> Kenn Humborg wrote:
>> > I'd like to find a little battery-powered device that I
> > could carry around in my pocket/coat/wallet that would
> > let my home Linux box know when I'm in the house.
> >
> > (The "itch" is that I don't want my email downloaded from
> > the ISP when I'm not there, only when I'm actually in the
> > house.)
...
> A cheap and nasty way would be a switch near the front door connected to
> a serial port.
True. But disadvantages are:
o Wires in the house (which is rented and I'll probably be
moving soon)
o Remembering to switch it on entry/exit
o Zero hack value :-)
Later,
Kenn
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