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This is the beginning of my first blog. I've been a gadget freak for as long as I can remember, maybe since I was 4. Back in the early 60's I had a toy called Mr. Machine. It was a battery powered or mechanical (can't remember which) robot with a clear body. You could see all the inner workings, gears, levers, etc. It had walking movement as its main feature. The robot was meant to be taken apart and put back together. I disassembled the toy and had a lot of difficulties getting it back together. Very frustrating to a little kid. 

This blog will start to cover in a rambling way the convergence of all the trends in the connected home/Internet of Things: the past, present, and future. 

All from my personal experiences and blending in what I see, hear and read. I'm going to connect the dots, see what's next.

I won't lay out my background and interests in depth just yet, but they're wide-ranging.

I first started with home automation control using the line of X-10 products in the mid-80's for controlling lighting and some components of my audio system.

More to follow: