It may be a little geeky for some, but in case you didn't see it or don't read CE Pro, I wrote an article for CE Pro that might be of interest to some folks here:

[Link: cepro.com]

It's about the various types of control protocols, the new ones being proposed by Apple and Google, how such things affect the quality of automation systems, and so forth.

Great summary Dean. And, I learned a new word- syntactical.

Throw it out the next time you are trying to pick up a date. Clearly any guy who uses the word syntactical probably also knows all of the history behind Lord of the Rings and knows all of the Dr. Who episodes. That kind of thing is a real deal closer :-)

We really appreciate the contribution, Dean!

Great article, Dean. Thanks.