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Here are a couple of my favorites... Browser: Slimbrowser (also based on IE, but adds tabs and tons of other nice features) http://flashpeak.com Password Saver: RoboForm (Password and note saver (encrypts them) and pops up to pre-fill web forms... honestly now that I use it, I could not live...

All, I have a DSC Power632 security system that was installed in my house when purchased... I am considering 2 upgrades to the system and was wondering if anyone here has had any experience with this system/these modules. DSC ESCORT5580TC -> Which is supposed to give me some control over x-10...

Electron, I am awared MAC addresses are easy to spoof, but how would someone find out the MAC addresses that I have set to be allowed access? Doug

Rupp is exactly right in what he says as well John. As you said you are not sending particularly 'secret or proprietary' information, you just don't want to share your bandwidth with the world :) Using MAC address filtering (also often called an access list) you can do this without...

I installed and and SURE ENOUGH... works LIKE A CHARM. Thanks for the help!! One more thing, just wondered if you changed the unit from it's default settings, I seem to now get some commands repeating twice, but at this point this does not seem to be a problem. Thanks again! Doug

Ok, so I did not actually describe it correctly... The system is wired more like this.... Meter on outside ---------------------> Panel A of House | -----------------------------------> Panel B Panels A and B are not connected (except via the outside 'panel' where the meter is...)...

They report an off condition when turned off AND they also report an off condition when polled by another device... such as a 6 or 8 button keypad. This is nice as the LED on the keypad indicates the status (led on if light is on or led off if light is off). Also usefull when programming...

Perfectly clear. Thank you. ;)

Sounds VERY promising... I did look at the instructions for installing this device [ http://www.smarthome.com/manuals/4821AC.pdf ]and I am not confident how to wire it... I do not know what they mean by: Power/Signal Phase A AND Signal Phase B I have installed new circuits in a panel before...

I have the following situation... house is about 5000 sq ft... there are 2 electrical panels one on each side of the house. So basically looks like this: Meter --> Panel A --> Panel B (Panel B is a subpanel and is not wired directly from the meter) ----- Connected to Panel A I have: 1 -...