Ever had that moment in the grocery checkout line where you wonder if cooking homemade meals could ever be worth the ingredient cost? The Budget Bytes blog wants to show you the exact cost of some great recipes. Beth M, a self-described \’food lover and number cruncher,\’ busts down the total ingredient cost of each […]
Gordon Meyer discusses the Envi, the next generation convection heater that replaces the Econo-heat. I first heard of the Econo-heat from Gordon, and I\’m quite happy with it heating our work room… Of note, is the 25% off, and free shipping deal that the Envi currently has running. Also, no need (supposedly) for a add-on […]
Check out the warning below that Smarthome includes in their literature for the 2414U Insteon controller: Using PowerLinc USB & PowerLinc Controller with DirectX Input Devices It is advised that you unplug your PowerLinc when playing games that use Microsoft\’s DirectX system while using USB input devices like joysticks. I have run into this problem […]
4.1.1 is now available for download. In addition to the major 4.0 improvements and 4.1 features, this update includes: Added remote link management capability for INSTEON EZSwitch30 module. Fixed bug that caused benign \”unknown command bytes\” error to be logged. Fixed bug that caused \”Report error on receiving corrupt commands\” preference to be ignored with […]
Folks, One small issue that I have seen with the 2412U is that receiving modules may lockup if you turn on/off the same device too quickly. Â I have my X10 Chime plugged into a ApplianceLinc (firmware revision 2.8), since my 2414U lost X10 functionality. (Please note, that this loss of X10 functionality is a known […]
Folks, Pop over to Perceptive Automation and download Indigo v4.1… It\’s out, and has some great improvements…
Folks, I should be able to give  a review on the PowerLinc Modem (2412U) vs the 2414U, early next week.  My PLM is suppose to arrive on Friday, and I am hoping that it will solve some minor problems that we have been experiencing with the Home Automation.
Let\’s all go back and do the Time Warp…. While cleaning out my email store, I found and recalled this article by David Pogue… A Home That Heats and Cools Itself Which discusses eco-friendly, and very literally green housing with relatively high tech designed log homes…. The grand prize ($25,000) went to something called the […]