Kelly Guimont is our latest “Five Questions” guest, and shares her thoughts on how to get started with home automation and The Internet of Things and how moving into a new house figured in her decision on what note-taking apps to adopt. She also discusses her personal philosophy on when it is time to upgrade your hardware, what hardware and software she uses to back up, and how she cheats on keeping her favorite iOS apps at her fingertips. Today’s edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Blue Apron, where you get fresh ingredients and recipes delivered to your door so you can fix delicious meals for your family. Get cooking and get three free meals (including free shipping) by visiting BlueApron.com/MacVoices. http://BlueApron.com/MacVoices and by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Kelly Guimont is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in front of an Apple IIe in 1983. She can still hear the ticking of the ImageWriter. Thanks to the miracle of the adjustable leg desk, she no longer needs the phonebook. Kelly writes for The Mac Observer, is co-host of The Aftershow, makes regular appearances on the Daily Observations Podcast and the British Tech Network and yet still has more to say which she saves for Twitter. Links: Henge Dock WeMo Switch IFTT WeMo Smart Plug Recipes Drafts Kuru Toga pencil Evernote Backblaze SuperDuper! by Shirt Pocket Software Carbon Copy Cloner by Bombich Software Weather Fahrenheit 1Password InPlay (no longer available in the App Store, but Kelly’s recommended alternative: Listen by MacPaw)