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2021-06 IT in AV

The Return of Trade Shows James King This month’s theme is a hard one for me to write about. I have personally only been to two in-person trade shows since I have been in AV. I attended two NAB shows in New York City and those were more for what education classes they were holding... Read More

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April 25, 2021

2021-05 IT in AV

AV & IT Debate James King This month’s theme is AV&IT. As you might be well aware there is a divide in the AV community on if AV is IT or if AV is not IT. If you are unaware of this divide please check out BC Hatchett’s April article “AV is IT Versus AV... Read More

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March 30, 2021

2021-04 IT in AV

To Code or not To Code? James King This month’s theme, Emerging Technology, can be taken in many different directions. We have voice control, AI, VR, and AVoIP just as some of the emerging technologies that schools are looking at. I could take this article down one of those rabbit holes but I thought I... Read More

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March 1, 2021

2021-03 IT in AV

Year of AV Security James King They say time flies when you are having fun. With that in mind we would assume that the year of COVID would be the slowest, most dragged out year there is, but for me, that was not the case. There have been some days that it felt like the... Read More

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February 1, 2021

2021-02 IT in AV

So Much To Love About AV There is a line from a movie that I always tell people when they ask me about my job. The line is from the movie SWAT and it goes ‘if anyone knew what we did then we failed’. I know this isn’t true in our line of work but... Read More

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January 1, 2021

2021-01 IT in AV

Summer Upgrade – Security Audit By the time you read this, our winter projects are wrapping up and the start of the Spring term is right around the corner. One might think this would be a great time to take a break, but we work in higher education. Us higher education tech managers know that... Read More

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