Comments on: Home Zone Beta 8

By: Yazz D. Atlas

Yazz D. Atlas — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:07:17 +0000

So any luck getting Beta 9 ready for the public? I would like to see if that would work under 10.5.1 since the current release doesn’t seem to do much at all when checking for a bluetooth phone in the area.

By: Douglas Wilber

Douglas Wilber — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:45:24 +0000

I am really a HUGE fan of this app, even though i am a simple user-I like to just activate the password when I leave home, etc. However, I am curious about how to make other actions-I am not advanced enough for the howto wection that I saw I was wondering specifically, about changing the server setting in Mail so when I am at school for instance, I can use their smtp server.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:52:04 +0000

When the final build of this comes out, will it be paid? If so, what’s the target price?

By: Benny

Benny — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:30:14 +0000

hi, is it possibile to add a feature or action to deactivate oder acitave the airportmoudle while leaving or entering a zone?

example: i plugin my ethernet cable an airport should be deacitvated. i disconnect my ethernet cable an airport should be activated.

apples zone change isnt nice because i have to reconfigure evere vpn oder dialup setup in each zone.

regards benjamin

By: Chris Walters

Chris Walters — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:46:59 +0000

Kene, you can indeed edit the scripts yourself. In the finder, ctrl+click on one of the “.homezoneaction” plugins and select “Show Package Contents” from the contextual menu (just like you did on the app itself to see the “Resources” folder).

If you study some of the existing actions, you can make your own with some trial and error. I am not a programmer but I was able to put together a “Quit Mail” script that works whenever it’s triggered. Now if I can just get it to re-launch when I return…!

By: Chris Walters

Chris Walters — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:37:29 +0000

Hey, I did the exact same thing! I neglected to edit the plist the first time and it didn’t show up in the Configure pane as a selectable option, but I’ve since fixed that. (Just wanted to mention it in case anyone else ran into this problem.)

By: Daniel Burn

Daniel Burn — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:04:20 +0000

I’m also having the same trouble. From screenshots I’ve seen, it looks like there should be a dropdown for the ‘Set Default Printer’ and ‘Change Network’ actions that would let you choose networks and printers; but neither appear for me.

Running OSX 10.4.9; screenshot here: http://spanky.gmp.usyd.edu.au/hz.png

By: Matthew Batema

Matthew Batema — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:34:27 +0000

I would like to suggest being able to detect the presence of A/C power adapters being plugged in (for notebooks/laptops). This would allow actions such as shutting down/sleeping when unplugged in trusted/untrusted locations when (not) in proximity. Battery life would be preserved and I’d feel more secure knowing the login screen would prevent access as opposed to the flimsy screen saver lock.

By: Troy Raiburn

Troy Raiburn — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:48:52 +0000

Oh, suggestions:

1) Fast user switching, so that when either I or my girlfriend are home, it would switch to that user… which leads me to:

2) Priority for certian bluetooth devices. Say, it has actions for phone A (switch to Troy’s account) but it also detects phone B (action: switch to guest account)… could there be a way to say “if device A is detected, ignore other devices”?

By: Troy Raiburn

Troy Raiburn — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:32:47 +0000

I’m sure this isn’t a big feat, but I copied and edited the “pause iTunes” function so that the program (for me) now includes a “play iTunes” setting. I use this to automatically pause iTunes when i leave the house with my phone, and resume playback when I walk in. I plan to incorporate this into my future mac’ed-out VW, as well.

For DIY reference, I simply went into the package contents, copied the “pause iTunes” action, renamed it “Play iTunes”, opened its contents and changed all the files so instances of “pause” now said “play”. Simple enough, and will probably be in the next version.