Chas - My experience was that getting to the point of reliable music streaming over my home network involved a lot of head scratching, trial and error, and many false starts. A lot of DIY, "figure it out yourself" time. I did it, my approach is rock solid and it's easy for the family to use. But It took time and effort. Short of your doing that, I have two suggestions for a short cut: 1) As before, put your music on some form of USB storage that you connect to your TV, Sony media thing, or whatever. 2) Buy an Apple Airport Express and use Itunes as the software. In the link below, see the section described as "exclusively for Itunes music". Connect the Airport express output to a stereo system or powered speakers and you're done. Or, buy third-party Air Play enabled speakers. Either way, good luck and keep us all posted on how it goes. pkponder - I find the homegroup approach needlessly complicated compared to how it used to work. Data throughput (Mbps) for moving files, backup, etc, is slower than before too. Here is a link that might be useful: Apple info

Originally purchased the windows from Sierra window concepts. There now out of business I wonder why ? and I have to deal with getting the windows replaced yet again it’s less than 10 years old. Anlin won’t warranty because even though they manufacture the product but it was under SWC band which apparently is a private label brand. I heard them pitch lifetime warranty transferable lifetime warranty virgin vinyl it’s all false.

All the trim & doors in my house were painted BM Dove White, which I love. When I purchased my kitchen cabinets, it was a 5% upcharge to match the Dove White, so I went with one of the cabinet manufacturer stock whites, which was whiter than Dove White. I think once your cabinets are installed, the decision will be clear or at least clearer. My kitchen & FR are connected. The baseboards & crown molding are continuous. The cabinets go up to the crown molding so the two whites were right next to each other & were very different. Very noticeably different. My cabinet color made my Dove White lean gray, not yellow. I ended up painting the crown molding, baseboards, door casings & window casings in the kitchen & family room the same color as the cabinets. The actual windows (grilles & interior window trim) are still Dove White & the color difference is not at all noticeable. The trim in the rest of the house is all Dove White & also not noticeable. Even the doorways, where one side of the door casing is Dove White & the other side is a whiter white, is not noticeable. Don't regret your Dove White choice-still one of my favorite BM whites and there are many beautiful Dove White kitchens on GW & Houzz. As far as paint, if your cabinets butt up to your trim, you'll want to match the color & the finish or sheen. We used an oil based BM paint.

I have experience with vinyl United Windows Pro Series that I purchased through Lowes in 2016 for my townhouse. They were new construction and I was wrapping the house with new siding so there were some issues with the installation. As you said the price was right and with the 15% discount, it came to under $1500. for eight windows. The cost included the double hung with features such as an inside colonial grid and extra tint to keep the in the heat in for winter and out for summer and a lifetime guarantee for replacement parts granted only to the original purchaser. After the first year, the service call fee is not covered in the warranty. Do call the company to address any questions about the install. I used my own contractor and he wasn't sure about the inside edge trim since the inside sill was 6 inches deep and just sheetrock. The company tech said I need to purchase sheetrock reuptake which was a vinyl trim that's installed around the window on the inside at the same time to hide the gaps between the sheetrock and the edge of the window. It looked like a square U shape of thin vinyl and was chalked afterwards. The only problem was it didn't come out as neat as I would have liked. There was some waviness so it didn't look seamless. The J channels and other finishing trim for the outside was ordered with the vinyl siding and not through United Window. Since I didn't have central air there was another issue with installing an air-conditioned. I was told that drilling into the window frame for any reason void the warranty. I needed to purchase vinyl strips that you cut to measure and snapped into place on each side above the still to the top of the window to keep the A/C from vibrating and as a security measure. You also void the warranty if you bend the bottom sill so your A/C needs to rest on an extra piece of wood placed between the sill lines at the correct height. Lastly is the the matter of cleaning them and they break if you don't pull them down properly. After after installation, set up an initial service to adjust the windows so they lock properly and get the pull down demonstration for cleaning. Take a video of it with your phone or you'll end up paying more. The balance rods snap and need replacement when the window is improperly handled. It happened after two years and I don't know whether it's because they're cheap or not but they do look real nice. Another issue is to take inventory of any chips on the sills or holes in the screens which may appear after installation. They'll replace all of this for free and they isn't any question on how it happened. I have said enough.