Thinking Home for Mac

Name: Thinking Home
Rating: 3.8 (6 reviews)
Author: Always Thinking

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By Always Thinking

Control and automate home appliances for energy savings, security, convenience.

Thinking Home is the easiest, affordable home automation solution for Mac OS X. v2.2 boasts a modern design that delivers performance without compromising ease of use. It is the only Mac app to store a schedule into an ActiveHome Pro (CM-15A). Thinking Home supports some of the most popular new hardware, including ActiveHome Pro (CM-15A), PowerLinc V2 and more than 130 models of gadgets and scores of USB serial adapters. Version 2.2 is well-equipped to run 24-7 and make use of Mac-only things like speech, scripts, email, instant messaging and iPhone access. Try out Thinking Home 2.2 as a demo for free. Some of the highlights: Stores your schedule into a controller so you can turn off your Mac. Setup Assistant to help you get started Gadget Guide for easy setup and shopping Events and Responders operate lights, open web pages, play audio, all kinds of actions iPhone access via the excellent X10 Commander app Schedule Sets: When going away on vacation, many people want a different schedule to be used. Instead of turning on the coffee maker, you may want a couple of lights turning on randomly for a more secure, lived-in look. 1-Wire: Affordable temperature monitoring is just one of the benefits that 1-Wire delivers. It's easier than ever to check the temperature of the water heater, greenhouse, wine cellar, solar panels or the outdoors. Device Status: Keep tabs on the status of each device or sensor and use it in a smarter, more energy-efficient home. Search Fields: The search field in the Gadget Guide makes it a snap to quickly find what you're looking for. You'll be amazed at how well it works -- it practically reads your mind. It's also very handy in the Schedules window, to narrow down your numerous events to the one you're looking for. Desktop Remote operates your gadgets directly from the Finder Sherlock plug-in for finding answers online Web access that fits seamlessly with Apple's built-in Personal Web Sharing Email and iChat/AOL Instant Messenger, even to cell phones Scripting with AppleScript and virtually any language you have installed Built-in voice commands and spoken announcements. You say "Turn on the living room lamp." and it does. English, Dutch and French localizations Logging with smart filtering.