February 2015
Beginner to intermediate
360 pages
8h 35m
English
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Chapter 16
Ten Great Websites for Home Automation
In This Chapter
Discovering the best sites on the web for home automation
Finding out what each site offers
Shopping for home automation products online
In this day of everything-is-connected-ness, most of us frequently hit the Internet when we want to learn more about a certain topic, find the best shopping bargains, get quick tips on performing a task, catch the latest news, find out how the latest movies fared with the critics, and so on. It’s no different with home automation, to be certain. The web is packed with information on home automation topics, covering anything from task how-to’s to buying the latest products at the best prices.
In this chapter, I introduce you to ten of my favorite home automation sites on the web. Some of them are great places to shop, others are chock-full of info for getting things done, and still others are a mix of these and more. I can attest to having become well acquainted with each of these sites, and they are the ten best that I’ve found as of this writing for covering the ever-broadening topic of home automation.
By the way, these sites are discussed in no particular order. I’m ...
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