Re: Getting started with home lighting automation

["wkearney99" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> All of the lights are switched,

Switched where?  On the wall or in the lamps themselves?  If they're on the
wall then you can just replace the wall switches with ones that can be
remote controlled.  If you're talking table lamps without wall switches then
you'd have to leave the lamps 'on' and plug them into controllable modules.

> several of them use compact fluorescent bulbs.

Some CF bulbs can be dimmed but many cheap ones can't.  As such you'd need
to make sure you don't use a dimmer switch to control them.

> something that runs from a computer would be nice

A Basic X-10 starter kit would probably handle most of your basic needs.