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An important consideration when IP Cameras at home are so ubiquitous these days. I remember my first IP camera back in the day. You have to be pretty tech savvy to set up and use such a thing. And that I was and I liked it. Setting up port forwarding and dynamic DNS. But these days IP cams are so easy to set up. Scan the QR code on the camera and your up within 2 minutes. The simplicity comes with a cost. Everything is hosted on the cloud these days. And it's convinient. The cloud helps to connect the...

If I told you I was working on a Smart Doorbell back in the early 90s, you wouldn't believe me would you? Well I really did have the idea. Before the era of smartphone, just when the mobile phones were beginning to get popular. Remember the Nokia 1610? Well that was my first phone. And yes, I had the concept of creating a home doorbell that would connect up to your home land line. When you are away, it would call you on your mobile phone. Very nifty idea isn't it. I really got to work on some prototypes. I...

Negative ion air cleaner or purifier has been around for a long time. But in face of the COVID-19 pandemic, this little device has very pronounced benefits. Use of them around your house may help reduce transmission to family members. There are a very many research papers available on how negative ion helps in reducing the spread of airborne viruses.   Here are some links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477231/https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/gadgets/what-are-ionisers-can-they-fight-covid-19https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3228-air-ionisers-wipe-out-hospital-infections/   To learn how the negative ion air purifier works, visit the wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_ioniser

In the lighting world, lights are generally categorised into 3 groups. To achieve a look and feels of your space these need to be considered. When I built my first home I was totally ignorant of these and just stuck a lighting outlet smack right in the middle of each room. That might be sufficient if all you want is basic lighting. Ambient/General Lighting These are generally to illuminate large areas. When used correctly, ambient light creates a fantastic environment to relax from an overly stressful day or to have a warm conversation with an old friend. Even with general...

Can You Achieve Colour Scheme Like A Display Home?When you walk into a display home, if you ever had the pleasure of doing, there is often the gasping moment of "Wow, wish my house was like this". Take away the decor and furnishing, it's just plain as can be. An interior designer would have designed the interior to achieve maximum impact and wow factor. Colour scheme would be a very important part of achieving this. What colour goes well with what. There's a uni course fot that.Read up on everything about colour theory here Basics of Colour Theory Seriously I think...