Linked by David Adams on Wed 21st Jan 2004 22:52 UTC
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. 
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If you get in early on the construction, get to know the builder/contractor. Visit the site once a week. Its not just the multimedia wiring to look out for, take care to customize any details that will increase house value but not necessarily the price as much such as avoiding regular cheapo options.
My twin did his house and got 95% of the improvements he wanted. Every room has cat5,cable,phone in most every room. Thats probably enough for me too, multiple outlets in some rooms is cherry on the cake. One thing I would add is uninteruptable AC wiring on a UPS, just to get rid of resetting clocks whenever the power goes. He even added a UK style 240V outlet in the kitchen.
As a Brit I would also include ceiling lighting & fan fixtures where ever, I find American homes with no ceiling lighting to be very annoying.
I expect to do a custom job on my next home too.
I also worked on powerline networking and I seem to see it is not taking off. I would also go with cat6 now if the walls are just framed.
Good luck