[Cialug] Pressing a button remotely

[Tom Sellers]

That gave me a chuckle!  Very resourceful!


--- On Thu, 1/29/09, Richard Harms <rh-cialug at darkrealms.com> wrote:

> From: Richard Harms <rh-cialug at darkrealms.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Pressing a button remotely
> To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
> Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 8:28 AM
> http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Open-Sesame.aspx
> 
> -rh
> 
> On Jan 28, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> 
> > 
> > If you wanted to open your garage door or turn
> something on or off from a remote location what would you
> use to do it?
> > 
> > Looking for something easy and low tech to switch a
> dry contact, push a monetary contact type of switch.  I
> would like to be able to access it via http, or SSH, maybe
> by phone.
> > 
> > I've used X10 style stuff in my house before but I
> think I have too much interference on my power lines (thank
> you compact fluorescents) to trust X10 any more.
> > 
> > -Nate_______________________________________________
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