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How should I connect my PC to my TV?
Read the answer in Knowledgebase article #10.

How can I setup Meedio Essentials to automatically find new files? Do I have to re-run the setup wizard every time I add new photos or music?
Read the answer in Knowledgebase article #48.

Using Meedio HouseBot Sleep Timers
A common need is to turn a device off after a specified period of time. For example, many times a motion detector will trigger a lamp to turn on. The lamp is then to remain on until a specified time has elapsed. If additional motion is detected while the lamp is on, the timeout timer should be reset.

While it would be easy to create a Task that turns the lamp on, waits for a specified time, and then turns the lamp off, this is not recommended. Using this method will not allow the timer to be reset if more motion is detected while the timer is running due to the fact that the Task is currently busy waiting and can not be executed again.

A common way to tackle this problem is by using a Sleep Timer Device and two Tasks:

1. Create a Sleep Timer Device.
2. Enable the Device
3. Set the Sleep Time property to the amount of time that the lamp should remain on before switching off.
4. Create a Task (Turns the lamp on and starts the timer)
   1. Enable it Task and set the Execution Mode to "When Conditions Are Met".
   2. Add a condition to test for the motion detector. (Any condition can be tested.)
   3. Add an action to turn the lamp on.
   4. Add another action to change the value of the Sleep Timer Running Property to Yes.
5. Create another Task (Turns the lamp off when the timer has expired)
6. Enable the Task and set the Execution Mode to "When Conditions Are Met".
7. Add a condition to test the Sleep Timer Running Property to equal No.
8. Add an action to turn the lamp Off.

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Each month Meedio will recognize one of the more than 17,000 registered users on the Meedio community forums for their outstanding contributions. This month's Most Valuable Poster is EC, who joined us just over one year ago on May 30, 2004. Since then, EC has contributed over 2,500 informative and helpful posts to the community.

Thanks EC!

In the coming months, we'll ask you to cast your vote for MVP. Stay tuned!

With over 200 add-ins to choose from, it's difficult to choose just one to highlight. But this month we've picked XML2mee by Stewart Hargrave as Plugin of the Month. XML2mee is an import plugin which will populate a Meedio media library from XML files, such as those created by DVD Profiler, for example. Read more in Stewart's XML2mee support thread.

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