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 1)  I have some outdoor lights that I would like to be able to turn on at sunset and then have an option where they would turn off at set number of hours/minutes later - I know I can set them to turn on at sunset and then turn off at a set time, but this would be easier.

2)  I have a water recirculator on my water heater - it recirculates the hot water when it is on so it doesn't waste water while your waiting for the water to turn hot.  I am currently controlling it with a heavy duty intermatic appliance module, but it would be great if I could set this channel to only run for a certain amount of time - say 15 minutes and then it would shut off on its own.Sometimes we forget to turn it off and it may run for a while before we catch it.

 3) A better drawing interface - something with scale to it so I can size a room proportionately or the ability to import a drawing in .jpg, .bmp, et.  Also different shapes - our entry is through a round "Turret"

 4) Network mapping

 5) When I am working in the "Modify schedules" window, the window is very small, and I can't enlarge it.  I don't like scrolling down.  Why can't it be a full page window?

 6) Floor plan with tabs

7) Run as a service - I am using Windows Home Server

I'd like to second the "run as a service" request.  My timers don't run any time Windows decides to reboot my machine to apply a patch.  I'd need it for Vista.

In the Pro edition I would like to see a hidden menu made available to installers. This menu would allow the installer to lock certain features after setup. For example, my customer has somehow managed to delete their floor plan twice. I'm not sure if this is a bug in TE or if it is them actually doing it on accident. If we had this hidden menu I could totally disable the design tab leaving only the Scene and Zones tabs for them to play with. This wold prevent them from accidentally removing devices also. It would also help me troubleshoot the cause of the problem by eliminating the user as a possible cause. It could also be used to lock certain advance features like reseting a network to factory default.