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Brilliant Ways to “Glow Up” Your Home: Using Cutting-Edge Linear Lighting to Transform Every Space

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Depending on where you live, the fall and winter months often mean more time spent indoors. As you migrate inside, take a moment to really look around. Peer past the usual bright kitchen and cozy family room. Explore the areas that tend to fade into the shadows: the guest bedroom you’ve dreamed of converting into a home office, the garage gym that could use a little motivation, the wine nook beneath the staircase, or even the walk-in closet that never feels quite finished.

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Motorized Shading: Elevating the Comfort, Efficiency, and Style of Your Home

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When people think about smart home technology, their minds often go to entertainment systems or security solutions. Yet one of the most impactful upgrades for everyday living is often overlooked: motorized shading. More than just a design accent, motorized shades bring convenience, comfort, energy efficiency, and security into perfect harmony, transforming how your home feels and functions.

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Q&A with Peter Cook of Daisy Kalamazoo

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When you sit down with Peter Cook, founder of Automation Design and Entertainment (AD&E), you quickly realize you’re not just talking to a tech entrepreneur — you’re hearing the story of a man whose life and work are deeply rooted in curiosity, community, and connection.

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Service – One of the Biggest Buzzwords at CEDIA Expo 2025

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For most of its existence, CEDIA Expo has been all about the shiny boxes: the amazing AV, control interfaces, and innovation that dominate the show floor. But this year, more than any other, the conversations went deeper. Beyond the latest products and technologies, what really generated buzz was the business of systems integration, particularly the many facets of service.

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Custom Integrator Playbook for the Next 25 Years

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I’ve often been called a visionary because I started cyberManor, one of the first custom home technology integration companies in the United States in 1999, focused on using a broadband internet connection, a router, and a network switch to serve as the backbone of what is now commonly referred to as a smart home.