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Yesterday the world was introduced to the wonderfulness that is the iPhone 3.0 software update. I know around my office nearly every geek in sight was hunched in front of his or her workstation furiously foaming at the mouth waiting for the update to finish downloading and install.
The update provides some wonderful new features (searching, [...]

I’ve recently made some changes to my network topology at home which included re-IP’ing my network.  Since I do my IP addressing via DHCP this isn’t normally a big deal and I thought nothing of it.   Then I realized that my security camera through FrontPoint (and Alarm.com) no longer worked.
Since the instructions for the camera [...]

I’ve written many times here about the alarm system I’ve installed in my house.  I’m a geek, and wasn’t satisfied with an ordinary alarm system from companies like ADT, Sonitrol, Brinks, etc.   I wanted something with more interactivity, expandability, and ability to fit into the smart home I’ve been building out.

It’s been a while since I posted anything on this site, partially due to the run-up to my recent wedding, and partially because I’ve been too busy with work and my new job to really do anything with my computer lab at home.
The wedding is now over, and the honeymoon taken, so it’s time to [...]