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Posted on: A DIY Green Machine of a Home
Paul Smutz (11/07, 01:30 AM)
Yes this truly is a DIY treat!
Posted on: Best Buy Contest Wants 25 'Black Friday VIPs'
Miami limo (11/07, 12:09 AM)
How much should I tip the driver on a two hour each way limo ride? I won the ride on the radio.?
Miami limo
Posted on: DVico TVIX: The All-in-One Cylinder Media Hub
Coffee maker (11/06, 11:30 PM)
How can I boil drinking water in a Coffee Maker?
Coffee maker
Posted on: Deal: Panasonic 42" Viera Plasma - $499
rocky (11/06, 11:03 PM)
Stephen, why all the hype about replacing your dvd’s with Blu-Ray, its very difficult to tell DVD from Blu-Ray when viewed on a good upscaler, and upscaling is getting better and better, with the latest talk about Ultra Hi Defintion (which is some four times better than Blu-Ray in resolution) becoming available within the next 5 years or so, it…
Posted on: 7 Ways to Slay Your Power Vampires
Scott (11/06, 04:29 PM)
I’d hardly call wired smoke detector’s power-sucking electricity “vampires.”
Posted on: Control4 Put to Test in Huge N.C. Home
Paul Smutz (11/06, 01:18 PM)
Wow, seems we have calmed the Big Ego!!
Maybe there is hope folks, Tom may have come back down to earth. I guess he doesn’t have a resume to back his words.
Just another big Talker!
Hopefully he is off his soapbox and this thread can return to something positive!
Goodbye Tom
Mr. Smutz
Posted on: Let Your iPhone Take Full Control
Westcojack (11/06, 12:09 PM)
There is now an app to directly control! a Vantage Controls Infusion System. Using your iPhone/iTouch, you will be able to control your home lighting, Jacuzzi, fireplace, sprinklers and window shades. Whatever your Vantage Controls Infusion System can control, you will be able to operate from your iPhone/iTouch. Go to www.HAME-LLC.com for a peek at its operation, screen shots, etc.…
Posted on: 8 Dos and Don’ts of Lighting Control
Derek Cowburn (11/06, 11:11 AM)
I think the “plan for 3-way switches” has to do with the fact that some systems require an extra controller switch in the 3-way locations. With all the wireless options the electrician does not need to run the expensive 3-way wires, just need to make an extra gang slot and be sure it has power in
Posted on: Q. Can I Have One Wireless Touchscreen Remote For All My Systems?
Westcojack (11/06, 11:02 AM)
There is a new iPhone app to control the Vantage Controls Infusion System coming out. Using your iPhone/iTouch, you will be able to control your home lighting, Jacuzzi, fireplace, sprinklers and window shades. Whatever your Vantage Controls Infusion System can control, you will be able to operate from your iPhone/iTouch. The application that can control the Vantage Infusion System directly…
Posted on: Control4 Put to Test in Huge N.C. Home
Tom Redhead (11/06, 10:55 AM)
Sorry Paul, I looked for you online everywhere that matters and found nothing. I am compelled to play the “I asked first” card. However, don’t dust off your typewriter just for me. I wasn’t serious. I am not actually interested…
I must say thanks though. You have provided my office with much humour this week.
Regards,
Tom.
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