I did a year of my undergraduate studies in London, England, and it was there where I fell in love … with adventure. There was just something about the city’s crazy twists of cobblestone streets and meandering mews that kept…
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One-Touch Theater (or is it Theatre?) on the Thames
Ah, decisions, decisions: Which voluptuous view to choose? The sprawling Thames River in London, England, or the riveting action flick on the wide-screen television, powered by a motor custom-designed to angle and tilt at your command in order to give…
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I’m thrilled to announce the latest issue of Home Smart Home, for Spring 2013, launched hot off the printed press in Amsterdam in honor of the ISE tradeshow–Integrated Systems Europe. This solid fourth issue of Home Smart Home brings some of the most unexpected…
Need a Little Summer This Winter?
As we’re nearing Winter solstice, I am blown away that somehow the summer came to a close without me sharing the details of a very special visit I made to a girls’ summer camp in Pennsylvania this past July. I…
Posted in Automation, Lifestyle
Shades of Grey Control
My reference point both for “grey” and “control” come not from a best-selling novel from 2011 (one of these days I suppose I should read it?) but instead from a visit I made earlier this last year to none other…
Posted in Automation, Lifestyle
Wanna Call Me “Dumb as a Rock”?
Do you remember the Charlie Brown’s Halloween Special when “that round-headed” kid kept getting tricked with rocks while the rest of the Peanuts gang got delicious treats of varying kind? Here’s a clip to trigger your memory. http://www.youtube.com/embed/5tIhwITwhSg Well, I…
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Home Smart Home Digitized!
FREE iTunes Magazine Download for Smart People–yes, I’m talking to YOU! If you’ve picked up an issue of Home Smart Home, you’ll know why WE are thrilled to announce its launch as an iPad app! You, on the other hand,…
Posted in Lifestyle
Instagram Shout-Out
Submit Your Instagram Photos Using the #Control4 Tag! We’re curating, posting and sharing the very best Instagram photos that celebrate your home automation solutions. Use your favorite filters, borders and selective focusing to punch up your pics and make your…
Posted in Lifestyle
The Morning After
A gambling woman I am not. But thanks to a career in the consumer electronics industry and 15 or so major trade shows under my belt, my time in Las Vegas, Nevada is starting to pile up. I’ve done my…
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