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Name: Melissa
From: Ontario Canada
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Amazing! A perfect example of someone using their genious for good not evil! I hope you become very very rich for this invention.

Added: December 27, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Blackie
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thanks to you ive just saved ma self some money which now will go towards some more prezzies for my 2 children, this christmas. ive just replaced a faulty diapragm for my 24cdi boiler. very valuble pictures you took. once again thank you!!!

Admin reply: That's excellent news, on all accounts! Well done for doing it as it's not the easiest of jobs, as you now know! Excellent timing too, what with the freezing temperatures at the moment and Christmas only just round the corner. Hope you have a good one, and all the best for the New Year! ...Mathew.

Added: December 23, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Mike Scirocco
From: Santa Cruz, CA
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If you were to find the most inexpensive, simplest solution, what would it be? A USB wireless device? Wires attached parallel/serial port? While your solution is entertaining, it may not be practical for many users. So if you had to do the project over again using the most inexpensive approach, how would you do it?

Admin reply: Good question Mike! To be honest if I were to do it again, for myself, I would probably do it exactly the same way. Cisco switches are extremely cheap - they're almost given away on eBay, literally. However, for others wishing to do likewise who might not like the idea of hacking an existing piece of equipment I suppose I would instead suggest seeking out a cheap network-enabled relay. Whilst I didn't find anything I probably didn't look hard enough, not least because I already had a good way forward in mind. Of course, if you can have the feeder near your PC then just use the serial/parallel ports as you suggest. Otherwise, I think a co-located dedicated PC just for the feeder is overkill... (that said, some would say the whole project is anyway!) ...Mathew.

Added: December 9, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Ricky H
From: England UK
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great cat feeder! hacking the cisco wins you an extra internet and a half.

In the past I contemplated making one and setting it to 'AUTO'. Felix was getting on in years (14) and was quite forgetful! Kept asking for food when quite clearly didn't need anymore. At that point I realised my time with him was getting shorter and soon enough 2 months ago he had to be put down because he had stopped eating! Value the time you spend with your cats! Even feeding time!

Admin reply: Sorry to hear of your loss Ricky; I hope there's some comfort to be found in knowing you gave him a good life. Ever since one of our cats (Elmo - the ginger one) got hit by a car we've realised how much a part of the family they really are so we try not to take it for granted that they'll always be around. Fortunately he was insured hence got the best treatment money could buy and so lived to tell the tale. ...Mathew.

Added: December 8, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Victoria
From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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The cat feeder should win an award. excellent concept and follow through. Made me smile.

Victoria

Added: December 5, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Chris Weisman
From: Tennessee, USA

Comments:
Very ingenious idea! Bravo Zulu on a job well done!

Added: December 5, 2009

Submitted by
Name: wojciechg
From: RAPTUS2
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Added: December 3, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Johan
From: IL-USA
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LOL - love the concept. I would love to implement the same concept for my monkeys! Very neat

Admin reply: Thanks Johan. When you said 'monkeys' I thought you were using a colloquial term for your cats but having looked at your site you really meant it! Maybe you could train them to serve themselves?! ...Mathew.

Added: December 2, 2009

Submitted by
Name: sinkrideutan
From: North Pole
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This is gorgeous !!! An excellent example of problem solving.

Next exercise for your CCNA: use TCL and eventually cron on IOS; You'll need a newer box though. Usin TCL apps will get rid of expect scripts as you can explicitly tell your box what to do. If the box has PoE you can even swith the power (0.5A@5V) on and off using CLI.

Added: December 1, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Jan Prunk
From: Slovenia
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Hello !

I saw your Cat Feeder article on EnGadget, and I think its a really interesting project. You should make a price if someone is interested to order that from you

Regards,
Jan

Added: December 1, 2009

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