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A Better X-10 Interface: The TI103-RS232 All about the TI103 PCC interface from Advanced Control Technologies, Inc.   |
Unix Insider
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Security basics, Part 2 Could you use a quick refresher course on binary numbers? Need an expert to clarify hexadecimal and octal notation? This month in Unix 101, a closer look at file attribute bits and modes... |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Create a Huge File You can create a file of any size using nothing more than what's supplied with Windows. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Color Codes in Access Here's how to specify the shades of the rainbow in Access. |
Home Toys
October 2002 |
Make your X-10 system invisible with Marmitek MicroModules You know about the advantages of X-10 Home Automation, but don't want to have bulky plug-in modules in your wall outlets? You want to have your existing wall switches work with X-10 home automation, so that style and color is no longer limited to X-10 tooling and white only? |
Science News
November 15, 2003
Ivars Peterson |
Cool Rationals One of my more distinct recollections of math class involves the decimal representation of rational numbers and the discovery of wonderful patterns among those digits. A new paper finds fascinating new patterns and provides some numerological explanations. |
Home Toys
October 2004 |
Not Only X10: Everything Under Control Especially From Remote The device developed by Iriave Electronics is a hardware interface that allows control data communication over the power line. |
PC Magazine
October 19, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Excel Fails to Store Credit Card Numbers When entering numeric data over 15 digits long, prefix the data with a single quote ('). This forces Excel to treat the data as text. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Craig Chadwick |
X10 Debugging Tips If you use X10, you will inevitably experience some of the problems described here. Hopefully this information will help you resolve the problem as quickly and painlessly as possible. |
Home Toys
October 2005 |
Relay 8, X-10 Driven Eight Circuit Relay Module from WGL Designs The Relay 8 offers a quick and easy way for the home automation enthusiast to have relay control using conventional and easily available X-10 power line commands. |
Home Toys
October 2003
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Registers If you are a new programmable logic controller (PLC) user, you will find that each PLC manufacturer has their own conventions on the use of numbers. PLCs offer a fixed number of registers. Most modular PLC registers are counted in octal. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Carolyn Wilsey |
Hard-Drive Capacity Math: Tech Clinic Differences between advertised and actual hard-drive sizes explained. |
Home Toys
April 2002
Brian McClung |
The OCELOT from Applied Digital, Inc. The OCELOT home automation controller appears a well-thought-out answer to home automation. Capable of interfacing with 4 different types of protocols (RS232, RS485, X-10, and IR) and with expansion capabilities, it seems capable of the manufacturer's claims. |
