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Apple's "TV App" Is Almost Useless

I'm really trying here. We're ALL-IN with cord-cutting via Apple TV. We've dropped DirecTV, and we signed up for both DirecTV Now AND Sony Playstation Vue. (editors note: Head to Head Review coming tomorrow!) And now Apple has given us their TV app! We'll give it a few weeks.... but so far, calling this a half-measure would be kind. It's a tentative first step - but right now, it may be a Ping-level failure to launch.

Apple Killing the Airport Extreme - A Fatal Miscalculation?

Is the sun setting on the Golden Age of Apple? Apple is famous for their secrecy. We don't KNOW their long-term strategy.  Or even their short-term strategy, most of the time. 

Canceling DirecTV - Moving to Playstation Vue

We finally did it - the AAAD household are now cord-cutters. And so far, so good. The impetus for this change? Sony's PlayStation Vue service is now available on AppleTV. Here are our (very early) thoughts....

Apple Keynote - Either Update the Mini, or Kill It.

Mac Mini: 2005-2014? The Mac Keynote was, as expected, all about the new MacBook Pro.

One Week Until the Next Apple Keynote - New Macs!

I've been waiting to pick up a Mac Mini.  Before I make any decisions, though, I'm waiting a week.

Review: Circle With Disney - Internet Monitoring

We have quite a few internet devices in the AAAD household. We also have a 10-year old, and it's difficult to limit screen time, or monitor what he sees when he IS on the internet. Circle with Disney should help. We've had it for 2 weeks - here are my initial impressions.

One Year With HP Instant Ink - Is It A Good Deal?

We signed up for HP Instant Ink last summer. It's been 14 months, which gives us enough time to look at our printer usage and billing, and determine whether this was a good deal or not.