EAW is back. The legendary brand from the 80s and 90s is back, and back with some seriously killer-sounding speakers. I spoke with EAW President, TJ Smith, and they’re coming […]

EquityI googled “equity.” It wasn’t the first time. I have been googling “equity” for years.   Maybe I am hoping to find a new definition. Maybe I am looking for some deeper […]

I was a dog food palletizer. I was good at it. Stacked up dog food on the pallets and wrapped it up in shrink wrap. Put the heavy stuff on […]

And not just cool because they dress super hip, but because they actually have AV-over-IP products in stock. And it works. And it’s designed and built by real people in […]

Many of my readers have asked, “John, why did you leave your lucrative career in dog food palatalizing for a job in audio/video?” I know it seems crazy, but I […]

Eating one’s own dog food, or “dogfooding” is pretty common. It is so common that I had to Wikipedia it this morning to make sure I knew what it meant. […]

The Farm Newsletter | FarmFresh | September, 2022             – Watch Listen Technologies as they lead the race to the playoffs!  –  Farming future prospects from Visionary  –  Your new "Mr. October" has […]

While meeting with an integrator the other day, we were talking about an upcoming project at a medium-sized business. They needed a hybrid system for a tech company’s all-hands space […]

It is arduous to find something to write about that doesn’t make me mad. Everything on the news, every email from a factory, any text message from Southwest Airlines about […]

 I’m searching for a new name for what my company does. Many of you reading this experience my company in different ways. We do a lot of stuff. Most of […]

I mention the fact that I have had this job for 27 years frequently. Sometimes it seems like forever….and sometimes it feels like I am just getting started. Now is […]

It was around 1990. My customer, Anatole, came into the music store to buy an amplifier. He wanted a Crown MicroTech 1200. Great amp, by the way. Rock solid amp….at […]