2020-02-05 15:33
We’ve never been big fans of the Super Bowl, but the half time show is another matter entirely.
Even if I am not particularly interested in the performer, the logistics of putting o… Read More
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2015-02-20 18:40
We’ve accepted the American Express card for online purchase payments for years. It is something our customers asked for and we were willing to accommodate them, but we didn&rsqu&hell…Read More
2015-01-28 16:07
I recently had a chance to attend the premier music instrument trade show in the country, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchandisers), and it was great. It was also a glimpse in… Read More
2014-12-10 15:12
Everywhere you turn right now, regardless of the publication, you’re going to get a gift guide. The New York Times is no different, and in addition to featuring thousand dollar watche… Read More
2014-08-27 17:06
Many years ago, when most wireless microphones used 9 volt batteries, we sold an item that turned a 9 volt into a flashlight. It was a set of 3 LEDs and a switch and was designed… Read More
2014-08-20 02:39
I spend several hours a day reading, and the bulk of my time is spent with technical journals. I never cease to be amazed at how willing publishers of magazines oriented towards the enter… Read More
2014-08-13 14:58
If you went through the outlawing ( and subsequent wholesale replacement) of wireless mics that operated in the 700 mHz frequency range in 2010, you probably thought your new mics were good… Read More
2014-07-25 14:30
Audio and video pros who have all sorts of random “how to wire it” data rolling around in their heads can now turn the task over to their smart phone and stop even pretendi… Read More
2014-07-17 14:11
It seems that some new social networking/messaging service rolls out almost every day and most of them head straight for the bottom of the ocean.
Yo just might be different.
All Yo does is l… Read More
2014-07-11 14:59
I edit another blog (product specific) called Tradeshowtape.com. It is focused on products used to produce trade shows.
Recently I came across a trade show concept called “The Du… Read More
2014-07-03 13:44
Until recently, my chosen career was in concert and special event production. I spent more than 30 years doing sound, lighting, staging and event management. It was a great run-I… Read More
2014-04-17 14:10
We ship lots of packages by UPS, sometimes as many as 100 in a single day. We think that they do a good job, and we’re always happy to see a brown truck backed up to our loading dock… Read More
2014-04-15 17:00
I used to make a pretty good living providing sound systems for spoken word events and recording them so that they could later be transcribed.
I came across a new product today that just mig… Read More
2014-02-28 14:04
I recently read an interview in on of my favorite trade journals with someone who had started a very successful manufacturing business. Most of the interview had good insights about st… Read More
2014-02-27 14:07
Or more specifically, the subject line. As in the subject line of an email.
If you are too busy (or lazy) to put something in the subject line of an email that is going to make me want… Read More
2014-02-25 14:49
Free shipping is all the rage in e-commerce these days, and it appears that major online retailers have actually convinced internet shoppers that shipping really is free.
You don’t hav… Read More
2014-02-24 14:24
We love Amazon Prime. Someone in our office gets something from Amazon every day, and Prime free shipping is a really strong incentive to just get it from Amazon and forget about shopp… Read More
2014-02-21 14:34
Miles Davis, the famous jazz trumpeter, once said “don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there”. That may be great advice for a musician learning to improvi… Read More
2014-02-20 14:50
I read a lot of audio, video and special events trade magazines (most of them are free) and I have been struck lately by the apparent age of the technicians that are profiled. The average a… Read More
2014-02-18 13:51
An article about a new stage rigging inspection program in a trade journal I regularly read featured a grant program that funds rigging inspections for schools. It is a great idea and… Read More
2014-02-11 17:20
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research team, led by chemist Joseph DeSimone, may have found a solution for the battery problem vexing a couple of the most progressive transpo… Read More
2014-02-10 18:08
The latest company to join the race to store your online data is an unlikely one. Duracell cloud storage for business is taking on Dropbox, Google Drive and other online storage services th… Read More
2014-02-10 14:15
I get to work with a lot of young people, and it makes my days much more enjoyable. Between my office and working as a volunteer at the local high school and as an usher at my ch… Read More
2014-02-07 13:58
Years ago, I had a dream where I sneaked a wireless mic into a Cher arena show, used a scanner to locate one of her backup singers wireless mic frequencies and then accompanied her on a duet… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We’re big fans of Amazon Prime in our office and something from Amazon hits our dock every single day. We get our money’s worth (currently $79 annually) every month, and have pro… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I have always been amused at how the live events business has allowed such practices as referring to sound persons as “engineers“, and this is a good example of how the special e… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I, for one, was not thrilled when Microsoft promoted from within, naming Satya Nadella as Steve Ballmer’s replacement in the CEO chair. If ever a company needed new eyes, it is Microso… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One of the most annoying platitudes in all of business is “the customer is always right”. Who are you kidding? Any business that automatically stands on the side of the customer… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Extension cords seem to have a life of their own. Left to their own devices, they are able to tangle themselves without any help from you. If you’re handy with woodworking projec… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One of our favorite podcasts is NPR’s Planet Money. The most recent episode deals with new developments in battery technology and gives a glimpse into the future of how batteries… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’ll admit that wireless charging is a bit mysterious, but if anybody ought to understand it, it would be one of the biggest battery makers in the world. Duracell has been something it… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new battery that has potential to revolutionize how we use portable devices. Their prototype uses aluminum and graphite-safe, in… Read More
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