Recent content by ericmoyer

I do plan on eventually making the house more sensor-driven, but I know that is a long way off for me. It's a pretty large home, so it would require a lot of sensors and I have a very limited amount of time, especially having just moved in, so first I'm going after the low-hanging fruit. First...

Thanks. Good info there. I actually ran across Incontrol today and am going to play around with that for a bit and see if that will get done what I need for the short term. I like that it has both iphone and droid apps. I expect to use the touch screen fairly regularly as it will be in the...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm really sold on the Z-wave at this point in my research. So far I ordered some Intermatic Z-wave switches, outlets, and a thermostat through automatedoutletstore on Ebay. I also ordered a GE handheld remote ($6 on amazon.com) and a Levitron USB thinkstick...

Hi all. I recently purchased a home and would like to start automating it. I discovered this forum and have been combing through it but the amount of information is overwhelming so I'm looking for just a little guidance. About me: I'm pretty good with computers--great with Windows and I can...