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With the scripting ability of the ZephIr software I now have remote buddy controlling all of my external components (TV on/off, Satellite, Amplifier etc).
FMD, I was thinking... how do you turn your TV back on, if you can't see the RB window?! Turning everything off after you're done using your media center is easy, but turning back on is another thing. That's one area where RB is quite reliant on a monitor to see what you're doing.
Would it be possible with Applescript to detect when the Mac is coming out of the sleep state (i.e., turning all equipment to the ON state)? If so, then I suppose you could automate turning the TV back on.
Does the ZephIR software have this sort of sensing built in?
If not, Griffin makes a free key automator app called Proxi:
http://proxi.griffintechnology.com/
and it has a sleep monitor action built in. Perhaps with this, you could also monitor any keyboard / IR remote presses. Something like:
if (keyboard OR remote)
{
if (waking from sleep)
{
tell ZephIR turn on TV & amp
}
}
