AV SuperFriends

Recorded 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-...

Recorded 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...

Recorded 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-...

Recorded 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 beg...

Recorded 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...

Recorded June 16, 2023 Marc visits the Userful booth at InfoComm 2023 Userful: https://www.userful.com/

Recorded June 16, 2023 Marc and Jamie visit the Liberty AV booth to talk about the Teleportivity AI demo. Liberty AV: https://secure.libertycable.com/ Teleportivity: https://teleportivity.com/

Recorded June 15, 2023 Jamie visits the Forward Thinking Designs booth at InfoComm 2023 Forward Thinking Designs: https://www.forwardthinkingdesigns.com/

Recorded June 15, 2023 Jamie and Marc visit the Visionary Solutions booth at InfoComm 2023 Visionary: https://visionary-av.com/

Recorded June 15, 2023 Justin sits down with Joe Cornwall to reflect on InfoComm 2023 Joe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeCornwall Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephcornwall/

Recorded June 15, 2023 Justin and Chris visit the Q-SYS booth at InfoComm 2023 Q-SYS: https://www.qsys.com

Recorded June 14, 2023 Marc visits the Stewart Audio booth at InfoComm 2023 Stewart Audio: https://stewartaudio.com/

Recorded June 14, 2023 Marc and Chris visit the Evertz booth at InfoComm 2023 Evertz: https://av.evertz.com/

Recorded June 16, 2023 For our final group recording at InfoComm 2023, we invaded the Biamp booth where we were joined by Shirley Imai, Richard Mitchel, and Michael Hooper to discuss how the week went, the most interesting things we saw at the show, and what InfoComm is like from a manufacturer's perspective (hint: they don't get to leave the booth).  Alternate show titles: Michael Boltron What do...

Recorded June 16, 2023 As we were setting up for our Day 3 preview, we noticed Frank Padikkala nearby and corralled him into our nonsense to talk about networking, IT as people, and the importance of diversity in everything we do. Alternate show titles: The Most Amazing Moderator I've ever had Get your sh*t off the network The Perfect Network (You're not going to) become a cybersecurity expert in...

Recorded June 15, 2023 In our wrap show for Day 2 at InfoComm 2023, we're joined by very good friend of the show, Darryl Krall from Panasonic Connect to talk about trends such as Chat GPT, AI, AVoIP, and gathering data and analytics from all our stuff.  Thanks to Panasonic Connect for letting us take over their booth for the waning hours of the day Alternate show titles: Has this system ever worke...

Recorded June 15, 2023 We're back LIVE from the InfoComm show floor before the show floor is open with our thoughts on Day 1, trends we're seeing, products of interest, and noting that simply everything is on the network these days.   Alternate show titles: Everybody's big to Jamie It's about switch protection Cool, but unnecessary Using AI as a brand to sell it    

Recorded June 14, 2023 We're celebrating our 100th full episode!  When we started our podcast adventure, it was simply a way to continue sharing ideas during COVID and we're all heartened to hear just how many people really enjoy our nonsense.   For this very special episode, we were prepared to share our thoughts about Day 1 of InfoComm, but instead we invited a cadre of friends, listeners, suppo...

Recorded June 14, 2023 For the first time ever, all six AV SuperFriends are in the same room… like close enough to touch each other… and touch each other we did!  We recorded on the show floor before the show floor opened and shared our thoughts on InfoComm 2023, our plans for the day, where you can find us, hosted sessions, network challenges, and the possibility of gaining knowledge by… eating b...

Recorded June 13, 2023 It's our first ever live recording with five of the six AV SuperFriends in the same room, so prepare for a show with an even more rambunctious atmosphere. We cover Apple's announcements of their new Goggles On Please Pro headset, Apple's overlooked announcement of FaceTime (and by extensions Zoom and Teams) coming to the Apple TV and thus to a conference room near you (we do...

Recorded May 19, 2023 It's June and, for the pro AV world, that means InfoComm… and that also happens to be the topic of this month's episode.  Our download numbers show that you're likely listening to this before you travel to Orlando, so this episode is all about what we're doing there all week long.  Justin is teaching a 3-day course, Chris is leading a HETMA workshop, Larry is presenting a cas...

Recorded June 2, 2023 It's a veritable smorgasbord, a cornucopia, a plethora of topics!  In our last show before InfoComm, we cover such diverse elements as fear, surprise, a ruthless efficien… wait.   We discuss the announcement of a 16K (consumer) display that isn't 16K or for consumers.  It's weird, but most importantly, it's not in 21:9 but instead in 16:9 (AKA the correct aspect ratio). Then,...

Recorded May 12, 2023 Well, it finally happened; a big school is going all in on VR in a big, general ed program.  Goggles on, please.  Arizona State is replacing their introductory biology lab classes with VR. Chris is not amused. Then, we review recent technologies to determine if they are just marketing or if these are real, long-term solutions.  Marc doesn't like term "broadcast" anywhere near...

AV SuperFriends #AVintheAM - May 21, 2023

Recorded May 5, 2023 We start with a news story about making digital content accessible and that leads to a larger discussion of accessibility in AV.   Look for that on a future show. Then we talk "selling" our campus clients on AV in order to deliver the experience they think they want; especially in conference rooms.   Marc leverages the client's business case to convince them how to spend, Just...