Re: just to say hello!

["Simon McCaughey" <simonmcc@xxxxxxx>]

> Welcome to the list, fellow 'Norn Iron' person

thanks

> Our glorious leader, Mark McCall, is from Northern Ireland, as am
I,
> and a few others on the list, like Micheal, Dermot and Andrew i
think.
> Each of us have various implementions of home automation,
homevision,
> comfort, homeseer etc... so if you explain your requirements we
should
> be able to show you it working.

Sounds great - I wouldnt say *requirements* so much as dreams - but
here
goes anyway -
1. Automatic gates / garage door
2. I really would like something like the comfort panel system for
    home security - perhaps those PIR detectors with
mini
    cameras built-in
3. Remote conrol/monitoring (via web) - status / real time camera shots
4. ???

What I would really be interested in is knowing how much all this stuff
costs (roughly) from people who have done it. Also as I program/build
computers for a living is it worth trying to develop stuff yourself, or
are
the pre-made systems flexable enough to do what you want on the budget
you
want?

Thanks

Simon.



To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 7:07 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] just to say hello!


Hi all,

I am new to the group, I have been lurking for about a week now!!

I am just about to start planning and building a new home, I plan to
install
CAT5 everywhere, and would love some automated features in the house.

If it was up to me alone the whole house would be automated, with
touchscreen LCD displays in every room etc etc, but there is SWMBO (love
the
acronym ;) to contend with.

Anyone else from N Ireland? I would love to actually see some of this
stuff
in action, the comfort security system looks excellent!

Anyway just wanted to say hello.

Simon.

----
"On the side of the software box,
in the 'System Requirements' section,
it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'.
So I installed Linux."



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