Remote light switch has arrivedIf you never hear from me again it is because I've tried to do some mains electrics by myself and it's gone horribly wrong. Dad helped replace the dry liner that I broke on the bathroom light switch, it seemed to go smoothly, we can isolate the power... Switch off!Been forwarded something from Green Energy about a day of switching off applicances. I do try, maybe it would be cool to have a day in the dark ages. Hard to work, being a computer bod and all, and no-one would be reading my blog. Oh, they're suggest... I found a spare SCART socket, no need for a switchI had a scart lead plugged in to the back of the telly but not going anywhere, the lead was just dangling down the back of the cabinet... must have been from when I plugged a video in or something. Found a composite (or do I mean component, looks a b... Now remote controlled lightingIs this any good? My first remote controlled home project bits have not even arrived yet (expecting them today) but now I'm thinking of a Varilight remote dinner switch. Our light switches are in all the wrong places, see...Lots here on amazon...... Infrared repeater works wellThis kit arrived yesterday, I just need to drill some massive holes in our expensive oak furniture to make full use of this...Adjustable coffee table what is this madness? It looks like something I have dreamed of, a cross between a Transformer and a... Infrared repeater is in!Fitted the infrared repeater kit last night, it's working well. I was thinking of stalling a bit as it necessitated drilling a whole in one of these big enough to pass a three pin plug and scart lead through, but I just gritted my teeth and did it in... Remote light switch is all wired inThe power is back on, nothing's gone bang yet! Programming from another remote worked well too, turn the switch on and off three times in a row and it's ready to receive a signal, then point any remote at it with a button you don't use pressed and th... Good weekendRemote dimmer fun aside, we had a great weekend. Went to Dover castle yesterday for the day, there's too much to see and do there, we must go back there soon. Then had dinner today over at Dom's, he cooked a big roast for everyone, which was great.No... Kettle go bang!All our electrics tripped out this morning, I hope it hasn't fried my new NAS or computer, I left them both on transferring a huge library of music and movies overnight. Turns out it was our kettle, one of these. It's not the fuse, as the kettle ligh... Cold, wet feetIn London again today for work. Walked here to Clerkenwell from St Pancras, only ten or fifteen minutes, but the weather is terrible here, so I got wet and my feet are still not dry...Lovely weekend, Kez and Dez visiting Friday night so we got a curr... Wasted half an hour trying to fit another remote light switchSo it seems I can't put a remote dimmer switch on our bathroom light, probably because there is an extractor fan attached to the same switch. When I wire the switch up the fan comes on, whether the switch is on or off, something to do with the "soft ... Home automation is maybe back on trackI'm only four months late with this, The Google are on board and partnering with hardware companies like Lighting Science. The first lightbulbs and switches should be available by the end of this year. Come on!Amazing the lack of imagination of some ... Switchfoot, Flood of Red, Little Fish15.00Switchfoot in Manchester94.60Switchfoot in London75.90Switchfoot in Birmingham69.30