“Intelligent home control server”

Indigo can literally control and automate all processes in your home. HAL 9000 anyone?

To be honest Indigo isn't as frightening as the artificial intelligence from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The program can actually become quite useful, if you have the patience to learn how to use it, and like any true geek, dream of controlling every switch in your home from your Mac.

Via the client/server architecture, you can gain remote access to devices in your home like lights, alarms or computers. You'll certainly need to have a good level of knowledge to learn how to establish connection between devices.

From Indigo's interface, it's fairly easy to know what actions to trigger, set launch times and dates and even organize actions by groups. The separate log window also ensures you always have a record of what actions you performed. An added plus: Indigo comes with a widget to control your home from your Dashboard

If you have enough technological skills, Indigo can enable you to automate hardware in your home all from the comfort of your Mac.

Languages:

English

Limitations:

30 day Trial Period

OS requirements for Indigo:

OS: Mac OS X

Pros

Control all home hardware
Easy triggering actions
Great widget

Cons

For experienced users

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From the publisher of Indigo

Indigo is an intelligent home control server that integrates an assortment of home control hardware modules to provide unprecedented control of your home. Indigo's built-in Web server and client/server architecture give you control and access to your home remotely from other Macs, PCs, internet tablets, PDAs, and mobile phones (including the iPhone and iPod Touch). Save money, conserve water, and reduce electrical usage by automating your home with Indigo's unlimited scheduling and control logic. Get started today by ordering a starter package.