At last! A safe thing to do with your Windows Web browser!

Yes, it’s that time of year again, when grocery stores are selling Christmas decorations and toys, drug stores are selling Christmas trees (hey, nobody actually buys food or medicine, do they?), and Starbucks is playing Jingle Bell Muzak on infinite loop.

And, oh yes, the Komarnitsky family is once again letting you - yes you - control their outdoor Christmas lights via your Web browser and the magic of the Internet. (Note to George Tenet: I won’t tell the terrorists if you don’t.)

Alex Komarnitsky and his family live near Boulder, Colorado, where it’s cold, clear, and snowy. The perfect backdrop for a Rockwellian white Christmas, and with nothing else to do in that blustery winter wildness, hey, why not put up a few thousand, or a few dozen thousand, Christmas lights? [Continue reading Turn This Guy's Christmas Lights On and Off with Your Web Browser!]