First SmartThings SmartApp, part I
Step one of my automation project is to get data out of my SmartThings system and into my home server…
Introducing Zato
My last post ended on a cliff hanger. What if there was an ESB that natively used a proper scripting language…
XML is not a programming language
XML is great for a lot of things and, yes, the L stands for language. The M is the key here though – markup…
Trusting the cloud – part II
More thoughts on trusting the cloud… where do you store your documents?
SmartThings Presence
When I reviewed Samsung’s SmartThings I mentioned that presence didn’t work reliably. It seems to have sorted itself out, and it’s possible that the issue wasn’t really with ST in the first place. I was…
A server at home!?
I’ve mentioned my home server and before I get into all the details of what I’m setting up I thought I’d explain what I mean…
Introducing the ESB
I mentioned setting up an ESB in my “Hello World” post and this is where I explain what an ESB is and why you might want one…