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It's Apple Keynote Day!

It's that time of year again - the Apple Keynote at the WorldWide Developers Conference.

Basement Update - Entering the Home Stretch

New Columns! And all the furniture in a huge pile! The basement is a construction zone again - and as the Official Floor Installer, I'm just trying to stay ahead of the contractors.

Review: NuCore Flooring from Floor & Decor

This NuCore flooring review will also function as a Basement Update: We're finally, officially moving forward on the Phase 2 finish work.

WWDC 2016 - Nest and HomeKit

It's June - which means it's almost WWDC Keynote time.  A mere 11 days from now, we'll get some answers about what Apple has planned for us. 

Headed for Home(Kit) - One Month to WWDC 2016!

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?

Spring Updates

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.

Ethernet - Up And Running

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

Airport Extreme and Ethernet - Trial and Error

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

Adding an Ethernet Switch to my Airport Extreme

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

Review: Sony 65" X850C Bravia 4K TV (2015)

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.

Review: Sony's XBR 65X900C 4K TV is a Beautiful Failure

Well. That wasn't very much fun.

One Week Until the Apple Keynote!

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.

More Projects! More Updates!

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:

The iPhone 5se Has A Terrible Name

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.