  | Since the release of Time Machine, backing your Mac up has never been easier. If you want to back up different sets of files to more than one drive, though, this script will help you do so. Time Machine, in typical Apple fashion, will seamlessly back up your data with little effort on your [...] I’m trying to create a Trigger that will dim all the lights that are currently ON. Anyone have any ideas how I can implement this? Home Automation is more than just wanting things to happen, sometimes it takes some work, to get it to work the way you expect. After all, computers are just [...] Overall, I love Indigo. But one thing that is very annoying and doesn’t seem to be built in, is the ability to poll all devices on a regular scheduled basis (ie: every 5 mins, 10 mins, etc.) of the status of my devices. This mainly causes a problem when accessing my system via my [...] Folks, Have you actually seen the LampLinc Dual Band Dimmer (2457D2) yet? If not, take a look at it… As with the rest of the Dual Band products, it’s fast, it’s compact, but more importantly, the SmartHome web site’s images make it look huge! And you know what, it’s not their fault. It’s [...] Indigo 4.1.6 is now available for download from Perceptive Automation. Here is the summary from the Version Change documentation…I have included the 4.16 – 4.14 changes… 4.1.6 Changes Added support for new SwitchLinc Relay firmware version. Modified support for ToggleLinc firmware version 35 and higher to enable remote default brightness and ramp rate UI. 4.1.5 [...] Speed. It’s all about the speed, and reliablity. Ah hem. It’s all about two things, speed, and reliability. Certain things reduce the Wife Acceptance Factor (WAF) more than a flaky home automation system, especially if it is just a single device that is erratic… The 2413U solved that for us, along with a small timing tweak in a particular applescript… Why? What makes it different from the 2412U or 2414U?First let’s back up, the 2413U is a “Powerline Modem”, used for Insteon Home Automation. In particular, I use the Indigo software package to manage and control my home automation… This, the 2413U, is the computer interface for this powerline / RF mesh home automation network. Currently there are three different PLM controllers available, the 2414U & 2412U, which are powerline only. And the 2413U which support the powerline and RF mesh network in a single controller. Continue reading A Review of the Smarthome 2413U… As I have stated before, I just upgraded to a 2413U controller, and it’s made a large difference in my setup. Overall, in raw statistics the house went down a percentage or two for signal reliablitity, but overall everything seems faster… And more reliable, even though the raw statistics say it isn’t as reliable [...] How can you lock your screen from another Macintosh? The following applescript will allow you to lock the screen, over the network, from any other macintosh. Just keep in mind, “Remote Apple Events” will probably have to be turned on (System Preferences -> Sharing). property ipNumber : ‘Real IP address here’ property userName : [...] According to World of Apple, Build 10C540 has been released to developers for testing of 10.6.2… Apple has once again given developers another build of Mac OS X 10.6.2, despite being on the cards for release for several weeks build 10C540 solves several issues but continues to contain no known issues. Obscurely in [...] What are the ways that you can hide files and folders from prying eyes? But first, ask yourself, are you trying to prevent people from noticing them, or are you trying to prevent people from reading, and accessing the content… | ||
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