smart home

  1. Your Kitchen Appliances Are Watching You, Security Expert Warns

    Marie Mawad and Stefan Nicola | Bloomberg As makers of household appliances fill their machines with computer chips to make them smarter, consumers and privacy watchdogs should beware the data collected by these objects and how it’s used, says Marco Preuss, a director on Kaspersky’s global...
  2. Are there any apps for Windows like Activator on iOS?

    Hey! I'm new here, but if anyone could tell me if they know of any apps that serve the same general purpose as Activator does on a jailbroken iOS device? (If you don't know, it allows you to set up an almost infinite amount of gestures and macros to your liking, so you can, say, if you're...
  3. A little light on AllJoyn and Cortana

    Last we we highlighted, Jumpstart your Win10 IoT development with the AllJoyn Studio for Visual Studio 2015. This post from Link Removed, Official Coding4Fun Friend seemed like a great follow-up. Not only do we have AllJoyn but how can you go wrong with Cortana too? Link Removed This post...
  4. VIDEO IoT - From Device to Azure

    IoT is all the rage, but how do you connect those "things" TO the internet, to the cloud, to Azure? Luckily Visual C++ MVP Alon Fliess is here to help with a great blog post. Link Removed Introduction to the Internet of Things – From the Device to Microsoft Azure Cloud Technology advances in...
  5. My App in 60 Seconds: SmartThings

    Link RemovedEliot Stein from SmartThings shares with us their app they created for Windows. Listen in and learn how you can turn your home into a smart home with the help of SmartThings and your Windows device. Link Removed SmartThings is the easiest way to turn your home into a smart home...
  6. VIDEO Saving energy with the .NET Micro Framework

    Our home is equipped with a relatively old gas heater, built in 1996. It still works great, has been serviced regularly since it was installed and there is no good reason to replace it yet. However, it isn’t as energy efficient as more recent models. The other aspect of this gas water heater is...