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A State of Control Episode 8: Sneakernet
Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Greg Brown from UCLA, Scott Tiner of Bates College, and Ernie Bailey from University of Arkansas. Record Date:...
View ArticleControl in the Higher Ed Market
On the December episode of A State of Control, Steve Greenblatt an I were able to talk with a group of technology managers. Greg Brown from UCLA, Scott Tiner of Bates College, and Ernie Bailey from...
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The Disney Factor
Recently I was able to enjoy a week in the “most magical place on earth”. For those who are uninitiated, this is Walt Disney World. The vacation was a much needed respite and a good time was had by...
View ArticleReview/Preview 2013
Ah, what a year 2013 has been. CES gave us another “kiss and a promise” about OLED. ISE continues to develop into the world’s biggest AV trade show. AVB and HDBaseT continue to stretch the world of HD...
View ArticleCrestron and AVB
The end of a year usually brings those in every industry to predict and say what they see in the future. We here at AVNation are no exception. Some will prove true, some won’t. There are some in the AV...
View ArticleMicrosoft + InfoComm 2014 = Awesome
Every once in a while an announcement comes out of the world of AV that just knocks you back. Such was the case this past Friday when InfoComm International announced their newest Platinum Sponsor for...
View ArticleGoogle Doesn’t Want Control
So, this week’s big story was Google buying Nest for a tad over $3 billion. Not a bad day’s work for Tony and the team over at Nest. The news, blogs, and coffee breaks everywhere was talking about the...
View ArticleMoving On
For almost eight years I have had the priveledge of working for Lewis & Clark Community College. It has been a blast. The friendships and experiences are great. However, starting today I will no...
View ArticleCertifiable AVB
This week the AVnu Alliance announced the very first AVnu Certified product. Fittingly, it is a switch. The Extreme Networks Summit 440 switches, to be specific. This is a good step forward for the...
View ArticleEverything Is Awesome
After two weeks as an integrator, I thought it would be a good time to give you an update and some observations. Coming from the world of education and technology managers, it wasn’t apparent what...
View ArticleAVWeek Episode 130: Venture Vultures
ISP lobby’s kill municipal internet, England’s Year of code falls flat?, Google bring us ChromeBox, super formula antenna’s – natures better way?, NYC subway touchscreens teach us the influence of...
View ArticleOne Of These Things Is Not Like The Others
You know, I wasn’t going to write about this. There are so many more important things going in in the world of AV that could occupy my blog. The recovery, service contracts, the digital transition....
View ArticleInfoComm 2014
InfoComm 2014 is open for business. Well, it’s one step closer; registration is now open. You can click here to go straight to their site and fill out all the pertinent information. The show floor will...
View ArticleWhat I Learned at the NSCA BLC
For the past few days I have had the chance to sit among a few hundred systems integrators as we all learn about the business part of AV. It was the 16th annual NSCA Business Leadership Conference....
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AV Nation Special: 2014 NSCA BLC Part 1
Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder Guests: Chuck Wilson from the NSCA, Ingolf de Jong of GENCOMM, Dawn Birr from Sennheiser, and Tom LeBlanc of Commercial Integrator Record Date: 3/1/2014 During...
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AV Nation Special: 2014 NSCA BLC Part 2
Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder Guests: Daniel Newman of BroadSuite, Josh Shanahan from Sportview Technologies, and Michael Shinn of IMS Technology Services Record Date: 3/1/2014 We sit down...
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A State of Control Episode 9: The Glue That Binds
Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Matt Slack, and Dan Fulmer. Record Date: 3/4/2014 With IT and AV converging at lighting speed, what...
View ArticleEverything AV On The Network
Both on this week’s AVWeek and during the recording of the March episode of A State of Control the conversation lent itself to talking about AV on the network. Whether we are talking about sending...
View ArticleYour AV D’oh!
The past few week have been spent in my 9-5 talking with others in the integration part of the industry. They were seeking my advice on some things, and I theirs. A couple of conversations sort of...
View ArticleThat’s What I’m Talking About
This week Extron announced that their new DTP Crosspoint 84 switcher has an integrated control system. This is news because when it was first announced there was not a system built into the box and yet...
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