Mark R. Mayfield

As the line between information technology and audio-visual technology continues to blur, technology managers find themselves responsible for a wide assortment of both AV and IT-related systems.

The concept of a sound reinforcement system is simple.

One of the first steps toward achieving effective communication in a multipurpose room is to think of the room as a “collaboration space.”

We all know that events require careful planning and solid execution. But the reality is that there are always events that are planned at the last minute, ad hoc, or sometimes not planned at all.

Every website, URL, computer, or AV device on the Internet has a number that uniquely identifies it—its IP address.

A lot of bad sound is simply the result of talkers who don’t know how to use a mic.

Although it seems hard to believe, almost 30 years ago the courts were deciding whether it should be legal to record video content for future playback.

Despite the Stanley Kubrick vision of HAL 9000 making its own decisions and telling Dave what he can and cannot do in 2001: A Space Odyssey, computers really won’t do anything without instructions.