InterNetworking

An Update on The Evolution Of Structured Wiring Enclosures

As I walked the show floor at CEDIA EXPO in Denver this year I was struck by how many exhibitors were demonstrating beautiful new...

...And Custom Installers Stand to Benefit

Professionals in the custom electronics integrator space that have followed portable computing platforms over the years always looked at these devices as potential control...

Custom Installers Should Bring Power Management to the Top of the Line

One of the greatest value-added services that we provide our clients is our knowledge of where entertainment technology has been and where it is...

Z-Wave is Becoming the Next Big Technology to Hit the Home Control Market

During the last seven years that I have been reviewing, selling, installing, and supporting home networking products I rarely come across a product that...

LeisureTechs Distributed Audio Solution is Still a Mainstay After Nearly a Decade

Before I started cyberManor in 1999 I decided to attend a conference, called Connections, which is dedicated to promoting the vision of the digitally...

The Marriage of A/V and IT Demands On-Going Training

At EH Expo in Orlando this past March there was a booth on the showroom floor that was practically the size of Disneyland. Ive...

Integration of Personal Computer-based Technology in Home Networks is On the Rise.

How to earn recurring revenue from home networks.

IP. Those two little letters are so important in many of the latest home technology products that we install. IP stands for Internet Protocol,...

As custom electronics installers we are accustomed to wiring lots of RG6 coaxial cable to carry analog or digital video signals. This wire is...

One of the major trends forecasted for 2006 is the legal transport of high-quality, premium video content from stationary in-home devices (like personal video...

Why Internet Protocol is Great for Home Entertainment System Control, but Even Better for Content Delivery

Education is the key to making a good custom connection with home network installations.

The home media server received a lot of attention last year. A walk down the exhibition aisles of both CEDIA and EH EXPO in...

As Gaming Consoles Rise in Popularity You Need the Right Connections to Get into the Game

As networked, broadband homes become ubiquitous, manufacturers are developing intriguing new control solutions that leverage the IP infrastructure of these intelligent homes. One of...

Wiring and Cable Products that are Keeping Our Industry Plugged In and Hooked Up to New Technologies

Each year the Internet grows to offer more services to improve the way we live, work, play, and learn. As the worlds content moves...

The personal video recorder is one of the most successful and frequently used components of audio/video gear that we install in our clients homes....

The Telecommunications Industry Association 570-B cabling standard serves as a decisive reference for high-quality residential system cabling installations, which now also include whole-home audio,...

In this column I wanted to highlight three IP solutions that delighted our customers this summer. These are applications that you may want to...

Based on the results of a recent survey, Parks Associates confirmed that media servers are still a hot product category, with sales expected to...

Media center-equipped PCs and a growing host of compatible devices are making it easier to tap into the lucrative market of installing digital homes.

cyberManor reports its initial findings on the installation, programming, and operation of the Control4 system.

The digital media server: what was a fledgling category five years ago is now an essential component in a custom home installation.

It’s June–a time of year when graduation rites take center stage. In keeping with this theme, we’ll assume that as a custom electronics installer...

During this year’s Spring Break with our high school children, we took a 10-day vacation through the southern part of Spain. What made this...

How to protect your business, your clients and yourself through careful power management.

Most of the recent press attention given to the convergence of computers and audio/video components has focused on moving digital audio and video content...

Making an iPod a primary audio source for an individual room or an entire system.

Last month we received our anxiously awaited Sonos Digital Music System. After our initial reviews and those of our first few customers, its a...

Why are college students now phoning home with their PCs instead of traditional telephony companies? The answer is the same reason custom installers are...

Microsoft is offering products in the control category that challenge the dominance of established veterans.

PlaceLab, a unique live-in research facility, may help scientists draft a clear picture of the relationship between humans, their personal space and technology.

At the start of a new year it is a compelling challenge to predict the digital products and solutions that will have the greatest...

Readers of my column know by now that I think that Microsofts Media Center PC will become a viable control platform for the data,...