RE: X10/Room Occupancy/SWMBO acceptance

["M McAree" <michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx>]

> Like that's gonna happen.
> Hands up who can leave their automated house in the hands of 
> an untrained
> individual for 2 weeks?

Me.



> Again though, this is a downgrade rather than an upgrade.
> Aside from the fact that we have brushed steel switches, 
> thinking guests
> again, (eg my mum) they would be more comfortable witha 
> 'proper' switch than
> a momentary switch or those butt-ugly X10 switches.

No-one turns lights on in my house. They come on automatically. 

Tony, one thing to look at is a touchscreen. I got a Touchlinc which I
interfaced with the heating. We use it to turn the heating on and off.
SWMBO  is used to this now and also uses it to run bedtime or
sunset.
http://www.barnett-hall.net/mmca/touchlinc.html

Michael

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