http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,2000501561b,00.htm killswtch's Blog - killswtch's Home Automation and Media Projects - Latest blog feeds at ZDNet UK en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:09:45 +0100 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:09:45 +0100 20 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) Here in the UK there are a few ways to receive digital TV. Some of them are free (after an initial outlay for equipment) others are based on a subscription model. Here are some of the most common ones: * Digital terrestrial, received through a suit... zdnetuk/10008486 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008486o-2000501561b,00.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:16:45 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) Yesterday I completed and successfully tested the control software for the ...]]> zdnetuk/10008476 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008476o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:54:24 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) The speakers for zone 2, the dining room, have been installed without much of an is...]]> zdnetuk/10008475 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008475o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:52:25 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) One of the things that has been lacking in my bedroom is a TV. I can watch record...]]> zdnetuk/10008474 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008474o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:51:04 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) Audio zone 3 is the kitchen. This is one of the rooms that has not been decorated yet, so I c...]]> zdnetuk/10008472 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008472o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:47:37 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) There are 4 audio zones in the house, each requiring it’s own amplifier and pair of speakers. I...]]> zdnetuk/10008471 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008471o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:45:45 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) We recently had our latest electricity bill in, and it was pretty huge. To ...]]> zdnetuk/10008470 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008470o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:44:20 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) A recent electricity bill has prompted me to investigate how much power is being used by each device in and around the cabinet in the hope of figuring out what can be replace...]]> zdnetuk/10008469 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008469o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:42:11 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) Thanks to the chip manufacturer of the cheap serial port card, I’ve managed to get some ex...]]> zdnetuk/10008468 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008468o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:40:35 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (k) Having put the 4 port serial card back into boron, the onboard port now works again, so I’ll probably continue with developing the software. The expansion card still doesn’t work though, so I’ve ordered a cheap 2-port card from eBay in the hope that a dif... zdnetuk/10008467 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008467o-2000501561b,00.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:38:13 +0100