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Product Description:
Thinking Home 2.0 is the easiest-to-use, affordable home automation solution for Mac OS X. It is faster than ever and savvy about the most popular controllers, like the PowerLinc V2 and ActiveHome Pro.
In many cases, it can store your schedule in a controller so you turn off your Mac. Even the most powerful features are made simple, so that normal people can benefit, not just gearheads. One of the coolest features is the built-in speech recognition. You say "Turn on the living room lamp." and it does!
Thinking Home can be evaluated as a demo for free, without expiration.
Plus:
- Setup Assistant to help you get started
- Gadget Guide with more than 75 models of hardware.
- INSTEON and X-10 standards
- Events and Responders can operate gadgets, open web pages, play audio, all kinds of actions
- Innovative Desktop Remote operates your gadgets directly from the Finder
- Sherlock plug-in for finding answers in home automation forums, wiki's and newsgroups
- 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 (unix shell scripts, Python, Perl, etc.)
- Voice commands and spoken announcements
- Logging
Examples and Benefits:
- Save energy by using lights only when needed
- Improve security with interactive lighting and announcements
- Enjoy the convenience of remote control
- Assist with disabilities, such as hearing or wheelchair needs.
What's new in this version:
Thinking Home v2.0.2 resolves a few bugs:
- Some ActiveHome events were not stored properly.
- Certain ActiveHome schedules were not stored
- Restored Drag & Drop of events and responders between schedules.
- More cosmetic improvements.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.3.9
Additional Requirements:
- Non-USB controller models require a USB-serial adapter.
- The Sherlock feature is available on Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier.
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Easy Decision 
- Version: 2.0.1, 4/11/2008 02:15PM PST
MrHoneyDo
Once burned, twice cautious.... - Version: 2.0b18, 3/17/2008 06:46AM PST
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Gib HenryMeanwhile, at first glance, the software recognized my ActiveHome Pro but so far hasn't allowed me to create a schedule for it...which is the only reason I would ever consider purchasing the software. Keeping a Mac running to operate a device schedule is way overkill!
On the other side of the coin, it's nice to see that TH2 can import schedules from its ancient ancestor (as well as from Indigo and CP290 Director X). But if they really want future business, they should import schedules from that crappy ActiveHome Pro Windoze software I had to use under Parallels Desktop. It's incredibly kludgy, full of adware (and possibly spyware), and the schedules it uploaded to my device don't come anywhere close to the schedules I created!
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- Once burned, twice cautious....
Great to See Thinking Home Updated! - Version: 2.0b17, 3/12/2008 08:17AM PST
(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)
clay_johnsonThinking Home just plain works and is very simple to use.
