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I can adjust my thermostat from the app on my phone - which is nice, but the real advantage is being able to build the schedule without hav...

Interesting take on actually living with the Nest thermostat : "When I first got my Nest I felt like I had super powers because it c...

Sounds like a great idea... the Keen Smart Vent . I've got problems with hot and cold areas in my house. (It's much better since I...

I've added a Dell Mini 10 running Ubuntu and have a Frankensteined desktop that has replaced the one that died a while back. So I am sl...

Forget the NSA, your thermostat is watching you . "The Lyric has a motion sensor, too–one which it uses to put itself into an interac...

This is what happens when the HVAC fails in your data center and no one sees the alerts from the environmental monitoring system. It hit 118...

I have marveled at how many devices I have on my network at the house. Beyond the usual smartphones, tablets, printers, game consoles, and e...

In my latest utility bill, KUB had a generous offer allowing me to support Green Power Switch Pure Solar . For a mere $8 per 50 kWh block, I...

I posted back in October about the Nest Thermostat . I thought it looked to be a cool device. Given that Honeywell is suing Nest , it must b...

I'm a geek, but maybe I am a frugal geek, because my utilities are much more expensive than my monthly technology cost unlike the findin...

How about a smart WiFi enabled thermostat? The Nest Learning Thermostat is just that. What makes it smart? Data from several sensors - Temp...