All Apple All Day

ADT stopped by our house on Friday to upgrade our Brinks security system to an ADT Pulse system.  There was nothing wrong with our old Belkin system - but we're ditching our AT&T landline, so we were going to need a security system that ran on cellular communications.  And ADT Pulse definitely fits the bill. There's just one thing I wish was different.

As you may recall, we spent quite a bit of time and energy bundling and unbundling our TV, internet and phone services. And we're not done yet.

I haven't been to Phoenix for a few years. (Granted, this polar vortex has me rethinking that course of action.) My grandmother spends her winters down there (and statistically speaking, so does yours), and millions flock to the area in February/March for MLB Spring Training. And now, two of my favorite companies in the world - Apple and the Chicago Cubs - call the same Phoenix suburb their year-round home. That Phoenix suburb - Mesa - recently invested heavily in both entities. Here's why.

It's no secret that we're huge Nest fans here at AAAD. We're also, obviously, huge Apple fans.  So when word got out last week that Google was paying three and a half BILLION dollars for Nest, the AAAD household had to deal with some cognitive dissonance.  How can we love Apple *and* the Google-ified Nest? Turns out it's easy. Read on. 

When it comes to iPhone cases, you can usually go in one of two directions - plastic and a bit gaudy, or elegant, but unbelievably expensive. Occasionally, we see cases that are gaudy AND unbelievably expensive.  Apple's new iPhone 5S case splits the difference. It is elegant, minimalist, and priced in line with the competition. 

There's no question that iTunes was a game-changer for Apple.   But has the time come for it to just... go away?

DirecTV's official stance regarding their equipment is " you get what you get and you don't get upset. " But this is the tech-blog world! We're powered on a constant cycle of early upgrades! Surely the AAAD household can get its hands on the latest and greatest DirecTV boxes. Let's find out.