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5 Favorite Teleworking Technologies in an Age of Pandemics
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Mar 10, 2020
  • 3 min

5 Favorite Teleworking Technologies in an Age of Pandemics

What does your business do when a major health crisis strikes and workers need to continue, uninterrupted, with daily collaboration and o...
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AV/IT Implementations Demystified
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Feb 12, 2020
  • 5 min

AV/IT Implementations Demystified

The ever evolving and simultaneously converging AV/IT space is far different than when I started in the Pro-AV industry 10 years ago. I a...
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Consultant Vs. Integrator
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Jan 23, 2020
  • 1 min

Consultant Vs. Integrator

Whether out networking or just talking to friends, I often struggle to explain what I do in simplified terms. Having spent time as both a...
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The Missing Link in Successful AV Systems: Trained Users
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Jan 7, 2020
  • 2 min

The Missing Link in Successful AV Systems: Trained Users

Why Thoughtful Trainings Are Necessary for AV System Success.
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First Principles Thinking: Designing AV/IT Systems like Tesla
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Jul 10, 2019
  • 3 min

First Principles Thinking: Designing AV/IT Systems like Tesla

Recently, my son and I sat down to rewatch Elon Musk debut the Tesla Semi Truck on their YouTube channel. This truck is truly an amazing ...
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Is Zoom IPO Making AV Mainstream?
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Apr 18, 2019
  • 3 min

Is Zoom IPO Making AV Mainstream?

Author: Ernie Beck, CTS-D, Principal at Capture Design Group, LLC I recently saw billboards for Zoom.us, in two different cities on diffe...
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Consumer vs. Commercial LCD Displays
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 1 min

Consumer vs. Commercial LCD Displays

Clients often ask about differences between consumer vs. commercial displays when considering AV technology for their spaces. Why would ...
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Wireless Presentation in Modern Offices
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Jan 8, 2019
  • 3 min

Wireless Presentation in Modern Offices

There's no doubt that the term wireless has become commonplace during my consultations with clients seeking audiovisual solutions in the...
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Modern Video Communications 101
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Oct 15, 2018
  • 4 min

Modern Video Communications 101

It's an all to common situation. A company has a growing workforce, a few different offices, an outbound sales team, and a #telework poli...
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Intelligent AV Evolution
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Sep 13, 2018
  • 3 min

Intelligent AV Evolution

The New Conversation As an audiovisual (AV) and design professional by trade, I was excited to hear the opening keynote of InfoComm 2015 w...
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5 Reasons Why AV is Not IT (Yet)
Ernie Beck, CTS-D
  • Sep 13, 2018
  • 3 min

5 Reasons Why AV is Not IT (Yet)

by: Ernie Beck, CTS-D For the past few years the conversation of AV and IT convergence has been discussed ad-nauseam. While this article ...
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