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Category: First Look

CallerID made Simples! with W7 Caller ID
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CallerID made Simples! with W7 Caller ID

January 29, 2013January 29, 2013 cw-kid

I have tinkered with CallerID solutions for Windows Media Center over the years using programs such as Vista CallerID & TapiRex however it was always

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New Home Automation App for Windows 8 and Micasaverde Vera
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New Home Automation App for Windows 8 and Micasaverde Vera

November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 cw-kid

One of our favourite developers Martin Millmore of Millesoft has been busy lately, Ian recently wrote about a new Tunerfree app for Windows 8 and

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How to control Vera Z-wave devices and run Vera scenes from the command line .CMD
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How to control Vera Z-wave devices and run Vera scenes from the command line .CMD

October 6, 2012December 20, 2012 cw-kid

In my last post I looked at integrating mControl with VeraLite. The next thing I wanted to setup was to be able to control Z-wave

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Home Automation with Windows Media Center (mControl V3) integrated with VeraLite
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Home Automation with Windows Media Center (mControl V3) integrated with VeraLite

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 cw-kid

I recently purchased a Micasaverde VeraLite Z-wave home automation gateway device, this is a small low powered router like box that becomes the primary controller

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Add a YouTube TV icon in to Windows Media Center plus YouTube TV setup
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Add a YouTube TV icon in to Windows Media Center plus YouTube TV setup

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 cw-kid

Following on from Ian’s recent post here about a new YouTube TV user interface at www.youtube.com/tv I wanted to set this up on my HTPC’s

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mControl & VeraLite integration nightmare!
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mControl & VeraLite integration nightmare!

August 17, 2012May 13, 2014 cw-kid

Most of you who read my blog will know I am a mControl Home Automation user and I’ve done several posts about mControl in the

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Windows 8: Why bother upgrading for a media centre machine?
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Windows 8: Why bother upgrading for a media centre machine?

July 31, 2012 Jonathan Hill

As this is my first post just a quick introduction. I’m Jonathan Hill live and work in Scotland for Scottish Water as their Telemetry Technical

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LED Strip Lighting Project–Part5
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LED Strip Lighting Project–Part5

July 18, 2012July 19, 2012 cw-kid

I wanted to install some LED lights outside on the decking. I figured out I could run two 5050 LED Controllers and LED strips from

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LED Strip Lighting Project–Part4
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LED Strip Lighting Project–Part4

July 15, 2012July 15, 2012 cw-kid

In part 3 I used about 3 metres of 5050 LED strip in the kitchen, that left me with about 2 metres to create something

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LED Strip Lighting Project–Part3
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LED Strip Lighting Project–Part3

July 15, 2012July 15, 2012 cw-kid

The rest of my order arrived yesterday from China, no import tax or duties either as the seller I used ships from Hong Kong via

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