Autodesk Dasher 360 Update

The other day Autodesk provided a somewhat significant update to Dasher 360. Built on top of Autodesk Forge, the research project aims to connect...

Smart Home Part 7 – Media devices

Let me start by saying that my wife and I are huge media consumers. I have an older model Synology NAS (DS214-Play) packed with...

Smart Home Part 8 – Air conditioning

It's summertime here in Australia, and things are starting to warm up. Today is one of the warmer days so far in the low 30's...

Smart Home Part 2 – The Home Assistant hub

In Part 1 I outlined thoughts on assembling my ideal smart home and its operation. And at the heart of any smart home is...

Smart Home Part 6 – Internal comfort levels

When starting down the smart home path, I thought tracking building performance would be one of the more fascinating aspects. After all, having a...

Smart Home Part 1 – The outline

Over the past year I've been watching the advancements in smart home technology. A concept of science fiction, the ability to bring the house alive...

Online retail could impact residential architectural design

The term last mile delivery might not sound exciting, but it's the new battle for your dollar in online retail. That final leg to...

Synthetic Sensors makes today’s smart devices feel dumb

In my quest to add smarts to my home, I'm quickly learning that it's harder than it looks. When you finally do find the...