Netgear’s Arlo Q Security Cam is a Winner
I’ve had quite a few different IP/Security Cameras from various vendors like D-Link, Foscam, Insteon, etc. going back to my first […]
Category: Home Security
Home Security
Insteon Windows 8.1 App Fixed with Update
Yesterday, I wrote about my disappointment with the initial release of the Insteon for Hub App that was released to the […]
Insteon Windows 8.1 App Disappointment
I was so looking forward to the release of the SmartHome Insteon App as I have multiple devices. I’ve been controlling […]
Updating My Home Automation and Security System
A couple of years ago, I wrote a series of posts detailing my roll your own home automation and security system. […]
DIY Home Automation
I’ve recently written 5 posts about "do it yourself home security". Another piece of the puzzle I wanted to solve involved home […]
DIY Home Security Part 5 – View Cams in Windows Media Center
I mentioned viewing my cameras in Smartvue for iPxxx devices in a previous post. I actually posted some details on how to […]
DIY Home Security Part 4 – View Cameras From Anywhere
In Part 3, I wrote about setting up dynamic DNS and port forwarding for my cameras and desktop controller as well as […]
DIY Home Security Part 3 – DYNDNS, Port Forwarding
As I mentioned in Part 1, setting up the D-Link IP cameras (and IP camera in general most likely) is easy if […]
DIY Home Security Part 2 – Configuring Motion Alerts
The heart of my home security system is motion detection and alerts. As I mentioned in the first post, I selected Blue […]
DIY Home Security
Late last year, I decided that paying ADT $40 a month wasn’t worth it. I had 10 year old security equipment and […]