[WinMac] Re: winmac Digest 16 Sep 2003 20:53:21 -0000 Issue 306

From: Tim David (timdavid[at]mail.ucf.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 16 2003 - 14:57:50 PDT

I know there are a lot of X-10 compatible devices out there for Macs
that will run a smart house. Do you know if your system is X-10
compatible? If so, you might be able to pull the Windows system out of
there and stick with what you know better. I wish I was more familiar
with that stuff to know if HCA is an X-10 program. I just thought I
would mention it while I was thinking of it.
Tim

On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 04:53 PM,
winmac-digest-help@iffy.com wrote:

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> winmac Digest 16 Sep 2003 20:53:21 -0000 Issue 306
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> Topics (messages 1265 through 1265):
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> WinXPP Security Questions from a Windows Idiot
> 1265 by: Mo! Langdon
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> From: Mo! Langdon <maureen@pacbell.net>
> Date: Tue Sep 16, 2003 4:53:01 PM US/Eastern
> To: winmac@iffy.com
> Subject: WinXPP Security Questions from a Windows Idiot
>
>
> My husband and I recently moved into a "smart" house: a PC runs the
> place (the lights, the watering, the pond pumps, the heater...). This
> is all very good and well, but, you know, we're Mac geeks... I can
> stumble my way through the program that actually does the work (HCA),
> but I'm not so sure about the Windows part (it's been a LONG while
> since I've had to think M$). It's on the network, but needs to be able
> to get out to the 'net.
>
> I *think* I know where to give it a valid IP addy, but as far as
> service packs and such to apply (or not), I await the influx of
> knowledge from far and wide. :-)
>
> I'm also interested in a firewall for the thing. The DSL router has
> one, but I'd just as soon leave that alone, so I don't muck things up
> for the Macs (everything else on the network).
>
> Could SKS recommend supplemental reading material on XP? I think
> _WinXP for Dummies_ is prolly on the basic side, but I'm not planning
> to turn into a programmer or a major-league power user, either.
>
> OTOH, is there a Mac solution to running the house?
>
> TIA
>
> Slán,
>
>
>
> Mo!
>
>

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