ok, if you guys want a timer system that you can turn the computer off then you should be ordering the "active home" NOT the "firecracker"
Myself I leave my computer running all the time so that isn't a big deal but I also find Bills program a little of a "in the way" inconvenience on my computer and sence I have decided all I want to use X-10 for is my lighting, I have decided to use a different program that is Freeware and set up beautifully for running light or any other specificaly times events.
Also part of my desision for not using Bill's program (besides the $30.00 price tag) is that I purchased a red sea wave maker the otherday along with two more MJ1200's amd I am ipmressed with the currents in my tank now.
Jeanna, what all do you want to do with your firecracker? Bill's program has somee very cool features but for the average person it is overkill, I understand the reason behind the price of it (over 100 hours to develop the algarythems for the sunrise stuff alone) but I will never use thoes features. my actinics come on at 0700, my PC's come on at 0830 , PC's go off at 1930 (7:30 pm) , and my actinic go off at 2100 (9:00pm) I use the palm pad to over ride the computer when I am working on stuff and thats all I need. If I add more lights I get more apliance moduals.
I must also mention that a big part of the reason I got the red sea wave maker was that if I used bills program to controle my power heads I would have a loud ugly "click" everything a power head turned on or off, with 4 powerheads going I would slowly go nuts I think, also with Bill's program and X-10 you do not get the soft start feature for our powerheads.
the program I have been using for two weeks now is called "FireworX" it sits in the task menue beside icq and you don't even notice it is there.
this page will let you look at it and download it if you want. like I said it is freeware so it never expires or anything.
FireworX Page
Steve