From the Editor

It was 2007, and my wife and I had just moved our family from New York City to the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, IN,...

The difference between you and me is that I dread adding new audio-video electronics to my home just about as much as going to...

I quit making New Year’s resolutions a long time ago.

The home technology business is tough to shake.

At its core CEDIA EXPO has always been about relationship building and peer-to-peer networking.

You say “theater,” I say “man cave,” let’s call the whole thing off.

Seth Rubenstein doesn’t have many fond memories of attending Hebrew School as a kid.

Any company looking to improve its business operations first needs to analyze its weaknesses before creating an action plan for improvement.

Ben and Thad Forrester are fans of the Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible, a reality show that attempts to overhaul America’s struggling restaurants through creativity...

People of a certain age begin monitoring the obituary section in their local newspaper to make sure they don’t miss the passing of an...

Our industry often finds itself performing a delicate dance in the way it markets itself.

Many residential integrators are lacking a fundamental technical skill that could be the difference between success and failure four years from now.

My daughter asks a lot of questions.

If you’ve ever felt like your integration company could go from good to great if only you had a few more management tools and...

A couple years ago there was a lot of fuss over whether NuVo’s Renovia or Russound’s Collage system would win the battle of powerline-based...

The full impact of Apple’s Steve Jobs on the custom installation industry probably won’t be realized until two years from now when his...

Time marches on, the world is a quickly changing place, and it’s no longer business as usual.

“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!” —The Wizard of Oz

“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!” —The Wizard of Oz

Although I always thought that Disney’s Magic Kingdom was the quintessential theme park for kids, I could never quite comprehend why adults that...

We couldn’t claim that we weren’t warned.

This year’s especially harsh winter has forced many of us around the country to spend extended periods of time cocooned inside our homes, drawing...

After last month’s International CES, it was clear to me that true convergence had finally arrived in the form of internet-connected TVs and mobile...

I’m completely opposed to the goal of world domination by anyone, except maybe the New York Yankees.

There’s never been a more challenging time to be a residential electronic systems contractor.

So I’m turning 40 this month, which I mention not as some cheap ploy to get presents from my friends in the industry, but...

A couple months ago I received the type of offer that you can’t refuse.

Last month’s news that B&W was offering portions of its loudspeaker product line to Magnolia retail stores felt to me like the CEDIA...

I got a glimpse into my country’s once-strong manufacturing past last month while visiting Harman’s Elkhart, Indiana, factory, and I have to say that...

In the rapidly changing world of consumer electronics, it is nearly impossible to stop long enough to assess the significance of the products that...

If you’re reading this column right now, then you must be either stubborn or old (or maybe both). Haven’t you heard that print...

Last month, the New York Times featured an article from a writer who wanted to make her onebedroom Manhattan apartment “smarter” by buying...

Even in the tech-savvy CEDIA channel, it can be hard to keep up with all of the technology changes going on around us....

Following the Consumer Electronics Show last month in Las Vegas, I was struck by how many new angles were available on the 3D...

Our industry talks a good game about becoming more green in the products that we manufacturer and the services we provide. Some of...

We all have our little habits, good or bad, annoying or innocuous, that influence the way we live our lives. As another year...

“It’s business… not personal” is a cliché that is particularly apropos to the CEDIA channel, where yesterday’s rival often ends up being tomorrow’s colleague....

There’s no doubt about it, the size and layout of CEDIA’s newest host city took its toll on EXPO attendees and exhibitors this year....

Some days I really worry about the future of our industry, especially in the face of the economic challenges that we are all grappling...