Garden update: Fast!
2 weeks ago a gardener was going to completely remodel our garden. First assignment: take out everything. After that they were going to setup the garden according to our design. Just after they started I thought about my Garden- and Attic-camera. It would be funny if these take a picture … read more…
New website live!
Finally, after quite a lot of work my new website is live. My old website was running on PmWiki which was Ok at the time but to add features it took a lot of manual coding. So I decided to move to WordPress. Why? WordPress has a lively community and … read more…
Special Text Boxes – better caption
After I started using the (great) WordPress special text boxes plugin by Minimus I found a couple of downsides. It’s a caption with an image and the remaining text, possibly with an image. Not 1 box with 1 image covering both the caption and the rest. Solution: Add the following … read more…
Homeseer server crash
When my remotes (lights), TV and other devices stopped working I found that my HomeSeer was not accessible. It turned out that the operating system, Windows crashed. Fortunately my HomeSeer is running in a Virtual machine. So after re-installing Windows, Homseer was back up & running relatively fast. Here’s my … read more…
New domain name!
My website has moved to a new domain name: domoticaworld.com! Wanted to get rid of the sub domain on my personal website. It had to be a domain name that reflects the contents of the website. Hope you like it, please leave a message on my guestbook. Share this!
Domoticaforum.eu on iPhone
I have just tested the TouchBB application for the iPhone. The free version only allows you to use 2 forums and your messages will have a message “posted by TouchBB”. However, for € 0,79 you won’t have any of these restrictions. Go and buy it! For a forum to support … read more…
Live home data
You can now see the live (outside) temperature at my house. This is displayed in the box on the right side. Currently the way to do this is pretty complicated and not easy to configure. To simplify and make it easy for everybody to use I will need to spend … read more…
Switched to Macbook Pro
Can you believe it? Today I switched from an IBM laptop with Windows XP to an Apple Macbook Pro with OSX. is a big change. I love the Apple hardware: it looks great feels great but OSX is something you have to get used to!! Everything can be done using … read more…
Secret project arrived: Niels!
After nearly 9 months it looks like the first release of our project has been completed. Right now I’m in London Heathrow, but I’m about to fly back to Amsterdam. Unfortunately we haven’t received the manual! We’ll trust our instinct and Google. More details will follow soon! Update: Now I’m … read more…
iPhone broken
Today my iPhone Wifi completely stopped working. Last week the phone suddenly became REALLY HOT and Wifi got worse and worse. Now Wifi is completely gone. T-Mobile: “Talk to Apple, we did not supply the phone” Apple: “Talk to T-Mobile, they are the only provider selling iPhones in the Netherlands” … read more…
Secret Project
Almost 7 months I have been working on my next major project. Think it will turn out to be more complex than I could have ever imagined. However, the good news is that the estimated release date is still early November. Sorry for not updating the website very frequent. Need … read more…
New cable modem
Just got a new cable modem for my home internet connection. Do I need a connection this fast? Installing the modem was easy (it came without a manual!). Upspeed: 5Mbps! In 3-4 months time they will upgrade to 80Mb and next year to 120Mb (with DOCSYS 3.0 max of >200Mb) … read more…
Secret Project
For a while now I have been working on the biggest, most complex project EVER. It’s a long-term project with an estimated official release date early November. Currently I cannot really give you more information. Fortunately I will be able to provide more details very soon! I might even setup … read more…
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