by DrJeff | May 15, 2018 | Hardware, Software
Using extra ports as a network switch Overview I ran into this problem with hardware from Soekris, a nice little device designed for network equipment. It comes with 4 NIC’s and a PCI slot which you can plug a wireless card into. It is pretty low on memory, and...
by DrJeff | Oct 26, 2017 | Software
$ cd ~ $ git clone https://github.com/facebook/watchman.git $ cd watchman/ $ git checkout v4.7.0 $ sudo apt-get install -y autoconf automake build-essential python-dev $ ./autogen.sh $ ./configure $ make $ sudo make install $ watchman --version $ echo 999999 | sudo...
by DrJeff | Nov 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Vera is a great Zwave controller for XTension but Zwave Scene Controllers need to control a Zwave device. I tried to use a plugin on the Vera to create Virtual Switches but that created another scene not an actual unit in XTension. So what you want to do is create...
by DrJeff | Sep 23, 2015 | Automation, Software
If you are using XTension from http://machomeautomation.com then you are right on track with having your house so automated. The range of what can be done is so amazing. Trying to get information out well there are many options you could use Prowl, Pushover, eMail,...
by DrJeff | Sep 16, 2015 | Software
Doing mail from Terminal is not as hard as you may think. To send an email from your computer just open Terminal and type the following command: “` mail -s "Subject"...
by jeff | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Traditional Exterior by Portland Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Donna Giguere, APLD Landscape Design Asian Entry by Newport Beach Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Studio H Landscape Architecture Tropical...
by jeff | Sep 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Xfinity Internet Performance Tier doubles to 50 Mbps. Blast Tier doubles to 105 Mbps and Extreme Tier moves from 105 Mbps to 150 Mbps. Comcast today announced that it has increased Internet speeds for customers in almost all of its residential service areas in...
by jeff | Aug 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
So what are we doing here? First the base system for my automation is an application that runs on a Mac called XTension it can be found at MacHomeAutomation.com. The best thing about the software is it’s flexibility and that I will discus another day. Today...
by jeff | Aug 28, 2014 | Software
Make sure you have the Apple Developer Tools (XCode) installed. You don’t need the full Xcode package to get the Xcode Command Line Tools. You only need the full Xcode package if you are doing development of applications for the Apple operating systems. However, you...
by jeff | Nov 20, 2013 | All, Uncategorized
Got a funny story for you we get to San Jose airport at 5:30 for a 6:15 flight with no bags to check. Yea you know how the story goes TSA line is ungodly long, random checks and such so we miss our flight. We got a lady at the flight desk that was kind enough to...
