You might have noticed the increasing number of Apple-, iPhone, or iPad-related posts here at Ask the Expert. Well, we can’t help it: the tech company makes excellent products – and apps – that we think are suitable for home use. Of course, this doesn’t mean that our team of installation professionals doesn’t have love…
Read MoreMovie rentals stores have become a thing of the past. Well, at least those physical ones. As the Web continues to evolve and expand over time, we see new trends in where we get and how we watch our favorite movies and TV shows. One such trend is the emergence of online video-on-demand (VOD) websites….
Read MoreIf you own an iPad, we’re sure you’re going to get a kick out of the enhanced AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring technologies (if you aren’t already). But there will be times when all you want to do is free the tablet device from your hands, set it down, and get serious work done. Like resuming…
Read MoreAt a recent developer conference in San Francisco, Apple previewed the upcoming iOS 5, the next version of the company’s mobile operating system. There are loads of new features – all of which you’ll see here at the official iOS 5 page – but here at Hooked Up Installs, we’re particularly excited about the new…
Read MoreMany say that the Apple iPad is a revolutionary device – and we won’t disagree. Here at Hooked Up Installs, our team of installation professionals has used the popular tablet computer to download some of our favorite applications, perform our favorite tasks, increase our productivity (at work or at home), and get things done faster…
Read MoreSetting up your home entertainment system is a pretty momentous task. There’s even a possibility that you might get caught up in the shopping and the installation and the maintenance of your system’s components that you give little thought to other equally important homeowner-related things. Things like home theater seating. Yes, that. Of course, when…
Read MoreOne of the things we do here at Hooked Up Installs is set up custom lighting controls for your home. It’s one of the best ways to create unique lighting scenes and atmospheres for different areas of the house. Think of it as a system that allows you, the homeowner, to manage all your light…
Read MoreOne of the most popular home improvement projects today is the outdoor speaker system installation. Designed to provide excellent acoustics to audio-loving homeowners, outdoor speakers are placed within the surroundings of one’s home, either via wires that run under the roof space or the ground, or via wireless technology that connects the speakers to the…
Read MoreDid you know… …that consumer electronics typically account for about 15 to 20 percent of the electricity you use in your home? …that more than 275 million TVs are currently in use in the United States? …that TV use in the U.S. translates to 50 billion kilowatt hours consumed annually, which is more than enough…
Read MoreRight at the center of your newly built home theater system is a gorgeous plasma TV. Ah, the rewards of hard work – and the stunning picture quality that only today’s best technologies can provide. However, while plasma TVs require little maintenance compared to, say, DLP televisions and projectors, it doesn’t mean that these TVs…
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