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Plex + Indigo + Harmony Remote = Home Automation Bliss      Why do it?  About a year ago, I decided to take the home automation plunge and sought out ways to automate my home's lighting, entertainment and HVAC systems.  After doing a good deal of research, I concluded that the most cost-effective and flexible solution would be to utilitze Perceptive Automationís Indigo software and Smarthome's Insteon modules for the lighting and HVAC. 

Once I installed all the Insteon devices (which also included a garage door opener), I installed the Indigo software on an iMac in my study, connected the iMac to the Insteon adapter which plugs into the wall and my home automation dreams were off and running...

The UBL-MMR from Mk1 Studio is a 19 inch rackMount Shelf for your Mac mini server.  Automated Home reader Ben McCormack reviews the hardware and shows us more photos of his home automation rack project...

This week Philips released the next major update of their ProntoEdit Professional software.  Amongst the array of new features and fixes is support for uPnP and DLNA.  This has allowed Philips to release a free ProntoScript module which gives users control of their Sonos zoned music system from their WiFi equiped Pronto remotes.  Check out our quick video tour of how to set it up all up and what it's like in use after the jump...

Here's one Automated Home readers account of how he powers various systems around his home from special UPS supplied sockets.  This allows him to keep not only his PCs up during power outages, but also his Home Cinema System, TVs, Phones etc...

UK Home Automator turned podcaster, Don McAllister, is famous for his high quality video tutorials for the Mac.  This week he comes back to his roots covering a true smart home application and an Automated Home favourite - Plex.  Like us, Don is "blown away" by the OpenSource media player / library manager and the show is a great resource for anyone setting up Plex for the first time as well as showing some of the more advanced features if you are already a Plex user.  Links to the 46 minute long Free HD video after the jump...