invaderzim
Super Member
Several years back I bought a PlantLink setup to monitor the moisture level in our garden. It has a sensor that you stick in the dirt and a base station that it reports back to. Of course the only way to use it is to go through the companies website though. When I bought it there was talk of a water valve that could be controlled by it to allow it to water the garden whenever it was needed.
It never really worked that great; awhile ago there was news that the company was bought up by Scotts/Miracle Grow. That gave me hope that they'd get it working well and finally offer things like the water valve.
Today I got the email from them saying they are discontinuing service and support for it. Which means it is now a paperweight. Someday I'll learn but there is just something really stupid about tech that can't, under any circumstances, be accessed locally through your system. It always sounds good "access it from anywhere", "no need to install or update software" and then "We've decided to discontinue support (access)"
It never really worked that great; awhile ago there was news that the company was bought up by Scotts/Miracle Grow. That gave me hope that they'd get it working well and finally offer things like the water valve.
Today I got the email from them saying they are discontinuing service and support for it. Which means it is now a paperweight. Someday I'll learn but there is just something really stupid about tech that can't, under any circumstances, be accessed locally through your system. It always sounds good "access it from anywhere", "no need to install or update software" and then "We've decided to discontinue support (access)"