AVWeek at 100
Two years ago I was testing out Google Plus and the Hangout feature with Bradford Benn and Rich Fregosa. I knew these gentlemen from Twitter and we had all just jumped into the deep end of Google’s...
View ArticleA State of Control 5: Configuratable
Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Matthew Silverman from George Mason University, Scott Samsal from GreenPoint TDI,...
View Article#AVWedding
On Episode 94 of AVWeek, our young AV professional, Joshua Stackhouse, did a first for an AV podcast, and maybe even for podcasts in general. He proposed to his girlfriend. The tension was in the air...
View ArticleAVB vs. HDBaseT
On the latest episode of AVWeek (Episode 102) we were pleased to welcome Ellen Juhlin from Meyer Sound . In addition to being their Digital Products Analyst, Ellen is also the AVnu Alliance Pro AV...
View ArticleFiber, why are you so expensive?
Friends, I am in a mood this morning. It may be the lack of sleep for the last few days, or the fact that football is just around the corner. Whatever the reason, hold onto your hats. Fiber. Everybody...
View ArticleGeek Squad ≥ AV Pros?
In my day job I am a technology manager for a community college in southwest Illinois (let’s say the St. Louis area to give those geographically challenged among us a reference point). One of my...
View ArticleA State of Control 6: The One Ring
Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Chris Neto of AV Helpdesk, Richard Blackwell from Linked2Software, and Jamie Trader...
View ArticleWelcome Back
For those of us in education, the next few weeks will be quite interesting. This is the time when the students return and our campuses are once again awash in activity. However, it is not as if we...
View ArticlePico Prospective 1: Can You ConnectTRx? We Do.
Host: Paul Marganski, Richard Marganski, & George Tucker, AVNation co-FounderGuests: Anthony Link – CEO of ConnectTRx Record Date: 7/24/2013 The podcast from the pico projection evangelists...
View ArticleProjection Freak 1: Freak On. Integrated Visionaries
Host: Jeff Gooch Guests: Bryan Dodson of Integrated Visions, Michelle Dodson and Brian Blessinger Record Date: 8/12/2013 Host Jeff Gooch of Projectionfreak.com brings his renowned website/blog on...
View ArticleThe Case for Pro AV IPTV
Over the last two years of AVWeek we have tacked the subject of IPTV; getting video over the Internet in some way or form. It has been the subject of more than a few criticisms about the show and me as...
View ArticleFree NFL Sunday Ticket
On this week’s episode of AVWeek I mentioned a deal where you can get NFL Sunday Ticket for your tablet or mobile device. It wasn’t a joke. Here is the deal and why it is an important step; an...
View ArticleThe Importance of Teamwork
Editors note: this is the first part of a series on Lewis & Clark Community College’s installation of several Sennheiser K-Array systems. The college I work for is pretty forward thinking. We have...
View ArticleAV Nation Special: CEDIA; Consumer Review Sites, Boon or Bust?
Host:George Tucker AVNation Co-Founder Guests: Nicholas McLain of CEDIA, Ray Estrada of TekMax Technologies and Dawn Mead of the AV Social show. Record Date: 8/26/2013 Customer feedback and...
View ArticlePico Prospective 2: Optoma Prime
Host: Paul Marganski, Richard Marganski, & George Tucker, AVNation co-FounderGuests: Jon Grodem of Optoma Technologies Record Date: 8/14/2013 On Episode two we discuss Disney’s AIREAL...
View ArticleElectrical Lessons
Editors note: this is the second part in a series on Lewis & Clark Community College’s installation of several Sennheiser K-Array systems. As far as this project is concerned, my responsibility has...
View ArticleCrestron Has An App For That
I’m going to take a break from my series on the K-Array install currently ongoing to talk about something that came out of left field this week. Perhaps you received an email ad for it, perhaps this is...
View ArticleMy Brush With Greatness: The SD11
This is a part of an ongoing blog series about the Sennheiser K-Array install at Lewis & Clark Community College. We have finished two of the five venues on our campus that are scheduled to receive...
View ArticleA State of Control 7: The Red Button or Blue
Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Mike Faulkner from Avitecture, and Saben Shawhan of Metro Acoustics. Record Date:...
View ArticleCelebrate AVWeek
It’s AV Week, the celebration of everything AV. InfoComm International began highlighting AV a number of years ago. They do so to “make an impact in raising awareness”, “encourage students to study...
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