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Comment: I think the problem with your sound is because you're not using a high fidelity protoco…
Comment: Roundup is actually pretty environmentally friendly, it becomes inert after a few days …
Comment: Absolutely, I agree that this is an easy system to defeat if you know what's behind the…
Comment: Cool, I'm excited to see someone else's finished product. I found another dead laptop …
Comment: Well done, I bet this thing weighs a ton!
Comment: That's the lamest part of my build. I just connected a 6' vga cable to the header on t…
Comment: If you have access to the keyboard (at least while building/testing), use the key combi…
Comment: Awesome, let me know how it turns out. Shawn
Comment: I really like the instructable you linked to, and would go that route if this wasn't th…
Comment: Okay, here's a very basic diagram of a single solenoid to X10 module setup. If you nee…
Comment: For some reason my links aren't working. go to www.grainger.com and search for solenoi…
Comment: 110V is a loose rating, the actual voltage can fluctuate between 110 and 120 volts AC. …
Comment: You wont find what you need at Home Depot or Radio Shack, these components are used in …
Comment: I'm not exactly sure of the dimensions of everything, but if you compare the items to t…
Comment: I'm not sure what needs clarification. Please let me know what part you're having prob…
Comment: Wow, this is a really clever idea. I like that the IR window on the DVD player lines u…
Comment: This has to be the best thing I've ever seen. Casemod your beaver indeed. Thanks! shawn
Comment: Excellent, thanks! We'll be moving soon if we get the house we're hoping to get, then …
Comment: I'm not sure I understand, can you explain further please? Shawn
Comment: I've found that availability of the stream will affect whether or not you can establish…
Comment: probably not. For one thing, it moves the wrong direction, though you can get solenoid…
Comment: ...Well I'm glad I'm not the only one who had this idea! This was my original plan, it…
Comment: There is a pinhole on the bottom of the Jabra, which puts the device in pairing mode. …
Comment: Sorry it took me so long to reply to this, but this is a really great suggestion. Than…
Comment: Sure, that's what the a210 is for, it's actually exactly the same as the cardo. I've s…
Comment: When I put this instructable together, they were available on eBay for between 1 and 10…
Comment: I'm surprised I didn't see this sooner, this is a great alternative to the X10 hardware…
Comment: Added! Thanks for your interest, your group has some cool stuff.
Comment: I guess I'll post an update since this seems to be a fairly popular instructable.My gar…
Comment: Oooh, you know what would be awesome? A switch activated by a wall sconce, or by tilti…
Comment: Open up the casing on the unit, and see if there is any screen printed descriptions on …
Comment: Sure, it will work fine. Just make sure you share the common ground wire, then you'll …
Comment: This will work for any device with a 1/8" stereo jack. If yours has a headphone jack y…
Comment: Okay, ours is done. Here are some pics (we had to stray a bit from yours, seems you go…
Comment: Crap. Sorry dude, now I feel bad.
Comment: Dude, you put your cat down for a broken leg? That's hardcore. :0D
Comment: Great Instructable. Looks like you blurred out the manufacturer of the locking cabinet…
Comment: Ah, I'm not adventurous enough (yet) to explore KDE, it's funny how different interface…
Comment: A great resource for screens that will accept composite input is broken portable DVD pl…
Comment: Wow, that's timely. I just created that instructable this morning. No kidding. Check…
Comment: Great, I'm glad it's working for you. Sounds like I could learn a few things about Lin…
Comment: I was able to run it without problems, are you using 'crontab -e' to edit your crontab?…
Comment: what release are you running? This instructable was based off of feisty, but I'm runni…
Comment: The program you mentioned may work well, but it's $29.99 and it seems like it's better …
Comment: I'm not sure, but 2 relays aren't enough to overload the X10 controller. I think it's s…
Comment: Nope, not yet. Flying by the seat of my pants for the time being, but that will come i…
Comment: Thanks Coati, and don't worry, I appreciate the clarification. My next project will be…
Comment: There's really no power going to it unless you're powering it up to open the door, so a…
Comment: Very nice, I take it back. I now have a reason to buy a replacement battery for the de…
Comment: Very true. I still have the padlock on the outside, but that's mostly because the othe…
Comment: The problem with that, if I understand your suggestion, is twofold. The first problem …
Comment: Gotcha. The black cable I have follows the white/black/green scheme, and wouldn't you …
Comment: Solar? Awesome! You should write up an instructable, I'd love to see that. Thanks.
Comment: Ha!
Comment: Thanks for the info, as you can see in the pictures, the black cable I used from the wa…
Comment: I'm working on the UPS angle right now. Otherwise I think I might drill a very small h…
Comment: Unfortunately, mplayer only supports recording to wav, and I believe ogg. Ogg may be y…
Comment: Pairing is easy, I think you hold the power button down on the cardo unit until the LED…
Comment: I've never actually tried it in Windows, because I've never found a way to get rid of t…
Comment: I kind of hope not, otherwise my instructable is seriously unnecessary :0)
Comment: What about the text? How did you get the icon not to have text underneath?