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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

Ha, I'm not going to be building a mansion. In fact, my inclination is to spend money on quality, innovation and tech over size. Of course, have to negotiate the specifics with my wife but nonetheless, it seems like going Cat 6a is probably more than I will likely use in anything approaching...
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- Post #57
- Mar 4, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

Hmmm, multi-camera. So along with the mega-zoom Kaido is promoting and a thermal IR camera I ought to be able to cover all the bases. :) But seriously, that makes good sense. Practical and financial. (I mean your comments ... not the zoom/IR combo:)). And in case any other newbies are...
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- Post #54
- Feb 14, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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That's hilarious. :biggrin: I can use some of those when I build my skyscraper and want to see who's coming in down below.
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- Post #53
- Feb 14, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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I was browsing to see what the bleeding edge of things were at (hevc/4k+ cameras) and read some comments by a guy who still made complaints I see with the camera I put in at my parents' place.... white balance blowing out the bright areas and leaving the rest dark. And also that he tried to...
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- Post #49
- Feb 12, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Good questions. Have to think about how I have things set up now and how I want to move in the future. The Synology product looks nice. Have to spend some more time with the tech details but hard to argue with the (apparent) ease of adding new/more/larger drives into the mix. I had a raid 5...
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- Post #48
- Feb 12, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Yep, if there was a facepalm emoticon I would have used it.:D Funny, considering the time I've spent getting backups and redundancy in place for my workstation that I wouldn't take the time to take care of the whole network. I guess the (relative) infrequency of power outages has left me...
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- Post #45
- Feb 10, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

Ha, as it turns out the search terms should be, "why to keep your modem/router on a ups". Because right now my ups is in my 'office' keeping my computer data safe. And the router/modem are located far away in the spare bedroom (where they enter the house). So when power drops for me, I lose...
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- Post #38
- Feb 7, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

We're on the same page I think. I also have hesitated to get involved with enormous projects because of problems of maintenance (or having to write too much of my own code to make something work that should just be there). And I agree, the cost is not significant considering the time I've sunk...
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- Post #37
- Feb 7, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

Wow!:eek: You've given me a month of reading to do but I like it. I'm reading about wink hub and others now
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- Post #32
- Feb 6, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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At the risk of sounding like google, did you mean apcupsd?:) But again, how do you get alert after power drops? I lose internet with power (when my modem loses power) ... and actually now I lose phone too (just moved to voip). So... how? Or did you just mean that apcupsd handles the server...
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- Post #31
- Feb 6, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Hi Red Squirrel, I've used virtualbox to run instances of various OSes in the past for a variety of reasons (and still have a few installed for the occasional use). What would require a full time server though? (like a terminal server? with lightweight clients on the network?) A definite plan...
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- Post #30
- Feb 6, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

I have really enjoyed reading through all the responses. Mainly because it made me think in ways I hadn't. And lots of good advice to file away. I'm going to have to take notes from the thread once conversation dries up just to keep it all in my head. Right now I'm left with the idea of...
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- Post #26
- Feb 5, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

I would classify myself as a hobbyist ... though I'm something of a cheapskate so I don't spend thousands on new devices like some might. I bought a 'pinnacle showcenter' when they first came out and was streaming video to my old SD television. I made my own antenna and have painstakingly...
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- Post #15
- Jan 31, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

hi skyking That sounds like good advice for future proofing too and perhaps smurf tubing is what the others were simply referring to as 'conduit'. If so, now I understand. (I was envisioning conduit slightly differently, as the protective coiled metal conduit that surrounds house wiring when...
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- Post #12
- Jan 31, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

Cabling is obviously a starting point. And a complicated topic when it comes to the mechanics of how we incorporate it into the design. The question is then, what connects to the cabling? Security cams yes. Whole house audio? Home Theatre? (I have an HTPC but it has an hdmi run direct from PC...
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- Post #10
- Jan 31, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Thanks everyone for all responses: lots of info in each post. Hard to know how to respond. "Jeffries Tubes" Hah! Nice Magnus. Funny how that theme came back though in later posts. Red Squirrel, first we'll have to see if the drainage on our lot allows a basement, then it will depend how the...
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- Post #9
- Jan 31, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

The idea is a small home so that we can afford to pack in the other luxuries of life... like high quality computer cabling. :) Fibre occurred to me because I wondered about whether I could use a thin client (tiny raspberry pi?) for most computer usage around the house, and how easy it would be...
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- Post #8
- Jan 31, 2016
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Suggestions for Computer Tech in a New House

After many years I might soon be building a home. In preparation, I'm trying to gather up all my wishlists, one of which is computer integration. What I wonder is: Are there architectural solutions that could solve computer problems or just create greater functionality? E.g., for Home...
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- Jan 29, 2016
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- Forum: Home and Garden

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