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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I Wire Houses for a living. I work for A Security company and we do million dollar houses with ON-Q Systems. and full automation.
Let me tell you Having a wired house is very nice. Before I started working for this company I Thought IT was pointless. but I have changed my mind after I seen the house finnished.
IT's very nice to have a Data port in a kitchen right near your counter top. or having 2 tv, phone and data runs on both sides of the room so you can put a bed TV stand or your computer anywhere you feel like.
I am a firm believer in wired houses.
Anyway talk about Big Brother. This one house my company is working on has 8 Camera Runs going to a DVR Unit with auto night vision. (Put in by the owners request)