Free dimming software for mac

Doodim permits one to dim the background of the foremost application thereby enhancing its visibility.

You can switch it on or off very quickly from the menu bar, and set the level of dimness.

Completly freeware for non-commercial use.

Indigo 4.1.0 is regarded as a simple and salutary home control server that integrates INSTEON and X10 hardware devices. Save money, conserve water, and reduce electrical usage by automating your home with Indigo's unlimited scheduling and control logic. Using Indigo's built-in Web server, you can access and control your home from anywhere using any modern Web browser (including the iPhone and iPod Touch!).

Indigo was developed from the ground up to be a robust, Mac OS X native, home control server. With Indigo you can automate your lights, appliances, thermostat, sprinkler system, and more! You can even control Indigo via email from your cell phone or the office. In addition to having a built-in Web server, Indigo has customizable graphical Control Pages for creating Web browser UIs to control your home. Indigo's Control Page editor allows you to create and edit Control Pages without the need to understand HTML, CSS, or JavaScript programming. Indigo's intuitive user interface allows you to create complex home control logic without complex scripting languages. And for users comfortable with AppleScript, Indigo provides a thorough and powerful AppleScript object model and dozens of AppleScript verbs.

Indigo has native support for the dozens of INSTEON / X10 compatible devices:

• PowerLinc 2414U, PowerLinc 1132U/CU, CM-11, and LynX-PLC interfaces
• MR 26a RF receiver interface
• W800RF32 RF receiver interface
• INSTEON modules: Thermostat Adapter, EZRain sprinkler controller, SwitchLinc V2, LampLinc V2, ApplianceLinc V2, KeypadLinc V2, ToggleLinc V2, ControLinc V2, RemoteLinc, IRLinc Converter, OutletLinc, SocketLinc, In-LineLinc, EZIO8SA, EZIO8t, EZIO2X4, EZIO6I, EZSwitch30, EZSnsRF, EZX10RF
• Smarthome X10 modules: SwitchLinc, LampLinc, ApplianceLinc
• Leviton (extended dim) modules
• Lightolier Compose switches (in "Compatible Mode" mode only)
• Generic appliance/lamp modules

Major Features:

1. Built-in Web server for remote browser access
2. Supports uploading of basic control logic and schedules to the PowerLinc 2414U and 1132CU, giving you basic home control even when your Mac is turned off
3. Native support for thermostats and sprinkler controllers
4. Define and execute INSTEON lighting scenes from your Mac
5. Remotely manage INSTEON links and lighting scenes (includes 2-way syncing and persistent links)
6. SQLite and PostgreSQL integration for saving device state changes, variable value changes, and event log messages
7. Built-in Web server plug-in architecture
8. Integrated support with Salling Clicker and Ovolab Phlink -- remotely control Devices and execute Action Groups from a bluetooth-enabled mobile phone or over any remote telephone
9. Trigger actions by sending Indigo emails (built-in POP3 client)
10. Send emails for remote notification of triggers, such as motion detection or power failure (built-in SMTP client)
11. Remote control of iTunes using Web browser pages or X10 RF remotes
12. Unlimited action groups to define lighting scenes with unlimited action steps
13. Sunset and sunrise events for automated lighting
14. Native variable list to easily keep track of automation states, such as "atHome"
15. Extensive AppleScript dictionary, including object model and plug-in architecture
16. Threaded architecture minimizes CPU usage and prevents UI from becoming blocked (no busy cursor!), even when sending slow dim or brighten commands

xCommander is a simple interface for the X-10 Model CP290 Computer Interface.
Access all 256 devices. On/Off/Dim functions. Does not deal with events stored in the CP290 memory.
Written in C using Apples Xcode.
Enhancements:
- New icon
- Fixed display of port path in popup. First character (a "/") was not showing. Cosmetic only, did not affect the actual port path.

Indigo 4.1.0 b2 brings you a convenient a home control server which integrates INSTEON and X10 hardware devices. Save money, conserve water, and reduce electrical usage by automating your home with Indigo's unlimited scheduling and control logic. Using Indigo's built-in Web server, you can access and control your home from anywhere using any modern Web browser (including the iPhone and iPod Touch!).

Indigo was developed from the ground up to be a robust, Mac OS X native, home control server. With Indigo you can automate your lights, appliances, thermostat, sprinkler system, and more! You can even control Indigo via email from your cell phone or the office. In addition to having a built-in Web server,

Indigo has customizable graphical Control Pages for creating Web browser UIs to control your home. Indigo's Control Page editor allows you to create and edit Control Pages without the need to understand HTML, CSS, or JavaScript programming. Indigo's intuitive user interface allows you to create complex home control logic without complex scripting languages. And for users comfortable with AppleScript, Indigo provides a thorough and powerful AppleScript object model and dozens of AppleScript verbs.

Major Feature :

1. Built-in Web server for remote browser access
2. Supports uploading of basic control logic and schedules to the PowerLinc 2414U and 1132CU, giving you basic home control even when your Mac is turned off
3. Native support for thermostats and sprinkler controllers
4. Define and execute INSTEON lighting scenes from your Mac
5. Remotely manage INSTEON links and lighting scenes (includes 2-way syncing and persistent links)
6. SQLite and PostgreSQL integration for saving device state changes, variable value changes, and event log messages
7. Built-in Web server plug-in architecture
8. Integrated support with Salling Clicker and Ovolab Phlink -- remotely control Devices and execute Action Groups from a bluetooth-enabled mobile phone or over any remote telephone
9. Trigger actions by sending Indigo emails (built-in POP3 client)
10. Send emails for remote notification of triggers, such as motion detection or power failure (built-in SMTP client)
11. Remote control of iTunes using Web browser pages or X10 RF remotes
12. Unlimited action groups to define lighting scenes with unlimited action steps
13. Sunset and sunrise events for automated lighting
14. Native variable list to easily keep track of automation states, such as "atHome"
15. Extensive AppleScript dictionary, including object model and plug-in architecture
16. Threaded architecture minimizes CPU usage and prevents UI from becoming blocked (no busy cursor!), even when sending slow dim or brighten commands
17. ...and much, much more! See our website for all the details.

Enhancements:

• PowerLinc 2414U, PowerLinc 1132U/CU, CM-11, and LynX-PLC interfaces
• MR 26a RF receiver interface
• W800RF32 RF receiver interface
• INSTEON modules: Thermostat Adapter, EZRain sprinkler controller, SwitchLinc V2, LampLinc V2, ApplianceLinc V2, KeypadLinc V2, ToggleLinc V2, ControLinc V2, RemoteLinc, IRLinc Converter, OutletLinc, SocketLinc, In-LineLinc, EZIO8SA, EZIO8t, EZIO2X4, EZIO6I, EZSwitch30, EZSnsRF, EZX10RF
• Smarthome X10 modules: SwitchLinc, LampLinc, ApplianceLinc
• Leviton (extended dim) modules
• Lightolier Compose switches (in "Compatible Mode" mode only)
• Generic appliance/lamp modules

Desktop Icon Manager (DIM) is an AppleScript which saves and restores the icon positions on the desktop. There are applications and other scripts that do the same thing, so why is this one different?

DIM doesnt get confused when you store the icon positions at one screen resolution and then restore them at a different screen resolution. In other words, if an icon is at the bottom right corner of the display when the icon positions are stored then that icon will always be placed at the bottom right corner regardless of the screen resolution. Theres only one application that I know of which does that, but they want money to do it. Other applications/scripts allow you to save multiple icon positions at different screen resolutions. Thats fine if you want to adjust your icon positions for each screen resolution you use. My question is why? You got a Mac sitting in front of you, let her do it.

Desktop Icon Manager 2.0 only works for Mac OS 10.4 and later. For MacOS 7.x through 9.x, one can use Desktop Icon Manager 1.3.1 (see below). There is no version of Desktop Icon Manager that works for Mac OS 10.0 through 10.3.9!

Dejal Time Out 1.5.5 is really an essential program which will gently remind you to take a break on a regular basis.

Major Features:

1. Time Out has two kinds of breaks: a "Normal" break, typically for 10 minutes after 50 minutes of work, so you can move about and relax, plus a "Micro" break: a very brief pause of typically 10 seconds every 10 minutes, so you can remember not to tense up too much for long periods. You can disable either kind of break if desired, and the breaks are automatically paused when you go away from your computer, and can be reset when you come back.
2. You can configure how long each kind of break lasts, and how long between breaks. Each Time Out is announced via the screen slowly dimming, with related graphics materializing, and when the break is complete, it fades out again. You can change the time these transitions take... and you can even change the color and the level of transparency during the break. So if you like, you can make it mostly transparent so you can continue reading while on your break... though it's better for you if you give your eyes a rest during the Time Out.
3. While in a break, a progress bar shows how long till it is over, and buttons are available to postpone or skip the break if you can't be interrupted right then. Starting with version 1.5, you can change the number of minutes for the postpone buttons, or even hide them and/or the skip button, if you want to encourage yourself to take the breaks.
4. What's more, you can optionally play a sound and even run an Automator workflow, AppleScript, Python script, or application at the start and/or end of each break. So you can have it pause iTunes and play a short soothing piece of music at the start of a break, then a buzzer and resume iTunes when the break is over. Some useful scripts are provided built-in, plus updates and user-submitted ones available on the Time Out Extras page.
5. Rebuild Your Vision: While on a break, you can simply close your eyes or change your focus to rest your eyes. But another option is to try an exercise program to actively improve your eyesight. One such set of exercises offered by a third-party company is called Rebuild Your Vision. It includes exercises, guidance, and more to help train your eye muscles. Read more about it if this sounds interesting.

Enhancements: Enhanced Snow Leopard compatibility.

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later; Universal Binary; Snow Leopard-ready