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Did you know that for every $100 dollars spent locally $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures? If you spend...

I live in Buffalo, NY. We're not known for warmth. When I was in college and had my own apartment the heat wasn't allowed...

It isn't until a huge storm hits and forces us to live without our TVs, iPads, computers, and internet that we realize just how...

Sometimes, during a consultation, a client will review work with you that they are looking to have done that falls outside your scope of...

Just the other day, one of my employees, Jason, was telling me a story. He and I had been working on a job together...

You’re doing a walk through for a newly built home. It’s a potentially big custom installation job, so the owner has you on a...

Is this your typical morning? Get in early. Start working on the things that you must complete today, only to have the phone ring...

At CES and CEDIA this year, 3D seemed to be lost in the crowded world of hyping The Next Big Thing – aka 4K...

I always try to do right by my customers. Any promotion that is being run by my vendors, whether it be a discount or...

Every single minute of my life is planned. I am a mother to a 5 and a 4 year old and I run a...

The “Ube” control system company that former CEDIA CEO Utz Baldwin is launching today at the DEMO trade show in Silicon Valley and on...

It’s easy to see why people are interested in this industry. You get to meet tons of interesting people, nearly every project/day at work...

If you own an AV system, sooner or later you are going to face an issue where something doesn’t work. This is an absolutely...

A client calls and has you quote a job. You’re busy (you’re always busy). The job is pretty big and you’re not sure you...

Another CEDIA EXPO is in the bag, and this show marked my 14th in attendance. There have certainly been a lot of changes for...

Were you ever out at a bar or event where you got to talking with a random stranger and through your conversation realized that...

A week from today, I will be walking off of a plane and stepping into the (hopefully) welcoming bosom of Indianapolis for the annual...

So what is your Why? Why do YOU get out of bed in the morning? I believe that for most of us, we got...

Imagine walking into a room where every single person you talk to will not only know what you are talking about when you say “Remote...

How many of you, like me, were psyched when they came out with the very first iPhone? You waited and waited for your contract...

I’ve read the news, I’ve heard the reports and studies and I’ve seen the figures claiming the billions of dollars women spend on tech...

You are sitting at your first consultation with a new client in a $2 million NYC apartment. The customer begins what becomes a very...

For years Best Buy has been the daunting Goliath of the consumer electronics world. With market moving pricing (thanks for killing the entire video...

It’s pretty morbid, but with the rapid pace of technology, if you fail to watch the industry and make the right moves and the...

As a general rule, I am not one that likes change. I like to float along in the same sea of comfortable, warm and...