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I have a 3.5KW grid-tied system with a Sunnyboy inverter. My X-10 powerline devices have not been affected since I installed the inverter.

I'm no expert, but I think hardware wise a gaming router is just like any other router. What makes a gaming router unique is the firmware. They are easily configured to work the most popular on-line games. Just pick the games you play in the router's setup menu and it opens the correct ports...

I love my color Proto Pro. I've been using it for 2 years now and it lets my wife and kid control the home theater with no help from me. There must be a hundred sample CCF (skin) files at remotecentral.com. Steve

You are right, the basic Mainlobby is $60. My estimate of $200 was based on adding a few of the plugins. I've been playing around with Xlobby and so far am pretty impressed. It has support for PVRs, a music jukebox, photo album view, movie jukebox, weather reports, and more. It's still...

Thanks for the replies! I haven't run across these packages before so it's nice to have some new options. Meedio HouseBot has a incredible GUI but it's still a bit pricey for me. I really like the way XLobby is setup as a front end with plug-ins to XPL and Girder for the backend. This...

I've been using my Ocelot for about 6 months to control lighting and window blinds. I also have a Speakeasy and SECU-16 for making announcements detecting open doors. Recently I added a Sqeezebox to my A/V system for streaming mp3 music from a PC located in the garage. This all works great...

I've been using WebEx for a few weeks now to access my home PC from work. My only complaint is the slow screen update rate. I also use TightVNC for accessing PCs connected to a LAN. TightVNC is free and has much faster screen refreshes. The downside is you must know the IP address of the...

The biggest signal suckers in my house are a rechargable flashlight and some small rechargable emergency lights. Apparently the charging circuits in these lights is to blame. Based on the small size and weight of the lights, I suspect they lack a transformer for dropping the 120VAC line...

Who's Martin?

The Switchlinc housing is deeper and probably a bit wider than a standard light switch. My house has deep gang boxes too, but it still takes a little work getting the Switchlincs into the box along with all the existing wires. Installation is alot easier if you spend a minute before hand to...