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We Want To Hear Your Questions!
Do you have questions about the Cyber-Rain system and its uses? We’d love to hear them!
Each week, we try to offer a Question of the Week, addressing a frequently asked question about the Cyber-Rain system, or ways in which the Cyber-Rain system can help save a significant amount of water every year. You can view [...]
Posted: December 11th, 2009 under Fun, faq.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from Cyber-Rain! Wishing you and your family a happy and fulfilling holiday.
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Posted: November 26th, 2009 under Fun.
Tags: cyber-rain, holiday cheer, Thanksgiving
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Plant of the Week: Juniper
You may be surprised to find out that a popular perfume and lotion scent is also the name of a drought-tolerant plant! The juniper is this week’s Plant of the Week for its ability to tolerate dry and low-water conditions. Aside from its popularity as a feminine scent, the juniper has historically been prized for [...]
Posted: October 27th, 2009 under Conservation, Fun, Gardening Tips.
Tags: bewaterwise, cyber-rain, drought, drought-tolerant, environment, garden, Gardening, going green, green, Irrigation, juniper, landscape, landscaping, planned landscaping, plant, technology, water, water conserrvation
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Plant of the Week: The Jacaranda
This week’s Plant of the Week is the Jacaranda (sometimes known as the Jacaranda mimosifolia). The jacaranda is an interesting landscaping option which is considered a plant, a shrub and a tree, depending on the variety (and who you speak to). This tree typically can grow anywhere between five and 50 feet tall, grows easily [...]
Posted: October 7th, 2009 under Conservation, Fun, Gardening Tips.
Tags: Conservation, cyber-rain, garden, Gardening, Gardening Tips, green, hawaii, jacaranda, landscape, landscaping, shrub, tree, water, xeriscape
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Water District of the Week: Lakeside Water District
This week’s Water District of the Week was formed in 1924, which makes it 85 years old! The Lakeside Water District serves about 35,000 people in the unincorporated San Diego County area of Lakeside and its various towns, which include Moreno Valley and Wintergardens.
The Lakeside Water District has been actively reaching out to consumers, encouraging [...]
Posted: October 7th, 2009 under Conservation, Fun, Gardening Tips, Rebates, water districts.
Tags: 20 gallon challenge, Conservation, cyber-rain, environment, garden, Gardening, green, Irrigation, lakeside water district, Rebates, Smart Sprinkler Controller, sprinkler, technology, water, water district
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Plant of the Week: Plumbago
Have you ever passed by a lovely, delicate blue plant, and wondered what it was? It may have been the plumbago, a low lying plant with flowers that are typically bluish-white. (The plumbago can be a plant or a shrub.) The plumbago, or the plumbago auriculate, can be found in some quite surprising spots… including [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2009 under Conservation, Fun, Gardening Tips.
Tags: Conservation, cyber-rain, garden, Gardening, green, Irrigation, landscape, landscaping, plant, plumbago, Smart Sprinkler Controller, sprinklers, technology, water, xeriscape
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Cyber-Rain FAQ: Week of September 26, 2009
Q: Can I run the Cyber-Rain smart sprinkler controller system from my PC?
A: Yes! The Cyber-Rain system will work when hooked up to a computer operating either the Vista or Windows XP operating systems. You will also need to make sure your PC has an unused USB port or powered hub, a working connection to [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2009 under Fun, Smart Sprinkler Controllers, faq.
Tags: computer, Conservation, cyber-rain, faq, green, Irrigation, landscaping, Mac, PC, smart irrigation, technology, water, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Comments: 1
Cyber-Rain Question of the Week: September 21
We know you have questions about the Cyber-Rain smart sprinkler controller system, and we’d love to help answer those. As such, we will be starting a new weekly “Question of the Week,” where we will discuss some frequently raised questions about the system and about general water use. We encourage users to send in questions [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2009 under Conservation, Fun, Gardening Tips, Smart Sprinkler Controllers.
Tags: cyber-rain, faq, green, Irrigation, landscape, landscaping, Smart Sprinkler Controller, sprinkler, watering schedule
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Smarthome Cyber-Rain
Thanks to Smarthome’s product clearance sale, consumers may now purchase the 16-zone Cyber-Rain smart sprinkler controller system at a significant discount!
For a limited time, interested buyers can purchase the new and technologically advanced irrigation controller for only $499. This is more than $100 off the original Smarthome.com list price for the Cyber-Rain XCI 16-zone controller.
Smarthome.com [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2009 under Conservation, Fun, Gardening Tips, Rebates, Smart Sprinkler Controllers.
Tags: Conservation, cyber-rain, discount, electronics, gadgets, green, landscape, landscaping, rebate, savings, Smart Sprinkler Controller, smarthome.com, sprinkler, technology, water
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Water Conservation Event in Pasadena 9/12/09
Do you know what time it is? It’s time to save water! On Saturday, September 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the District 7 Water Conservation Fair will offer water-saving fun for the whole family. The fair will take place in Allendale Park (located at 1030 S. Morengo in Pasadena) and will be sponsored [...]
Posted: September 11th, 2009 under Conservation, Fun, Smart Sprinkler Controllers, news, water districts.
Tags: Conservation, cyber-rain, district 7, Irrigation, pasadena, pasadena firefighters association, pasadena water department, Smart Sprinkler Controller, sprinkler, terry tornek, water, water conservation fair
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