Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / January 2004

I have been using an RCA VCR for years to record video when a motion
detector detects motion.  The RCA remote has separate on/off buttons.
Unfortunately the VCR is wearing out.  I have a Sony VCR that I would
like to use but the remote only has a power toggle button.  This is a

I am planning to buy the Oregon Scientific WMR968 in the US because of the
big price difference.
In the US they go for about $350 while in europe the price is around $590.
I have some concerns however. I sometimes see different type numbers on the

I'm trying to install Homeseer (demo). My system is as follows
W2k (all latest patches, service packs, updates, drivers, etc)
1gb RAM
60gb Hard Disk

Hello group..
We are having a new home built, and the builder installs a central wiring
terminal box in the mb closet and I am sure he said it's a "OnQ" box..I have
mapped out a wiring diagram of what I want in each room (network, phone and

Can anybody tell me the method to remove the voice  of a vocalist from
a song on an audio cd or an audio cassette. Is there any software
which can do this. please let me know.
zahid

Is there a replacement a can get for my CM11A to run my X10 from my PC?
Things were working fine for a long time. I have a signal bridge installed
and everything.  But something got messed up and I had to uninstall and
reinstall Active Home. Now it will control somethings but not ...

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I didn't find anything via
Google.
I've got a set of recessed lights which uses about 300W and controlled
via a wall switch.  I put in a standard $10 X10 pushbutton switch to

I'm trying to find a multi-source multi-zone Amplifier that is controllable
via RS-232 and can be made to support 12 zones (possibly by daisy chaining
multiple amplifiers together).
I want to use something that does not require dedicated keypads since the

I'm tired of reading your posts Mike.  If you were really reputable you
wouldn't have to flame or slam anyone else.  You have convinced me, I
certainly won't buy anything from your store.
Look at the current posts Bass vs Group Moderator who is being helpful and

I would like to add X10 control to a Ceiling Fan and Light to a couple
rooms.  Preferably, I would like speed control for the fan and dim control
for the light (it would be nice to have a preset on speed for the fan).  I
only have one single electrical box for a single switch and I ...

I'm looking to control a home PC app., specifically Winamp from a
distance of about 200 -300' from outside a dwelling .  I used to work
for www.justonetouch.tv and know there are systems that cost thousands
of dollars, but I can't afford that.

I have a CM11A controller connected to a PC running Windows XP Pro. I have
downloaded the
latest software release from both the X10 website as well as from
smarthome.com.

Just found this group and am interested in possible X10 control of
lighting and electric heating, etc in my condominium...90 units, 7 on
my floor, built in 1980.
I have a 208/120 v, 150 amp panel in my unit.

What would be the best way for my HomeSeer software to detect if my garage
door is open or closed?
I have purchased a normally closed contact switch, but I'm not sure whats
the best type of device to hook the contact switch to.

I was hoping one of you guyz might have an idea.  I'm trying to
control my X10 stuff on my personal web server running in my home on
my PC.  I created the code below to test it.  No cigar.  I've done a
lot of browsing around, made a bunch of changes, but nothing seems to