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Adding MyQ to an Old Garage Door Opener (Update: Purchased)

I can be a forgetful guy. The good news is, I'm aware of that fact, and can compensate. Most of the time, that just means that I have to be extra-vigilant. Which means I'm constantly checking and re-checking to make sure the doors are locked, that there's nothing left on my schedule for the day, and so on. But I'm tired of checking the garage door. It's time to get a MyQ iOS garage door control.

So what's new?

I know it's been a while since we posted - in large part, that's because our projects have been decidedly low-tech. They've been pretty great, though! We built a craftsman-style shed that rivals our neighbors' garages!

Ooma Telo - Cutting the Landline Cord (But Keeping the Landline)

I've always been an early adopter of new tech. But at the same time, I still have a landline. How? Why? Well, the answer's pretty simple.

Further Adventures With ADT Pulse - Updates

Hope you had a great weekend. It was quiet at the AAAD house - not only was Saturday our first day in nearly 2 weeks with no houseguests, and the baby slept almost all the way through the night. Which meant that Sunday was a good day for some home projects!  Until I tried to disconnect my ADT Pulse Gateway, got careless, and crashed the whole system....

Weber Genesis - Full Rehab - Project Updates!

We have a long-standing tradition here at AAAD of talking about projects for a LONG time before we actually get started. I first started talking about a "gut rehab" for my 2007 Weber Genesis E-310 back in March of 2013. 16 months later, we finally did it. Here's how.