Home Automation for Non-Geeks?
Some people get a kick out of automating their homes through their PCs while others regard their computers with a suspicious eye, wishing for the simplicity of a remote. A couple of months ago, PC Magazine published a sort of home automation for beginners article. I got a kick out of the introduction where author Bill Howard writes, "One of life's ironies is that those of us who can dim the living-room lights and switch the stereo to soft jazz at the press of a single button are probably the geeks who can't get a date and take advantage of the romantic atmosphere." The articles goes on to explain the basics of diming lights and what's on the horizon for the quickly evolving home automation field.
