What is Commissioning?

I was asked the other day to go “commission” a system that involved over a dozen wireless mics.  It was a great customer, and he just wanted to make sure that he got everything right... Read More

Do You Guys Still Rep…?

I get asked that a lot.  Do you still rep brand XYZ?  I guess from the outside it looks like we change a lot.   Recently it has been true.  For years it was not the case. So... Read More

The Cubicle of the Future

I remember a discussion by Carl Sagan or maybe Neal Degrasse-Tyson about how time seems to move more quickly as you get older.  As we have fewer unique experiences as we age.  Our brain... Read More

Direct View LED vs a 2009 Sanyo Single Chip LCD (900 ANSI-lumens)

I thought I would do a quick case study on a question I am asked frequently. “John, I am thinking about .9 mil pitch direct view LED, but I also have the option of this Sanyo projector that I... Read More

I Love My Job

Most of you know how much I love my job.  It’s hard, but very rewarding.  I get to meet amazing people, find myself in meetings that I have no business attending, and help coach some... Read More

Farm Conference Room

WE have a conference room at The Farm AV global headquarters.  It isn’t a huge room, but we can’t put as many people in it as we used to.  We have empty seats.  Empty seats... Read More

Why I am Optimistic

Really.  I’m serious.  I am optimistic.  I would invest in my industry right now.  In fact, I am investing in my industry right now.  Why?  When the biggest... Read More

I Went To a Meeting

I went to a meeting.  I went to a meeting.  A meeting with people in it.  In a room.  Together.   I went to a meeting.  And we talked.  To each other. ... Read More

The New Normal

I have been busy taping arrows on our office floor all day. I put up a sign on our restroom that says “one person at a time.” It only has room for one, but I want to be safe. We have... Read More

We Value You

I know you have all been hammered by folks wanting to offer you “training” at home.  These folks are all trying to do the right thing.  Help you grow professionally,  maybe pitch... Read More