Last night's presentation at the Chicago Apple User Group meeting, at the Michigan Ave Apple Store, was great fun. Lots of smart and interesting people attended, and it was a real treat to get to talk about smart homes in my home town and at such a great venue. If you're a Chicago-area Mac user, you'll be well served by this group.

Here's a list of links and references from my presentation and the discussion afterwards. Many thanks again to the group and the board for their hospitality.

• Insteon: General Info, Best Prices
  
• X10: Starter Kit (alas, the X10.com website is an embarrassment, but they do have the best prices.)
• Misterhouse: General Info, Getting Started with Misterhouse.
• XTension: General Info
  
• Indigo: General Info
• Shion: General Info
• Heyu: General Info
• Smart Home Hacks: General Info and e-versions, Amazon
• Home Hacking Projects for Geeks: General Info, Amazon
• Monitoring a home via telephone: Sensaphone 400, Insteon Telephone Alert Kit.
• Dan Fink's Energy Site: Otherpower.com

Finally, you can get a list of all the home automation tips on this site by clicking here.