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Once in a while in our relatively small industry, there’s a manufacturer that manages fly under the radar. Until...

by John Sciacca When contemplating hiring a service professional, people are often faced with choosing between two evils: they can...

by Michael Heiss Hearing this morning of the passing of Dr. Sidney Harman, I was struck by the...

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by John Sciacca In 2006 Chris Nolan film, The Prestige, Michael Caine’s character explains that every great magic trick consists...

If you’re looking for a way to improve the professionalism of your proposals and project designs, then Simply Reliable...

by John Sciacca Outside of control companies like Crestron, Control4 and even Lutron where dealers are required to attend training to...

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After 41 years of walking this earth, I’ve come to learn a few things about myself. Deep, soul-searching things that come to define...

To be fair, SIM2 USA VP Alberto Fabiano’s actual words were, “I am no Sam Runco,” after noting how many dealers still cite...

Perhaps hidden in the commotion that is CES were two relatively important stories directly affecting the CEDIA channel. The first news was that...

TV manufacturers have already decided that 3D TV is going to be the next big thing, and that, oh yes, so help me...

ELAN has been through a lot over the past year and a half. After weathering its parent company Nortek’s major financial reorganization in 2009,...

Call me Sciacca-mael… Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--OK, it was yesterday to be exact---having little or no money in...

While Black Friday is the end-all, be-all shopping day for nearly every major retailer in the Western world, it is a total non-event...

Back before I boarded this leg of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and became a custom installer, I was a golf professional. (There is...

I did a major car trash clean-up the other day, and I stumbled across a dusty old binder in my trunk. It was...

To salt one's game: To publically insult or demean someone even if it's unintentional, especially when they're around someone they're...

If you’re a Control4 dealer – as I am – you received an e-mail earlier this week from Glen Mella, company president and...

Philips recently announced that it is closing the doors on its Pronto remote control division. Distributors will be able to place...

There are many reasons that people attend the annual CEDIA EXPO event, but one of the main additions to to the convention in...

“I believe I have something to say. Or rather, I have something to say that I believe in. My father once...

The world’s largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro Inc., owners of CE distribution powerhouses AVAD and DBL Distributing, hosted a vendor expo for customers...

Well, it’s been over six months since I postulated that iPod – with it’s cheap-cheap 160 Gig drive, incredibly-easy-to-manage-your-library iTunes software...

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Being a big fan of anamorphic 3.25:1 aspect ratio projection in my own home theater, I was intrigued when I picked up a...