March 16, 2017Connected Home, Latest News, Microsoft, Windows 10, Windows Insider Get Hue or LIFX light alerts for Dona Sarkar Build Tweets If you’re a hard core Windows Insider, you’ll want to be one of the first to know when new Insider Builds are […]
May 9, 2016Amazon Echo, Connected Home, Home Automation Alexa, turn on my home theater–AnyMote Awesomeness Heaven forbid that I should have to lift a handheld remote in my very Smart Home. I got to thinking that with […]
February 12, 2016Home Automation, Home Security 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 […]
June 22, 2015Connected Home HomeKit and My Connected Home The Internet of Things isn’t arriving fast enough for me, but I’ve managed to jumpstart my Connected Home’s entrance into this […]
June 8, 2014Connected Home, Home Automation, Windows 8.1 Get MMS Alerts from Insteon Cameras I’ve got a great set up for Home Automation and Security, thanks to my Insteon devices and software, including the newly […]
June 3, 2014Connected Home, Home Automation, Home Security, Windows 8.1 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 […]
June 2, 2014Home Automation, Home Security, Windows 8.1 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 […]
March 13, 2014Connected Home, Home Automation, Home Security, Windows 8.1 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. […]
February 13, 2012Connected Home, Home Automation, Home Security, iPad, iPhone, Networking 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 […]
February 5, 2012Connected Home, Home Automation, Home Security, iPad, iPhone, Networking, Technology 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 […]