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DSC Alarm + Envisalink3 + DSCServer + SONOS = Alarm Announcements!

Long title and a large degree of entropy? Nah! This is a system that was built in layers but the components are largely used and fairly niche in their use. I’ve just decided that I’d use them to provide something… Continue Reading →

Overlapping Subnets is never a good thing…

Recently I had an issue that I couldn’t find a solution for using the power of Google. My company has a wonderful tool from BMC called ADDM. It’s an enterprise tool that allows you to scan your network and discovery… Continue Reading →

Dynamic DNS Updates For Multiple Hosts On A Synology

Need to update multiple DYNDNS.org hosts on your Synology? Frustratingly you can’t update multiple hosts with the GUI on a Synology. Once you select DYNDNS.org as your provider you’ll see there is only the option to enter a single host… Continue Reading →

Closed Loop Monitoring For Motorola Paging System

In my last post I talked about an issue my company had. We couldn’t monitor our paging infrastructure from end-to-end and we couldn’t find anybody selling anything that could. Before folks start yapping about pagers, you will see them in… Continue Reading →

Retro Wifi Radio

I’ve been working on this project for some time, I had originally read about the concept of hacking the Asus WL-520GU to use as a base for a wifi radio over at MightyOhm.com. In fact, I was so taken by… Continue Reading →

My Bhut Jolokia Chilies

I’ve always been a big fan of hot foods and hot chilies have always been a staple in our garden. This past year, however, I was educated by the inter-webs that I had always assumed incorrectly that Habanero chilies were… Continue Reading →

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