DVD on multiple TV's to Security Cameras or Baby Monitors. Full Article »

Homeseer is a software based application that..
It mainly utilizes X10 to communicate, but there are numerous plug-ins available which make it compatible with other HA devices (including Stargate). Full Article »

Automating Controlling it all with Stargate..
The power behind bringing all these things together is in the easy to use WinEVM software. A simple connection to your PC's serial port is all that's needed to program and download your schedule. Full Article »

Automating your Garage Door....
Have that garage door close by itself at night. At least have it give you some kind of reminder that it's open. Let me give you a couple of ways to deal with this problem... Full Article »

Protecting your Investment....
Probably the best thing you can do if you want to protect your stuff is to install a whole-house surge protector at the breaker box. Full Article »

A Simple PC Network
Doing a home-based (or business-based for that matter) PC network is not really that difficult. While there are different kinds of networks (Token Ring, Thinnet, Ethernet), 99.9% of us will use the latter: Ethernet. Full Article »

Security Concerns...
One of the greatest benefits of managing your own Integrated Home is that you can place yourself in charge of securing your family & possessions. Full Article »

How Big should my Home be before I consider Automating?
Well, now... the answer to the above question depends entirely upon you. It's obviously more common that people with larger homes will spend the big bucks to integrate their home electronics... Full Article »
 



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