If you are like just about any homeowner including us, you have searched in frustration for the right remote to control one thing or another, or tried to remember when to turn the thermostat down only to ultimately forget, or can’t remember if you closed the garage, or are so comfortable on the couch that you don’t want to get up to turn the lights off. The answer to all of these is home automation. Home automation systems of the past were fairly pricey but today there are many options that are very affordable, making it accessible for any homeowner.