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Making their case

Kaleidescape offers dealers support during new economic reality Kaleidescape is one of the pioneers in the media server category, having set an early benchmark...

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With the Utmost Simplicity

Contemporary vancouver home offers sophisticated and discrete blend of technology Marriage changes everything, even residential systems integration. So it was for a LaScala Integrated...

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Get Yourself in the Game

Room setup and calibration recommendations for gaming systems It used to be that video games received no respect in the sound and video department,...

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Our Tech President

On inauguration day, every media outlet tried to get in on the action. As I sat watching the festivities last month, I even pondered...

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One Cool Company

ATM’s Frank Federman Discusses Business Challenges in the Thermal Management Product Category Frank Federman and his business partner Walt Henry founded Active Thermal Management...

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Interesting Times

There’s an old Chinese saying that, as it turns out, is not that old and apparently isn’t even Chinese. Nevertheless, during these troubling days...

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Retro Active

Some people avoid retrofit installation projects at all costs. Others wear their abilities to deftly fish wire through walls, while sweet-talking the toughest of...

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Become a Great Leader

Have you ever had a boss that you would be willing do anything for? I mean the type of leader that motivated you to...

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Subtle Sales Sparks

Imagine how excited I was to hear that, as the new sales manager for a high-end audio manufacturer, I was invited to Japan to...

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Searching for Solutions

I was taught how to live the American Dream at an early age. Between my grandma, aunts, and uncles I learned to take nothing...

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I am a PC?

Some of the excitement preceding my first visit to the Microsoft campus, last month, was muted a bit by my realization that “Bill G.”...

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Sonic Enhancements

Last month I talked about phantom imaging— what it is, what makes it happen, and why it’s an important part of the sonic experience...

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Meaningful Associations

As new challenges and opportunities arise in the AV integration channel, more companies are recognizing that involvement within trade associations can create connections to...

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Riding the Rails

During the Great Depression in 1930s America,it was not uncommon for a down-and-out person to hop on a freight train and travel from town...

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Is DVD Ripping Legal?

REAL NETWORKS ENGAGES IN ROUND TWO OF THE ‘FAIR USE’ FIGHT Editor’s Note: At press time,RealNetworks failed to convince a district judge to lift...

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Head-Turning Designs

One need look no further than the ubiquitous iPhone or almost any other product from the Steve Jobs-led design team at Apple...

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On the Road Again

You could say that Frank Konigseder Jr.’s business plan is a moveable feast of fully integrated control products to rival any landlocked system. ...

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Moving Up-Market

Every year there is a consistent flow of new companies jumping into the custom installation business. Unfortunately, most make the same initial mistakes. ...

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Flock Together

During my recent tour of the always-popular coal mine exhibit at Chicagos Museum of Science and Industry, I was reminded of the canary in...

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The Discounting Myth

If you are a custom installer who feels like our business is becoming commoditized, you are probably not alone. Mainly because of increased competition,...

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Another Green Solution

In the residential custom installation business we typically think of ourselves as experts in audio/video, lighting, computer, and home control systems. Now many of...

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Upgrades Made Simple

Tell me if the following scenario sounds familiar. A client asks you to design an amazing home theater or media room. You dutifully draw...

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All Thumbs

I bought a new mobile phone the other day and, technically speaking, Im already behind the times. As much as I try to stay...

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The Future of Home Control

I recently visited Disney World to see one of its most enduring attractions: the Carousel of Progress. This revolving presentation clarifies how accelerating technology...

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