All Apple All Day

It's May 12, which means that we're almost exactly one month to the next Apple keynote - the WWDC event on June 13. And finally - FINALLY - we may see some movement on HomeKit. But is it too little, too late?

We're moving into Basement Phase 2! That means we'll be taking the space from a roughed-in, usable-but-spartan basement, to a fully-finished living space.

Well, that was easy. It turns out that the in-wall wires WERE the issue.

Day 2 of our Ethernet project. At the very least, we've isolated the problem.

We finally got started on an Original AAAD project last night - wired Ethernet. I've been thinking about this one for years. 

This review is probably coming a bit late for most early adopters - Sony's 2016 4K HDTVs are already in stores. But for bargain shoppers like AAAD, the 65X830C 4K TV absolutely gets the job done. And it's a 4K TV set that can be found for under $2,000.

Well. That wasn't very much fun.

It's that time of year again! If you're like me, you're counting the days until the next Apple Keynote. And most likely, you're avoiding any Apple purchases until 3/21.

Wow, time flies! Sorry for the delay between posts. I'll have a more Apple-Centric post up ASAP, but in the interest of letting people know that AAAD still exists, here's a quick rundown of our current projects:

Rumor has it that the iPhone 5se will go on sale on March 18 . I suppose it's good that Apple is bringing a 4" phone into the current-gen form factor and specs. But MAN I hate that name. Here's why.

This post will be short. It has literally nothing to do with Apple, iOS, or HomeKit. Our garbage disposer CRACKED IN HALF over the weekend. So there's a new project!

Hey, AAAD! Sorry for the lack of updates this week - hopefully that massive Mac Mini post gave you enough reading to tide you over.  Great Apple Moment this AM - I was driving to work, and inadvertently held the Digital Crown down on my watch for a moment. 

As I mentioned in our last post, we're going to be adding a Mac Mini Server to our iOS home . Our Mac Mini is going to have to do some heavy lifting - distributing music and HD video to AppleTVs throughout the house. We may need to buy the latest and greatest. But I'm also a huge proponent of buying used, last-generation Apple equipment. So let's take a look at how the Mac Mini has changed over the years, in terms of form and function.

Our home server project has been on the "AAAD coming soon" list for a couple of years. Now, with Phase 1 of the basement project is coming to a close, our home server finally has a home. Finally, it makes sense to move forward.

Phase One of the basement renovation is largely complete. While the contractors finish up the drywall work, we've gotten a head start on some of our own projects.  First up - shelving in the storage room.