Author Archives: afulki

Camera Axe – Water Drops

Posted on January 9, 2012 by afulki

About the Camera Axe The Camera Axe is an electronic triggering device which can be used to trigger either the camera shutter or external flash or both. Yesterday I experimented with the latter and below you can see some of … Continue reading →

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Intelix, TouchOSC and Processing

Posted on January 3, 2012 by afulki

As mentioned in a previous post, I use the Intelix 4×4 matrix switch for distributing HDMI video throughout the house. The only issue (not a major one) is the remote for switching between sources is never close to where I’m … Continue reading →

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AirServer (or my prayers have been answered)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by afulki

AirServer for OSX is a small application that enables airplay streaming to my mac pro, it does so without fuss, it sits quietly in the menubar and allows me to play music, video or pictures on the mac.

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Homeseer and Napco

Posted on May 16, 2011 by afulki

I have already documented my tribulations over the state of the Napco plugin from HomeSeer. Today is a more positive note, after a few hours of work on a couple of DLLs I have created my own C#.Net Plugin which … Continue reading →

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House Temperature

Posted on May 12, 2011 by afulki
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Play iPad streaming music through the my Mac

Posted on May 4, 2011 by afulki

Not strictly home control, but this morning I was lamenting the lack of AirPlay for my Mac and OSX. What I wanted was: Play streamed music (iHeartRadio) on the iPad. Have the music come out of my Mac Pro (connected … Continue reading →

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Netduino

Posted on May 2, 2011 by afulki

I have a few project ideas for which a small micro-controller would be a perfect fit. Once such project is a traffic light controller for entry into my garage, to let me know when I am close enough to the … Continue reading →

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HomeSeer Support – Review

Posted on February 21, 2011 by afulki

In a word: Abysmal. After buying the control software, the Napco Interface hardware and the plugin for homeseer to communicate with the alarm control panel I am no closer to getting the alarm and the home control software to talk … Continue reading →

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Wayne-Dalton Review – Update

Posted on February 21, 2011 by afulki

Time to eat humble pie. The thermostat was not at fault, it was the house wiring or rather the original installer of the heating system. The ‘C’ wire though present at the thermostat end was not attached to the 24V … Continue reading →

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Old Adage (Wayne Dalton Z-Wave Thermostat Review)

Posted on October 25, 2010 by afulki

They say “You get what you pay for” and that unfortunately seems to be the case with the WDTC-20, I had hoped the issues I had with the first one was just a case of it being a lemon, however … Continue reading →

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