telekinetic

I just moved into a new house, and it is (in my mind) poorly wired...poorly, meaning the switches don't do what I'd want them to, and there aren't enough of them.

The solution in my mind is to install X10 home automation. I used to have it in my room when I was a lazy teenager, to turn my lights and stereo off and fan on without getting out of bed, so I'm familiar with the basics, but that was many years ago.

I found a website (which escapes me at the moment, it's bookmarked on my work computer) that sells seperate modules for about $6-10 a piece.

Right now, I'm mostly just laying out automated lighting. I'm thinking right now of switching out all of the switches, and most of the plugs that the lights go on. Plus I'm annoyed that the exterior light doesn't come on when I drive up, thus leaving me to fumble for keys in the dark, so I'm also installing a motion sensor in the driveway.

Also, I've got 4 cool hanging lamps that I'm putting over the bed and nightstand, and I'd love to be able to dim them independantly without getting out of bed, so I'll probably put them all on their own lighting module, and have a wireless remote control switch on my headboard.

Anyone done anything similar? Any suggestions on software? I'd ideally like all of this to be computer controlled, so I can have more intelligent macros driving everything, rather than just using it to simulate remote or batched switches.

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