Over the past three decades I've experimented with do-it-yourself home automation systems to control lights and appliances.

If you're still manually turning your lights on and off, 2016 should be the year you finally dare to embrace home automation. Smart home solutions can help you streamline your life to be more efficient and productive.

Technology has radically changed the way we protect our homes. What was previously only possible in Sci-Fi movies is now gradually becoming reality. The digital revolution has made its way into our homes.

Home automation, once the wave of the future, is becoming more and more mainstream as tech giants like Google, Amazon and Samsung jump on the bandwagon in product development.

Before purchasing a video surveillance system, figure out exactly why you need this technology and where you'd like to have the cameras mounted.