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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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Kaleidescape offers dealers support during new economic reality Kaleidescape is one of the pioneers in the media server category, having set an early benchmark...
How to inexpensively add new flavor to your marketing plan One of my favorite things to do on Sunday afternoons is shopping at the...
Five Critical Ideas For Improving Your Sales And Operations If you have been in this business for a while and attended your share of...
Contemporary vancouver home offers sophisticated and discrete blend of technology Marriage changes everything, even residential systems integration. So it was for a LaScala Integrated...
Room setup and calibration recommendations for gaming systems It used to be that video games received no respect in the sound and video department,...
On inauguration day, every media outlet tried to get in on the action. As I sat watching the festivities last month, I even pondered...
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...
Ditch Your Design Center For A More Productive Work Space So if you are like most integrators these days, then you are probably looking...
An Intriguing Single-Box Media Center And Home Theater Option In the world of Windows Media Center systems there are a number of ways to...
Ten Steps for Creating a Positive Change in Your Life and Career Most humans are creatures of habit. We find things to do and...
Doing It Right Means Four Subs With Proper Delays And Levels Let’s face it; bass is one of the most important aspects of the...
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...
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...
Have you ever had a boss that you would be willing do anything for? I mean the type of leader that motivated you to...
It’s safe to say that the world has changed. For all but the wealthiest of our clients, discretionary income has been replaced with a...
The scenario plays out like this: someone asks what you do for a living. “I design home theaters,” you say, knowing what comes next....
How do your customers and your prospects perceive you and your installation company? It is important to understand the components of your image and...
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...
I was taught how to live the American Dream at an early age. Between my grandma, aunts, and uncles I learned to take nothing...
Some of the excitement preceding my first visit to the Microsoft campus, last month, was muted a bit by my realization that “Bill G.”...
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...
As new challenges and opportunities arise in the AV integration channel, more companies are recognizing that involvement within trade associations can create connections to...
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...
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...
Wall Street is in the midst of a Category 5 financial hurricane, and it’s time to hunker down. The storm’s damage is already in...
DOING YOUR PART TO RETAIN A SOUND DESIGNER’S PHANTOM IMAGINGWhat are the most important attributes for a speaker system? Smooth frequency response and even...
One need look no further than the ubiquitous iPhone or almost any other product from the Steve Jobs-led design team at Apple...
You could say that Frank Konigseder Jr.’s business plan is a moveable feast of fully integrated control products to rival any landlocked system. ...
Every year there is a consistent flow of new companies jumping into the custom installation business. Unfortunately, most make the same initial mistakes. ...
THE IPOD AND ITOUCH DEVICES STORM CEDIA EXPO Each year that I travel to CEDIA EXPO I’m always looking for trends in our industry...
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...
If you are a custom installer who feels like our business is becoming commoditized, you are probably not alone. Mainly because of increased competition,...
An Integrators Discovery of a New Home Builder Proves to be a Good Fit in Atlanta
Our economic crisis has grown to immense portions. More than 250 home mortgage companies have gone out of business or have entirely left the...
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...
Tell me if the following scenario sounds familiar. A client asks you to design an amazing home theater or media room. You dutifully draw...
I bought a new mobile phone the other day and, technically speaking, Im already behind the times. As much as I try to stay...
Disney's Innoventions Dream Home Features Technology That is (Mostly) Available Now.
I recently visited Disney World to see one of its most enduring attractions: the Carousel of Progress. This revolving presentation clarifies how accelerating technology...