David's blog

Err and err and err but less and less and less

David's blog

Err and err and err but less and less and less

Month: March 2006

Energy-efficient appliances in Switzerland

Top Ten is a well-designed and user-friendly website that carries information on energy-efficient appliances and other equipment. It is mainly targeted at the swiss audience but I am sure most of these products can be found all over the european market. On this site one can also find information on alternative energy sources and pointers […]

Review: Decompiling Java

I just finished reading through Decompiling Java by Godfrey Nolan. You might ask, why would I mention a book on reverse-engineering bytecode in a weblog dedicated to smart buildings? What is the relationship between the intellectual property of companies writing Java code and home automation? The answer, essentially, is OSGi. An OSGi framework, in a […]

Vampires in the home

Referring again to the power consumption of “stand-by” appliances discussed earlier, I recently stoborrowed a WSE Wattmeter, made by Messtechnik Schaffhausen GmbH, from our laboratory, and measured the power consumption of the few appliances we have at our place after our recent move. Sony stereo player: 6 W. Aquarium, 60 L: 100 W with lighting […]

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