I bought the car of my dreams, an 80s 911 SC, it ran like a dream for 6 years, very low maintenance costs, I did not even pamper it... Used it loads. Then sold it (sadly) for more than I bought it.

Not to mention that the next slot is also 7:30, breaking the 15 minute incremental pattern (the following should have been 7:45 to make sense).

I automated my garage doors, but for the SmartThings platform (which I already had). It uses an Arduino (+ZWave shield) and some other bits.

There is a general problem with these concerning clicks that stop working properly. Fortunately their return policy and warranty worked well enough. Incidentally the new version shortened the life of the warranty... hmm.

There is a general problem with these concerning clicks that stop working properly. Fortunately their return policy…

I find the scrolling happens too easily (and is too fast), and the fact that it as a single switch but two spots for left and right click makes for a lot of fun if you use both and either... for instance if you hold in the left click, and “accidentally” just lightly brush the right side of the control, that will come…

I find the scrolling happens too easily (and is too fast), and the fact that it as a single switch but two spots for…

Currently I use and prefer “Display Menu”: (App Store)

I’ve tried (and bought a few) dual pane file managers for OS X, and although none of them comes close to TotalCommander on Windows, FastCommander is my current favorite:

I’ve upgraded to Windows 10 on bootcamp on my old Retina Macbook Pro, and had some issues getting bluetooth to work.

Like with printers, the ink is where you pay through your nose.

Like with printers, the ink is where you pay through your nose.

Hangouts in the browser, and especially on the Mac, has really deteriorated. I can’t believe that I actually prefer Skype nowadays. The bugs, the bugs...

What I love of each (currently I’m using Android)

We just bought our second Roomba... our other one is now about 2 years old (they grow up so fast), and both are real troopers. We have 2 cats (long hair) but no carpets (all wooden floors), and for us they are perfect. Since Roombas don’t always clean thoroughly, you just need to let them clean often... so the ones…

We just bought our second Roomba... our other one is now about 2 years old (they grow up so fast), and both are real…

Not if you have one rated for pets.

Not if you have one rated for pets.

That would be the case if you wanted that (a plain thermostat), but unfortunately this was a question about smart thermostats for people that understand the topic and needed one.

Eric, I agree with you, but although you might not have a choice of internet provider, I guess you at least still have a choice to change TV service while keeping your internet only. For the most part, you can get most of these shows elsewhere. Personally I only really want Game of Thrones. I do not want any live TV…

For me it is any Z-Wave/Zigbee compatible thermostat. (Around $90) which I can then connect to a home automation system like SmartThings and control with all kinds of scripts.

I have a friend who bought one as well and is quite happy with too. My problem was small beeping noises that did not sound right and they happily exchanged it. But otherwise the features are cool, and the USB connectivity to my NAS works well. Have had the new one for more than a year, and the old one for about the…

I have a friend who bought one as well and is quite happy with too. My problem was small beeping noises that did not…

I have a very old Mac Mini I’m using with a *very* clean and minimal installation of Snow Leopard. Most of my video runs max 720p, and even that strains it when it decodes via a web-based player. (VLC runs fine and does not come close to max CPU). The problem is that while watching video the app still seems to be…

I did this during one summer holiday at the seaside... wonderful.

THIS is an awesome UPS. And I love their support. Quite happy with mine still after a few years. I have this exact model.

THIS is an awesome UPS. And I love their support. Quite happy with mine still after a few years. I have this exact…