SVMUG Monthly Meeting December 15, 2025 - Richard Gunther - Getting Started With Home Automation

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SVMUG Monthly Meeting December 15, 2025 - Richard Gunther -  Getting Started With Home Automation

Hello svmug members & friends! 

The Silicon Valley Macintosh User Group (svmug) upcoming meeting is Monday, December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time. We will be meeting via Zoom. As always, our meetings are open to the public and free to attend. Please invite a friend!

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MEETING TOPIC:  Getting Started With Home Automation
Richard Gunther will discuss getting started with smart home tech in the Apple world. Whether you’re just installing a few smart bulbs or envisioning a complex, automated system, Apple's HomeKit may be more powerful than you’d expect. He’ll share some real-world examples, tips, and perhaps even some unsolicited advice on how to best set up your smart Apple home.

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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:  Richard Gunther
Richard is a longtime smart home expert, podcast host, consultant, and one of the O.G. voices in connected home tech. Richard has been deep in the smart home world for decades, starting with X10 and HomeSeer and evolving through Insteon, Amazon Alexa, HomeKit, Home Assistant, and everything in between.

Richard’s hosted numerous podcasts over the years, including the Home: On, Entertainment 2.0, and The Smart Home Show. He’s also participated in and facilitated several conference panels on smart lighting and smart kitchen topics. When he’s not installing smart lighting, switches, and sensors around his home, you might find Richard laser engraving, making things on one of his 3D printers, or fixing something at his vacation rental property.

The Smart Home Show (Hosts Richard Gunther and Adam Justice explore the smart home and home automation universe.)
https://www.smarthome.fm/

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TIME SCHEDULE: 
6:30 PM - Virtual Doors open. Come early and socialize.
7:00 PM - Introduction & News
7:30 PM - Presentation
8:15 PM - Q&A - Use the Chat feature on Zoom to submit questions.
8:30 PM - Raffle and end of meeting

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2025 CALENDAR:  via Zoom 
December 15 —  Richard Gunther — Apple Home Automation

2026 CALENDAR:  via Zoom
January 19 — Brian Flanagan-Arthurs — automation scripting and similar
February 16 — Robert Brown’s "annual" AI update?
March 16 — TBD

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DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? (Tech questions? Other?)
Do you have QUESTIONS to ask at the Q&A session during the meeting? During our Q&A time, please use the Chat feature on Zoom to submit questions.
Time permitting, we will do our best to provide answers to all.

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APPLE/MAC USER GROUPS (updated) 
Silicon Valley Mac User Group, https://www.svmug.org
Diablo Valley Mac User Group, https://www.dvmug.org
North Coast Mac User Group, https://ncmug.org
San Leandro Mac User Group, https://www.slmug.org 
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