Title: Automatically turn/off laptop using Electronic Adaptive Equipment

Are you talking about something like this?

 

http://www.acctinc.ca/?articleID=5

 

or this?

 

http://www.minomech.com/Prod_ME_PJ.html

 

 

Could be combined with a wireless switch, but do not know if it would work on a laptop. 

 

Never heard of anyone turning on a computer with X-10.  You can probably work it to turn it off, but it would just cut the power immediately, (not very good for computer.)

 

Would be helpful for some more background info on the application.  Is it a situation where they cannot just leave computer on?

 

Ed Hitchcock OTR/L

Technology Center

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

 

 


From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Antoinette Verdone
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 8:31 AM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Assistive Technology] Automatically turn/off laptop using Electronic Adaptive Equipment

 

It probably was a fluke.  (How was it that you could use X-10 to turn on a laptop – I am curious?)

 

If you could tell the group the make and model of the laptop, that may help with finding a solution.

 

Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP

Assistive Technology Specialist

The ALS Association, Greater New York Chapter

116 John Street, Suite 1304

New York, NY 10038

Phone: 212-720-3054

Fax: 212-619-7409

Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx

www.als-ny.org

 

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From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Hoffmann
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:13 PM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Assistive Technology] Automatically turn/off laptop using Electronic Adaptive Equipment

 

 

How do you automatically turn your laptop on/off using electronic adaptive equipment? X-10s worked in one case we had but not another. I am not sure if this was a fluke? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Ann Hoffmann
The ALS Association, MN Chapter Program Coordinator for Hrbek-Sing Communication and Assistive Device Program
Courage Center
3915 Golden Valley Road
Minneapolis, MN 55422
Phone:  763-520-0445/800-337-6144
Fax:763-520-0355