21
May
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 [...]
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18
May
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 [...]
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10
May
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!
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10
May
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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