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It’s the Little Things

October 19, 2016December 21, 2016 by avdawn

“Oh CRAP! AV Month is half over?? I’m not ready. We forgot to make plans! We haven’t done ANYTHING!” For years, I’ve heard (and occasionally uttered) this manic refrain once October rolls around – though back in the day it was more like “Oh CRAP! AV Week was last week?? We missed it.” The fact … Read more

15 Essential Items for Infocomm 2016

June 1, 2016December 21, 2016 by avdawn

InfoComm is less than a week away but the educational opportunities and related show events begin Saturday. Many of you are likely already in countdown mode, packing to travel in as few as 72 hours from now! WOW! To make sure you don’t forget anything, here is my list of 15 essential items to pack for … Read more

#AVabc: The AVcrumb Techies

March 8, 2016December 21, 2016 by avdawn

Every week, the #avtweeps community on Twitter plays a fun little game known as #avhashtags. A topic is chosen and tweeted out from the official account and then Twitterers far and wide can use the hashtag to exercise their creativity and humor, coming up with responses to that hashtag. To honor the birth of Theodore … Read more

Use the Force, Fellow AV Pros

December 15, 2015December 21, 2016 by avdawn

Unless you have been living under a rock, by now you are aware that this week is the long-awaited premiere of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Like many of you, I am *super* excited to see the film on Friday. I was three when the original film – Episode IV: A New Hope … Read more

Gettin’ Lucky

September 22, 2015December 21, 2016 by avdawn

Out of the blue this week, I received a package at the office from one of the vendors I met at the CE/CI Summit in August. Apparently I won a set of virtual reality glasses from their booth’s raffle. That was the same Summit where Harry and I were put up in a positively ridiculous … Read more

Just Breathe

August 12, 2015December 21, 2016 by avdawn

As one of AVNation’s resident social media folk, I hope that by now, most of you understand the overall power and value of social media for your business. It can be an invaluable tool for business development, marketing, sales and customer service. However one area that many businesses and individuals overlook is the ability for social … Read more

WOOT!! FINISHED!!

December 15, 2012April 20, 2015 by avdawn

Okay, everyone. I know I’ve been pretty MIA this year, particularly the last few months, but I have a very good reason. After 3 years of working full-time (or freelancing while looking for full-time work) and attending grad school in my “spare time” (ha!), I have officially completed my dual-Master’s Degree program! The Fall 2012 … Read more

Your Opportunity is RIGHT NOW!

October 8, 2012April 20, 2015 by avdawn

I’m sure you’re all pretty sick of hearing about convergence. It’s been the buzzword from InfoComm, NSCA and most of our major publications for, oh, the last decade. IT is coming! Convergence is upon us! Adapt or die! The clarion call has been shouted from rooftops, proclaimed in industry classes and discussed endlessly — in roundtables and keynotes and blog upon blog. To an average integrator, this tintinnabulation has echoed falsely in our everyday work life. Sure, we meet with more IT guys than general facilities guys these days, and yeah, once in a while an IT firm shows up at an AV project pre-bid, but the wholesale takeover of our industry as predicted has simply not come to pass. It’s not that big a deal. Okay, business has slowed some places for integrators, but it’s the economy, right? Things are down all over!

RIP to an AV Pioneer

May 22, 2012April 20, 2015 by avdawn

I just learned that Eugene Polley passed away on Sunday at age 96. Most of you are now saying, “Who?” Eugene Polley is widely credited as the inventor of the television remote control. In the 1950s, Polley was the Zenith engineer who developed the Flash-Matic television control unit, along with many other innovations. In his … Read more

Technology and Time March On…

May 16, 2012April 20, 2015 by avdawn

Peter Shankman is a genius and a social media and marketing GIANT. He’s also a great guy who curates and shares a lot of fabulous content online and shares with his network… in which I am lucky to be included. He just read a great (okay, greatly depressing) posting on BuzzFeed by a guy named Matt Stopera called “48 Things That Will Make You Feel Old.”

The original post is located at http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-that-will-make-you-feel-old and I highly recommend surfing over to check it out. If you are anything like me, you will vacillate wildly between “OMG! I remember THAT/HIM/HER!!” and “OMG… I am soooooo old! *le sigh*”