How to Use a Computer to Control Lights

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Tip 1 - Control lights in your house with your computer

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Milton Spaulding | permalink

Have you ever wanted to control the lights in your house from your computer? It's actually fairly affordable to do so. You can even control sprinkler ...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Control-lights-in-your-house-with-your-computer/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Computer Controlled Power Switch

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Peter Seymour | permalink

Want to toggle a power outlet between on or off with your computer? How about doing it with a remote? Sounds nice - I know. But the best is that you c...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Computer-Controlled-Power-Switch/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How can I use my computer to control my house?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by paula jones | permalink

I would like a way to use my computer to control the lights and appliances in my house. Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to do this. I would prefer to do this as unobtrusively as poss...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/15828/how-can-i-use-my-computer-to-control-my-house ^[3]

Tip 4 - Controlling Your Lights via Smartphone, Tablet or PC | CEDIA Blog

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by zhaocl | permalink

With everything our mobile devices do for us, why not add lighting control to the mix? We take a look at the lighting control options available to the connected homeowner.

For further reading: http://www.cedia.org/blog/controlling-your-lights-via-smartphone-tablet-or-pc ^[4]