
If all goes well, this summer I'll be building a new house. I've owned a few houses before, some of them built in the 1920s and 30s, and full of all the charm and quirks of an old house, and a couple that were pretty new, with the lack of craftsmanship and imagination that's typical in most new construction in the USA today. But this time I'm building a custom home, just to my specifications, so I can have whatever features I want, limited only by my imagination (and budget). I'd like to integrate some home automation features into the house, and include wiring for future expansion.
Why are people so negative about wireless? I don't remember reading that he was considering going completely wires, just including it in his list of desires. Maybe he's thinking of having a laptop or two and wants to be able to surf without adaptors and cables...
Wireless is as secure as you make it. Use a system wich allows for encrytion and a MAC address white-list.