Thinking Home is one of the easiest-to-use, affordable home automation solution for Mac OS X and is now even better!

v2.1 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 both PowerLinc V2 models, ActiveHome Pro (CM-15A) and more than 100 other models of gadgets and scores of USB serial adapters.

Version 2.1 is well-equipped to run 24-7 and make use of Mac-only things like speech, scripts, email, instant messaging and web access.

You’re invited to try out Thinking Home 2.1 as a demo for free. Then compare to other leading Mac home automation software.

Here are some key features of "Thinking Home":

· Setup Assistant to help you get started
· Gadget Guide with more than 100 models of hardware
· INSTEON and X-10 standards
· Events and Responders 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 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 (unix shell scripts, Python, Perl, Ruby, etc.)
· 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 Operating System

Requirements:

· 11 MB of disk space.
· The Sherlock feature is available on Mac OS 10.4 and earlier.
· Non-USB controller models require a USB-serial adapter.

Limitations:

· Limited to one controller, one device, one event and one responder while using as a demo.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Universal application. Resolved issues with Snow Leopard Corrected several issues with schedules stored in CM-11A and CM-15A. Improved handling of CM-11/CM-15 reports Drag & Drop on Leopard ? Fixed 24/7 following Leopard restart. Added more models. Improved handling of X-10 aliases in some cases. Improved 24/7 behavior for multiple users.