Recent content by Deane Johnson

The fact that companies feel free to render your devices inoperative on a whim to upgrade their products makes them useless in my opinion.  They're  ultimately shooting themselves in the foot.

Any chance this might have been Bat 0 from Wuhan?

The Chinese have one advantage we don't have.  They can use bayonets to enforce compliance. :)

"Fortunately, we're able to get a significant head start on how to best deal with it."   I certainly had that wrong.  Pretty disappointing, to say the least.   Deane

I think the U.S. will be in much better shape to keep some control over it, but it's still very dangerous IMO should it get loose in this country.  Fortunately, we're able to get a significant head start on how to best deal with it.   I don't think China is even close to slowing it down yet...

It's about time the industry figured out it's being held back by not having a common standard.

One thing I'd be careful of in selecting something to use from across the street would be image size.  I don't have any experience with these type cameras, but I sense they have an extreme wide angle of view.  Shooting from a house across the street might show your subject so small as not be be...

I learned a new one Alexa responds to with some devices.  Instead of "Turn the Basements Light Off",  I said "Kill the Basements Lights" and they went off. Surprised me that it worked.

I hear a ton of commentary about lack of privacy from many sources.  What would be some examples of privacy being a necessity.  I'm not saying the need isn't there, I'd just like to hear some thoughts on why it's important.  I'm rather careless about it and fairly unconcerned.  What am I risking...

Craig and Larry.  That's an interesting thought to have Alexa respond to events, etc., just as software based home automation does.  I happen to use CQC in that regard, and also Alexa in addition for Z-Wave and Hue control as well as Alexa for some off/on items in my model train room.  I use the...

This is certainly a useful topic for discussion.   I have 5 Alexas in use, mostly to operate my Z-Wave lighting.  My sense is that Amazon is being extremely cautious about introducing new things so as to not mess things up in the process.  Most changes that I've observed lately have been the...

I've had CQC for about 10 years now.  I can't write a single line of code, only click choices, and it works fine for me.   The previous posts have pretty well described why CQC is so reliable so I won't repeat them.  The one thing I might add is that CQC is so bullet proof that mine just runs...

+1 on the Hub and app being tedious.  I've complained to Hunter since it came out.  It's like 90's set up technology, not the Plug and Play we've come to enjoy with most other Hubs.  PowerView itself is hitting the target very well and is a very good system for the cost level.  The new Soft...

One small step closer to 2001 and HAL.

So true!