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[Dan Lawrence]

"The previous content of this post is inappropriate and completely off topic and has been removed" 

[steven r]

"The previous content of this post is inappropriate and completely off topic and has been removed" 

While I'm pretty sure you were joking, there are plenty of sites where one can go for scantly clad women.
At the risk of re-opening an already well discussed topic, I think most of us here are in agreement that we would rather see more automation and less lingerie ads at the X10 site.

[crowntown]

"The previous content of this post is inappropriate and completely off topic and has been removed" 

And that website is www.x10.com   


Please x10, no more geeky dinosaurs on your pages.  Stick with what's worked!

[Dan Lawrence]

"The previous content of this post is inappropriate and completely off topic and has been removed" 

[crowntown]

"The previous content of this post is inappropriate and completely off topic and has been removed" 

[crowntown]

"The previous content of this post is inappropriate and completely off topic and has been removed" 

Well, X10.com has been doing it successfully for years now.  I'm sure if it wasn't working for them we'd see something else.

[HA Dave]

.......... I already had one "regular" blow up in a topic....

I think.... crowntown is referring to me.

... I started to ask a simple and very valid question many x10 users have surely encountered.

Actually.... that's NOT the way this old geeky dinosaur remembers your original Firefox post (which has since been edited). After (IMHO) your posts became personal (and abusive) I removed my posts... if you would have removed your responces... that thread could have resumed topic intact.

I most certainly hope you bring some of those many years of Internet and forum experience to the forums here. But please do remember... we do try to play nice here at this forum.

[crowntown]

Excuse me Dave but I've never been in a discussion forum where people delete their posts like you did.  I strongly dispute your version of events too. 

You came into that topic with some offtopic challenge to the browser wars.  "The previous content of this post violated the posted X10 General Forum User Etiquette policy and has been removed" 

[crowntown]

"The previous content of this post violated the posted X10 General Forum User Etiquette policy and has been removed" 

Duncan wants to know what we want to see on X10.  "The previous content of this post violated the posted X10 General Forum User Etiquette policy and has been removed" 

[crowntown]

"The previous content of this post violated the posted X10 General Forum User Etiquette policy and has been removed" 

[crowntown]

For the record, my original post in that thread was not edited by me whatsoever.  It clearly shows that Steven was the only one who edited it and I don't have a problem with that at all.  He was kind enough to let me know.

I looked around and didn't find any solutions.  I was surprised I didn't see many asking this question.  How can I get Firefox to work with the MyHouse Online activeX?  All I get is a solid black page.

Now, what is wrong with that question "The previous content of this post violated the posted X10 General Forum User Etiquette policy and has been removed" 


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[dave w]

Keep in mind, I'd like to get feedback on the deals and kits relating to what is included in the packages and your opinion on what would make these kits better/more useful to you.  The design and formatting of our E-mails and the website always come up whenever we ask for comments or feedback. I want you all to know that the content and design is always evolving and changing, and it is a constant debate within X10. Some of us love it, some of us hate it, but at the end of the day none of us in this department have final say on what can change.
If your comment on the website or e-mail is in relation to the deal, then I would love to hear it.

So whadda ya saying here Duncan?. "Tell us how to sell more product but don't comment on the marketing attributes of the website". Well take this or leave it, I really don't care.

My employer, a national defence contractor, has now blocked the X10.com website because it is considered soft porn and degrading to women. And apparently my employer is not the only one to block X10.com for those reasons! That is pretty pathetic. X10 sells remote control home automation and home security products but your web site is considered porno, and blocked.

Also, as long as I am on a rant.

I speaking for myself, am becoming weary of continually carrying X10's water when it comes to dealing with electrical noise and phase coupling problems. X10 protocol is old, but it is still the default, and is still reliable when a solid repeater/coupler is used. X10 has the advantage, in that, the rest of the automation industry is fractionalized and the consumer is waiting to see who will win, Z-Wave, UPB, Insteon, etc. Just like the old days of VHS/Beta and Blue-Ray / HD. X10 could clean -up if you would fix your own act.

Fix your repeaters so they do not lock up or create firestorms when teamed with other X10 products. Jack up the output levels to overwhelm the noise and make one model that a consumer who has trouble putting batteries in a flashlight, could install with out calling an electrician. Educate your customer service to better identify and explain noise and phase coupling problems and then push the repeater products to fix the common problem. Market the repeaters along side AHP, Appliance and Lamp Modules etc, not as a fix, but an enhancement.
 
But no I do not mean held between the knees of one of your bimbos, floozies, or trollups. Sell your product on merits not implants.

That said, people love the "Buy one and get 24" deals you offer. Keep that up. I know as far as automation products, you make your profit on the Appliance Modules, Wall Switch Modules and Lamp Modules and so we are unlikely to see a "buy one Appliance Module and get five" deal. However try packaging the three popular modules as a "Starter Pack" and sell at some discount.

I have had X10 since 1979 and it is still great stuff. Market it that way.

[crowntown]

"The previous content of this post violated the posted X10 General Forum User Etiquette policy and has been removed" 

[Knightrider]

You have to realize that not all of us here are from California.  Here in the midwest, thongs are banned at most pools.  We all have different standards of decency, and if x10 wishes to cater to the entire country, they should err on the side of caution.  In most of Europe, topless swimming is the norm, but not in the USA.  In the Mid-East women hide their faces.  It's hard for a company to be respectful to all cultures, so, IMHO, X10 should stick to selling the product, not underwear.

[crowntown]

You know, I guess I've been very lucky with the phase and noise issues.  A $1.00 phase coupler capacitor solved that issue for me and there's lots of other easy ways to handle it.

The noise, I'm curious about because I haven't experienced even one hiccup running X10 for a couple years.  Every light in my home is CFL.  I have a notebook charger plugged in all the time.  I also have lots of wireless devices running and haven't experienced any interference.