Finally, I live on the Smartest Boat in the Marina. The cable TV is connected to our phone, which is connected to my personal computer, which is connected to the shore-power lines, all the appliances and the security system. Everything runs off a universal remote with the friendliest interface I've ever used.
Programming is a snap.
I'm like, totally wired. Programmed my VCR from the office, turned up the thermostat and switched on the lights with the car phone, remotely tweaked the oven a few degrees for my pizza. Maybe I should get the universal remote surgically attached. They insist it's a problem with the cable company's compression algorithms. I suspect the cleaning woman of reading Usenet from the washing machine interface when I'm not here.