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Archive for May, 2006


21
May

Actiontec Internet Phone Wizard

Well, after receiving the Internet Phone Wizard (sometimes referred to as VoSKY, but made by Actiontec), I managed to find some time today to hook it up. Amazingly simple!
The whole adapter is a small box with two phone line hookups and one USB connector. The USB connector goes to the computer (USB1.1 or USB2.0), one [...]


18
May

Free calling in the US and Canada with Skype

Most everybody has heard by now that Skype has free calling within the US and Canada, until the end of 2006. I’ve been toying with the idea to get a Vonage or Skype setup at home, and this was the tipping point. Good call, Skype…
To make everything work as seemless as possible, I’ve [...]


10
May

Wow - 6 months?

I can’t believe it is 6 months since I last posted anything…
Things have been moving along in home automation land, and I’ll definately start blogging a little more about it.
Sorry for the hiatus - we’re back though!


10
May

Launchy program launching tool

This may not be directly related to home automation, but sure as hell save a lot of mouse miles a year…
Launchy allows you to launch programs quickly, by pressing ALT+Spacebar, and typing the first few characters of the program you’re trying to launch. It can be skinned, you can add all kinds of extensions to [...]

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