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There are people who legitimately can say, “I don’t really watch a lot of TV. In fact, I don’t even have cable or...

During last week’s EHX, representatives from the Consumer Electronics Association’s TechHome Division met with me to describe their newly revised TechHome Rating System...

First of all, my pet peeve about questions and comments at trade shows like, “Have a good show!” “Did you have a good...

While attending last week's CEDIA Management Conference, fellow Government Affair Committee member Bill Skaer notified attendees about a new U.S. Environmental Projection Agency-mandated...

There's sports lingo that my business friends like to use when referring to the fundamentals of running their companies: "basic blocking and tackling."...

I’ve participated in the CEDIA Management Conference from the very beginning, 10 years ago. In the early days, we spent hours...

I used to be a huge movie fan. There was a time when I went to movies by myself, on purpose. I took film...

The last line of Voltaire’s Candide is “tend your garden,” which I interpret to mean, “worry about your own situation first instead of...

Today’s news that Sirius XM is on the brink of default makes me very sad. I love my satellite radio, and...

I learned a lot about an intriguing company called Atomoo (“uh-TOE-moo”) this morning during a webinar hosted by former custom installer and company...

I was quite surprised to learn this morning from an Associated Press report that despite Congress' analog shutoff delay, potentially hundreds...

Now that I live and work in a decidedly smaller media market than New York, I’m not often privy to product demonstrations outside...

Blowhard Bill O’Reilly would argue that I’m a liberal just because I’m a “member of the media.” The truth is that I’m pretty...

At CEDIA EXPO in September, the Media Center Integrator Alliance (MCIA) announced its entrance into the custom install channel in an effort to...

Inauguration day was the day when every news outlet tried to get in on the act. As I sat filtering e-mails that would...

The biggest news out of the Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ) did not involve a new product or cutting-edge technology, but the...

Hundreds of gadgets and services, all promising to make lives at home easier and more comfortable, will be launched at the Consumer Electronics...

As business begins to slow in this down economy, now is the perfect time for employers to get their technicians trained and certified....

Ok, I get it. You own a copyright and you have to protect it. Otherwise, it’s not worth the paper that...

So many times, business is all about common sense. But during an economic downturn it never hurts to revisit some key pointers. That’s...

It's the not-so-secret dirty little secret in our industry. Monster Cable views trademark infringement litigation as a profit center bullies small companies out...

So what do I think of CEDIA’s pick for its first-ever CEO? Easy. I think Utz Baldwin is a great guy and will...

There’s always been a Catch 22 for the custom installation channel when it comes to mass-market retail competition. On one hand, most retail...