AV SuperFriends
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and creative solutions.
In summary, we are going to steal all your ideas and share them with everyone.
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AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice
July 02, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes - 43.1 MBRecorded June 26, 2024 No topic was provided this month, so instead we’re going to make this our summer Fourth of July special. So, get out your flags, wake up the kids for the renewal of their annual loyalty oath, fire up the grills, smoker, or barbecue, light off the sparklers and firecrackers, and let’s celebrate America by blowing up a small part of it. We’ve each collected our favorite AV products, solutions, services, or approaches that we’d like to blow up. Larry doesn’t like...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives from InfoComm 2024 - Liberty AV
June 27, 2024 16:00 - 16 minutes - 24.3 MBRecorded June 12, 2024 In something of a lost recording that Chris couldn’t find, Justin, Larry, and Chris visit with Liberty AV and speak with Kevin Peterman about AVoIP solutions, Corey Briggs about cloud monitoring, and Ed Jankowski about Liberty’s approach to the AV industry. Special thanks to Brad Thomas for wrangling colleagues. We stream live on the first and third Friday every month and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT L...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - This is a Multi-Dollar Operation
June 26, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBRecorded June 21, 2024 The AV SuperFriends have returned from InfoComm which means it’s an InfoComm recap show! Short version: there was far less “AI” braggadocio and way more cloud cloud cloud. For those of you who weren’t able to join us on our traditional Friday AM show floor tour, we review our selections from that and links are below. We also discuss some additional products and solutions that we missed and didn’t read about until the following week but wish we could have seen in pers...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives from InfoComm 2024 Episode 06 - Talk dirty to us!
June 15, 2024 02:12 - 21 minutes - 49.5 MBRecorded June 14, 2024 Larry, Justin, and Chris visit with Zach Snook from Biamp (while sitting on the most comfortable chairs on the show floor) to discuss their newest announcements and product updates, including the long-awaited analog input on the VBC conferencing bars. Jamie will be disappointed at no AVB connectivity for expansion, so he’ll have to be satisfied with LAN control and monitoring… for now! We stream live on the first and third Friday every month and you can listen ...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives from InfoComm 2024 Episode 05 - Travel Ladders
June 14, 2024 16:34 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBRecorded June 14, 2024 Larry, Chris, and Justin review their thoughts from Day 2 and what they’re looking for during Day 3. There’s been more LED displays (including lots of all-in-one units) at far more reasonable prices, lots of USB-C (could it actually be an option for wide deployments in the future?), and some dude on the very top of a ladder. We stream live on the first and third Friday every month and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com ▀▄▀▄...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives from InfoComm 2024 Episode 04 - French Cleat
June 14, 2024 13:28 - 42 minutes - 99.2 MBRecorded June 13, 2024 (Note: Our super duper awesome recorder died right in the middle of this episode, so it cuts off abruptly; see the episode artwork. Unrelated: anyone want to buy a multichannel recorder?) Larry, Justin, and Chris invade the Computer Comforts booth to talk classroom furniture, the development process, partnerships with university customers, and even some new ideas that Chris totally invented on the spot. We also welcome by a motley crew of fellow higher ed tech mana...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives from InfoComm 2024 Episode 03 - The Mister Mister Mister
June 13, 2024 16:47 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBRecorded June 13, 2024 Larry, Justin, and Chris share their thoughts about Day 1 at InfoComm and trends they’re seeing at the show. AI is MIA, there’s lots of iterative software improvements to existing hardware, and be sure to stop by the Panasonic booth to see the mist display. We also discuss our approaches to automatic cameras and hybrid seminar spaces. We stream live on the first and third Friday every month and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com ...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives from InfoComm 2024 Episode 02 - From the top of the booth with Q-SYS
June 13, 2024 02:15 - 54 minutes - 76.3 MBRecorded June 12, 2024 Justin, Larry, and Chris are joined by Mike Brandes, David Maksa, and Jonathan Moore from Q-SYS for an unorthodox and honest discussion of product ecosystems, working with partner manufacturers, computes vs. computeRs, adding software features years after shipping hardware, NDI emulation mode, and darn near everything in between. Thanks for sitting in with us! Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebrandesav/ David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives from InfoComm 2024 Episode 01 - Why doesn't this stuff work?
June 12, 2024 19:19 - 22 minutes - 31.9 MBRecorded June 12, 2024 Even after a few false starts and a recalcitrant multi-channel recorder, we did manage to squeeze out an early morning episode before the show floor opened. Justin, Larry, and Chris talk high level trends and solutions we expect to see this week. We’re expecting better AI-enabled automatic cameras, cloud-connected everything, and room systems that we can actually integrate in a traditional teaching environment. We stream live on the first and third Friday every mon...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Don't Do Zero Trust
June 07, 2024 16:00 - 29 minutes - 42.1 MBRecorded (and streamed live) on May 17, 2024 This month’s topic is “InfoComm” so we saw that as an opportunity to discuss what trends we’re seeing, what we’re looking forward to and what types of products we’re looking for at the show. We also teased some of the recordings and events we’ll be attending at InfoComm so follow us on the Tweeters and LinkedIn to find us on the show floor and get some special AVSF swag! Alternate show titles: Networked… Stuff Zoom-enabled projector Sm...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Double Secret Ninja Squad
May 31, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBRecorded May 24, 2024 MIT has invented revolutionary electrified material for sound masking and absorption… aka, curtains. That’s not entirely fair and it’s not yet a real thing, but this technology might become commonplace in the future. Then we discuss just what services we provide to campus and to whom. We also cover who qualifies and why and how we determine who gets supported (everyone) and how we determine what is and isn’t covered. It’s… messy. Finally, just what happens when ...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - You Can't Handle the Business College
May 21, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBRecorded May 10, 2024 After pushing for higher and higher resolutions, some broadcasters are giving up and returning to the comfort of 1080P. Besides, if most people are watching said broadcasts on a 5” phone stream over mobile data, then what’s the point of 4K or 8K? Then we revisit a presentation we gave recently at NWMET on the Top 10 Things to Avoid in Your Next AV Project. We can’t count and provide eleven things, but you get the point. Even the AV SuperFriends compromise on som...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - A Lazy Mistake
May 08, 2024 16:00 - 27 minutes - 39.7 MBRecorded April 16, 2024 This month’s topic is “Commencement” and we don’t want to talk about that. So, instead, we’re going to talk about working with students, graduating students to the next level of their academic and professional careers, and converting student workers into full time employees. ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends ► ...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Vampires of the OSI model
May 03, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBRecorded April 26, 2024 The AV industry has a bit of a drinking problem and step one is admitting it. Thanks to friends of the show Brittany DiCesare and Steve Greenblatt for their editorial in Commercial Integrator. To be clear, we’re not anti-alcohol and we all enjoy a drink or four at our industry events, but when event after event after event is nothing but drinking, maybe it’s time to rethink things. Heck, there are entire organizations who seem to exist solely for the purpose of d...
AVSF: Live! in the AM - NWMET 2024
May 01, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes - 44.7 MBRecorded (and broadcast live) on March 28, 2024 We’re still at NWMET and hosting a morning fireside chat show! Jamie and Larry are impressed by NWMET, Justin’s bad knee, the long road our portable recording kit took to get from Kentucky or Oregon, the well-rounded but focused atmosphere of NWMET, and our special NWMET bucks. NWMET: https://www.nwmet.org ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends ► Linked...
AVSF: Live! NWMET 2024
April 30, 2024 16:00 - 58 minutes - 82.2 MBRecorded (and broadcast live) on March 25, 2024 For the first time since last summer, (almost) all of the AV SuperFriends were together in one place at NWMET 2024 in Corvallis, Oregon, so we figured we might as well record a show. And yes, we’re really in a bowling alley. Earlier that day, we hosted a town hall open forum at Biamp HQ and we had so many topics, we simply couldn’t get to them all, so we pick up from where we left off and work through topics such as auto-tracking cameras...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Take the classroom and cut off the class
April 29, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 92 MBRecorded April 17, 2024 Rather than a single news story, we cover a handful of product announcements from (and prior to) NAB. Blackmagic announced a bunch of SMPTE 2110 devices (sorta), Osbot has an NDI adapter that goes the wrong way, Cleanfeed is now supporting video (yea!), and PTZ Optics has an entire software production suite for their cameras. Then, we get into One Button Studios. Please don’t build these. There’s too many compromises and the experience is terrible. What peop...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Spring Cleansing
April 08, 2024 16:00 - 26 minutes - 37.5 MBRecorded March 15, 2024 It’s time to get out the mops and brooms, clear out those storage closets, gather up all your old Class A amplifiers, analog cameras, and CRT monitors and throw them in the nearest waterway. If anyone asks, you have a permit and you’re just returning those parts to nature. Besides, it’s all biodegradable if you wait long enough… Marc is getting rid of wires, Larry is removing tiny displays from big rooms, Jamie is throwing away older monitors with weird resolut...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - I do double triple button panels
April 01, 2024 15:00 - 49 minutes - 69.5 MBRecorded March 22, 2024 It’s not really news as much as a product announcement that almost hits the mark. We really like this neat little camera on paper but then… limited I/O and guaranteed bloated software. Let’s call it a swing and a miss. Then we return to how we tier our AV systems and, honestly, it’s getting messy enough that we probably need a comparison matrix to keep track. Marc finally introduces touch panels, Chris provides the capability for BYOD UCC (but no one has asked ...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - IBGMP
March 13, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBRecorded March 8, 2024 More and more AVoIP systems are being sold because more and more AVoIP systems are getting specified into new projects. It’s an amazing coincidence! We cover an article from Commercial Integrator about how commercial integrators see AVoIP. Then in part 27 of our 213 part series on how we organize our AV systems into buckets, tiers, levels, types, packages, etc., we finally get out of our level 1 and into level 2… sorta. If nothing else, it’s highly informative...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - The Plan was Flawless
March 08, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBRecorded (and streamed live) on February 16, 2016 This month’s topic is “rethinking spaces” so we decided to discuss projects that we’ve completed recently that we wish we’d approached differently. Marc hates microphones, Chris hates complexity, Justin hates how the AV services are marketed on campus, Jamie hates treating rooms as clones of one another, and Larry hates blanket approaches (and single monitors on lecterns). We stream live on the 3rd Friday every month and you can listen...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - We can go lower
March 05, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBRecorded February 23, 2024 While planning the episode, we couldn’t decide between a news story on VR or a news story on holograms, so we decided to cover them both. Hint: they’re not real Then we continue our discussion of how we each stratify and organize the different types of systems we commonly deploy on our campuses. It’s just as messy as you’d think with us all declaring confidently we have rigid systems in place and nevermind all the exceptions. News articles discussed: htt...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Legacy End of Life
February 16, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBRecorded February 9, 2024 Did y’all know ISE was just last week? That means we’re obligated to talk about it at least one more time for the news, so we have an article that identifies three trends from ISE that we’ll see again at InfoComm. Two of them are nothingburgers, but the third… so close, but yet so far. Then we dive deep into how we structure our AV systems and room types. Do they all fit neatly into three or four categories (hint: nope!) or are we all over the road? Marc c...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - BYOD is an AV Rodent
February 08, 2024 17:00 - 27 minutes - 39.1 MBRecorded January 19, 2024 Our topic for February is “things just won’t go away” or “things that keep coming back year after year” like Groundhog Day. We’ve each selected items that we all hope might see their shadow and disappear for a while. BYOD, VR, terrible marketing, wireless sharing, and more. We’re also testing some format changes to On Topic to keep the show shorter and LIVE on various platforms, so look for those unannounced live streams on the socials. Alternate titles: I w...
AVSF: Live! from ISE 2024 (not really)
February 02, 2024 23:30 - 19 minutes - 27.6 MBRecorded Feb 02, 2024 LIVE from ISE! Well, not really, but given some of the other coverage from Barcelona, it’s still more timely and more in depth from 5,000 miles away. This is our take on the news from ISE this week. In true AVSF style, this discussion is spicy, yet reasonable, as we review the new products, the coverage, the people, and the show itself. ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends ► L...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - It has a camera to see how dirty you are
January 22, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutes - 70.8 MBRecorded January 12, 2024 Remember when refrigerators would just sit there in the kitchen and keep food cold and we really, really wanted them to tell us what to cook? No? Well, too bad! We cover a story from CES about an AI-powered, excuse me, “AI” powered fridge that wants to scan your tomatoes! Then, we delve into the concept of basing every AV system on the same equipment and same cabling... unless you’re running Dante microphone arrays as analog sources. Price be damned, we’re AV...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Leadership vs. Actual Workers
January 10, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBRecorded January 5, 2024 It’s a new year and we’re starting 2024 by looking backward! We return to a previous topic: working with integrators. On Off the Rails 78, we debated Marc’s question about how to ensure we get delivered what we wanted from AV integrators… and that conversation prompted quite the debate on Twitter, led by friend of the show, Joe Way. So, we invited Joe on the show to talk in more than 140 characters. Did we solve it this time? We also review an article from ...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - People will start laughing at us
January 09, 2024 17:00 - 33 minutes - 47.1 MBRecorded December 20, 2023 (Part 2 of 2) It’s our third annual prediction show! And I predict we’ll do it again next year. We first review our predictions from last year to see just how well we did. Some of us were dead on, others were hit & miss, and yet others seem to be deliberately vague just to claim accuracy regardless of outcome. Then, we each prognosticate on what to expect in 2024. Much of it seems to be around AI and Teams. Sorry. This discussion lasted almost an ho...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - All of this is just BS
January 08, 2024 17:00 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MBRecorded December 20, 2023 (Part 1 of 2) It’s our third annual prediction show! And I predict we’ll do it again next year. We first review our predictions from last year to see just how well we did. Some of us were dead on, others were hit & miss, and yet others seem to be deliberately vague just to claim accuracy regardless of outcome. Then, we each prognosticate on what to expect in 2024. Much of it seems to be around AI and Teams. Sorry. This discussion lasted almost an ho...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - What color is your Volvo?
December 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBRecorded December 8, 2023 Today’s news is a summary of the Geometry of Learning research project from friend of the show, Dr. Jon Dorbolo, about teaching in round classrooms. Done well, these are fantastic learning spaces with untold opportunity. Done poorly, they are technology-driven failures. Those two outcomes are not mutually exclusive. Then, we attempted to discuss how to document projects so that external contracted integrators deliver what we need, regardless of who is providi...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Holiday Wishlist 2023
December 08, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBRecorded November 15, 2023 It’s December, so it’s time for a holiday wishlist! Each of us shares the AV device or service that we’d really like under the Christmas tree. Some of these are real products, others are slight variations on commonly available products, and one requires a time machine. Merry Christmas, y’all! ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Big or small, it's the same experience
December 08, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 76.3 MBRecorded December 1, 2023 Our news comes from the Chronicle of Higher Education who now recognizes that teaching via lecture and teaching via active learning are not mutually exclusive nor diametrically opposed. Shocker! It’s possible to effectively teach via lecture in an active learning classroom and engage students in active learning in a lecture hall. But we all knew that, didn’t we? Speaking of multi-use spaces, how are we designing and deploying our multi-purpose classrooms and ...
AV SuperFriends: Live! Holiday Spectacular
December 04, 2023 16:39 - 2 minutes - 5.86 MBJoin the AV SuperFriends LIVE on Dec 15 at 3p EST for a higher ed AV-themed Holiday Party! We will have live guests, a Santa's workshop photo exchange, and the official AVSFmas tree! It should be a great time of holiday cheer! https://avsf.live
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - How about that bad idea?
November 22, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBRecorded November 17, 2023 Our news article this week is really more of an opinion piece by a friend of the show and all around good guy, Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts. He opines that maybe, just maybe, contractors shouldn’t be chasing only profit margins, but providing solutions that customers will really appreciate. Blasphemy! Then we’re joined by Mike Pedersen from Iowa State University to talk about in-house integration. Mike shares his trials and tribulations of building a...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - I don't have time to know everything
November 20, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBRecorded November 10, 2023 We start with an article written by a commercial integrator about commercial integrators in Commercial Integrator. While the points the raise are valid (for some), it raises the question as to who is the intended audience. Then we’re joined by Johanna Pierson from the Wentworth Institute of Technology to talk about how smaller schools do classroom AV, events, conference rooms, and everything in between (except printers). She shares her experiences with a sma...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - AV Turkeys 2023
November 08, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 41.4 MBRecorded October 27, 2023 Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! If you recall, last year we accidentally set fire to Marc’s house while trying to deep fry a turkey. This year we all went to Jamie’s house where Larry volunteered to smoke the turkey overnight, which turned out great! While enjoying Thanksgiving dinner, we each shared our thoughts on some AV turkeys– that is, products or services that don’t quite live up to their promises. Marc hates network switches, Larry thinks perhaps we’re ove...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Run to Fail
October 30, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBRecorded October 18, 2023 AI is all the rage, so we’re going to discuss AI. We start with a discussion of Biamp’s new AI-derived DSP processing and we’re joined by Richard Mitchell of Biamp. We then expand the discussion to broader topics of AI-powered (or at least AI-branded) AV from cameras to microphones to control systems to digital signage. Finally, what about all these spaces that someone else did on the cheap an now we’re asked to “fix” them? News: https://www.biamp.com/compa...
AVSF Halloween 2023: The Haunted Hospital
October 20, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 44.4 MBRecorded October 12, 2023 It’s our second annual Halloween Spooktacular! This year, we went all out with a fully-produced audio drama from an original script. Who knew we could do an AV-themed horror story? This was probably the most work we’ve ever put into a show and has been two months in the making. We had a blast making it and hope you enjoy it as much as we do. We’re proud to present AV SuperFriends: The Haunted Hospital Written by Christopher Dechter Edited by Marc Cholewczy...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - I work in the V department
October 09, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes - 55 MBRecorded Sept 15, 2023 (Part 2 of 2) Rather than discuss whatever the topic is this month, we decided to challenge ourselves to collaboratively determine how capable of a basic classroom we can put together. Focusing on the capabilities, not the stuff, and given the scenario of a general purpose classroom, about 30 students, single display, and collaboration/hybrid capable, we hashed out just how we’d each approach the system with the ultimate goal of how low we can go. Or, more accura...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - They don't care about the A
October 08, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes - 55.8 MBRecorded Sept 15, 2023 (Part 1 of 2) Rather than discuss whatever the topic is this month, we decided to challenge ourselves to collaboratively determine how capable of a basic classroom we can put together. Focusing on the capabilities, not the stuff, and given the scenario of a general purpose classroom, about 30 students, single display, and collaboration/hybrid capable, we hashed out just how we’d each approach the system with the ultimate goal of how low we can go. Or, more accura...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - How long can I ride that train?
September 15, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBRecorded September 8, 2023 Instead of the news, we focus on a topic we’ve noticed a lot recently: that the AVIXA CTS is being pushed as an entry-level certification. It really isn’t, nor should it be, but if it’s getting that reputation, it devalues the certification for everyone. Next, student workers. They’re a fantastic resource and we all have dozens of them running around and helping out, right? Wait, some of you don’t have students in your department? You need to fix ...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - What's the value in that data anyway?
September 12, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 97 MBRecorded September 1, 2023 There’s no news today, so we’re going to read a letter from a listener who raises some questions about how we budget and plan long projects. They’re not wrong, but also things are not quite cut and dry. Then, the joys and challenges of modern room systems. After fighting for so long to get away from h.323 codecs ruining everything, are we recreating the same problems? We do our best to avoid brand names because multiple AV SuperFriends are being told from le...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - This should be better than my high school
September 08, 2023 16:00 - 44 minutes - 54.7 MBRecorded August 18, 2023 Let’s talk about the Student Experience. And that’s really why we’re all here, isn’t it? We discuss what students are expecting from a university in 2023, advocating for students when no one else will, and crushing everything down to be delivered by Zoom or Teams. After all, we have one chance to get it right; are we cutting corners that puts that all at risk? After we’re done complaining, we also discuss some good examples of technology-enabled spaces that p...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Even if what this cat said is true…
August 31, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBRecorded August 25, 2022 Did you know esports is dead? Neither did we, but here’s an article about it and while it may not be filling stadiums, the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated. Then we’re joined by Don Merritt from the University of Central Florida to discuss learning spaces without focusing on “the stuff.” As technologists, it’s tempting to talk about features without activities and Brand A vs Brand B, losing sight of the nature of what we’re doing. After all, if the...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - NDI is the Donut Spare
August 14, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes - 79.9 MBRecorded August 4, 2023 In our spiciest episode yet, we tackle everything from hybrid meeting rooms to work from home, auto-framing cameras in giant board rooms, conference room envy, departmental arms races, policing conference room usage, and why NDI isn’t the right solution for most scenarios… or is it? (No). Article: https://www.avinteractive.com/news/collaboration/what-do-you-really-need-to-make-hybrid-work-productive-02-08-2023/ Alternate show titles: Chairs are for winners ...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Questionable Undefined Modalities
August 08, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 73.5 MBRecorded July 21, 2023 We’re joined by Marina Walton from Trinity University to talk Faculty Support covering everything from identifying champions, supporting innovative learning spaces (that everyone hates), engaging department chairs, hosting an IT Open House to put faces to names, adding a personal touch to IT support, and much more. We also discuss an article (and related study) about giving faculty more time to learn and adopt new technologies before deploying them campus wide. Co...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - A lightbulb, a gut check, and then a lightbulb
July 31, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBRecorded July 28, 2023 We’re joined by AV industry luminary, influencer, blogger, journalist, podcaster, and all around great person, Alesia Hendley, to talk InfoComm 2023, her journey through almost every vertical of the AV industry, and coming future trends. We also discuss an article on why there isn’t a single, universal AVoIP standard and the growing influence of conference bars and all-in-one conferencing devices getting used in all the wrong spaces. Should pro audio companies re...
AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - It's a Verb in Kentucky
July 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBRecorded July 14, 2023 We’re joined by Steve Greenblatt and Brittany DiCesare from Control Concepts to talk programming, programming, and more programming. While most AV projects seem to involve a vague scope of work and set of drawings, leaving the dots to be connected by the programmer, Steve and Brittany suggest a more holistic approach wherein software and automation is considered from the beginning. We talk about manufacturer plug-ins and modules, hiring programmers vs. growing progra...
AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Showcase Showdown
July 08, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 47.2 MBRecorded June 13, 2023 We figured since five of the six AV SuperFriends were all in the same building, we’d record our On Topic episode for July. The topic is Showcase Spaces, but rather than review our own showcase spaces, we discuss the general process of developing a showcase space, what the end user clients want, and that’s it’s absolutely, completely possible to have a showcase space that is just terrible in every way and still serve its purpose. Alternate show titles: That’s goin...
AV SuperFriends: Perspectives - Userful at InfoComm 2023
June 30, 2023 16:00 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBRecorded June 16, 2023 Marc visits the Userful booth at InfoComm 2023 Userful: https://www.userful.com/