[ale] X10 Cameras and Linux?

[Robert L. Harris]

I used smarthome to poke around.  They have a good comparison chart
which actually showed X10 having the cheapest price on wall light
switches I was looking for.  I called X10 directly and found the 4
devices for $39 sale (items normally $13 ea).   I placed my order Sunday
via phone.  The 8 units (bought 4 appliance moduels for fans and lamps
also :>)  arrived last night.

My wife was shaking her head until she saw the boy's bedroom light dim
30% at 8, 8:30 and 9, same with the hall way light, both of which stayed
just barely on until 10:00pm when their bedroom went out completely and
the hall stayed on as a nightlight.  She's a happy camper now.

Next is some motion sensors so that if one of them gets up after 9:00
it'll turn the hall light back on for 30'ish mins, etc....

I haven't gotten any X10 spam in quite a while, spam assassin may be
blocking it, haven't checked.  I am though oddly enough getting spam to
stop spam emails...... </scratch head>

Robert


Thus spake Christopher Bergeron (christopher at bergeron.com):

> Also, smarthome tends to be _more expensive_ than necessary (I have a 
> stack of their catalogs in my bathroom - I've done my homework).  I 
> would check out x10.com [even as obnoxious as the website is] they have 
> some good components for very good prices.   BE WARNED THOUGH:  _Don't_ 
> use your real email address.  They spam like crazy (at least daily).  
> Use a faux or spam specific email address if you buy from them.
> 
> Regards,
> CB
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Keith R. Watson wrote:
> 
> | At 02:01 PM 3/23/2003 -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> |
> |
> |> I'm in the process of wiring my house with Various X10 components form
> |> smarthome.com.  One thing I'd like to do is put a couple cameras with or
> |> without sound where I can watch my boys and feed a slow stream into a
> |> server, preferably one running a web server, etc.
> |>
> |>   Has anyone done anything like this or used a wireless/X10 camera with
> |> a Linux box for remote monitoring of the cameras?  I'm looking for a
> |> good cheap starter set or such preferably.
> |>
> |> Robert
> |>
> |> :wq!
> |> 
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> |
> | Robert,
> |
> | Most people are not aware that X10 type cameras can be monitored by 
> anyone with a receiver. People have been known to get really upset when 
> they find out they have been broadcasting private family life the local 
> neighborhood.
> |
> | keith
> | -------------
> |
> | Keith R. Watson                        GTRI/ITD
> | Systems Support Specialist III         Georgia Tech Research Institute
> | keith.watson at gtri.gatech.edu           Atlanta, GA  30332-0816
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      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.

Diagnosis: witzelsucht  	

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