Using Plex with Indigo (Home Theatre automation)

There’s plenty of talk here about Home Automation, but what if you want to control your home automation via your home theatre?  Here is an article from Automated Home, that discusses integrating the Plex Home Theatre plugin with Indigo for access to your home automation while sitting on your couch / loveseat / etc… Automated […]

Indigo v4.16 has been released.

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 Changes […]

Doctor Who, a unknown Documentary

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Macintosh Dashboard may bring the first real OS X Virus…

First, Breathe…  Yes, take a few deep breathes…. You see, we’re all doomed…  Yes, indeedy, doomed I say.  After all, the Macintosh Dashboard is the vector which all viruses will be created with in mind…  And Windows viruses will disappear due to the popularity of the Dashboard vector….  (SLAP)…  Sorry, I needed that, I was […]

What’s the difference between Track-At-Once & Disc-At-Once?

Track-At-Once This is the first option that was introduced when CD duplication software was first created. With this mode, each time a track is finished burning, the laser recording the information stops. When it stops, two run-out blocks of data are written. After that, one link block and four run-in blocks are written when the […]

Credit scores? 720? 850?

I am sure you’ve seen those commercials, touting you need to have a credit rating of 720…. But have you ever thought about what that means?  The FICO credit score ranges between 300 and 850. The VantageScore score ranges from 501-990.  Typically the 720 refers to an FICO credit score.. Think about that… The adverts […]

Snow Leopard Power Saving Modes

I recently upgraded from Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.6, and noticed that the power saving profiles have disappeared from the menu bar’s Battery Status menus. Luckily, this functionality is still accessible via the command line. Open Terminal and type the following command in order to set the profile to be used when using the […]