IFTTT or If This Then That has today announced that a new update has now made it possible for owners of the Fitbit activity tracker to be able to let IFTTT create new automated tasks depending on the ...

In the quest for productivity, office workers in every industry have been identifying repetitive tasks, from managing ...

In this article, I describe the process I used to create a home automation system using off-the-shelf products, Python and Linux. I start by describing the Serial I/O Kit, drive alert, water alarm, ...