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Smart homeowners make good customers. Smart homeowners do their homework, their research before making long-term home entertainment and automation...
The home automation industry has spawned many new concepts, making our existence more interesting and easier to manage. Lost in the shuffle however...
For my review of Slim Device’s Network Audio Player I wanted to extend my network by using my existing AC wiring so I could have the Slimp3 set up in...
For years, the marketplace for home management solutions (including home controls, or what many in the industry refer to as “home automation”) has...
Recently, a friend and neighbor asked me to assemble a camera system for him, the purpose of which was to provide video coverage of his entire front...
For years the only affordable lighting control was X10 powerline carrier technology. The only problem was that it didn’t work very well. X10 systems...
Every video-security installer can tell you a story about the retrofit job from hell. A story that usually begins with “It seemed pretty simple at...
Amid the boom in home remodeling Americans are finding a new source of comfort with electric underfloor heating. The benefits are quickly apparent to...
The beauty of a home goes more than skin deep for today’s life styles. Home theater, computer networking, closed circuit video channels, HDTV, web...
Just about every American household has some form of home entertainment system (TV, VCRs, DVDs, etc.), most have at least one PC, and more are...
This book is more than a guide. It is a valuable reference that is written in plain, non-technical language so readers can put the information to use...