Here comes trouble
Phil Stella, June 9, 2008
Ever have one of those clients who is never satisfied, always behind schedule, has unrealistic expectations, and always blames you whenever anything goes wrong. Especially when its their fault. Unfortunately, when youre in a public More..

If I only had more time...
Phil Stella, April 11, 2008
If you regularly look at that overflowing plate you call your job and sigh in painful frustration, you arent alone. Were all being challenged to do more with less. More work, less time -- more projects, less resources. These days, More..

Change is the only constant
Phil Stella, November 12, 2007
Just when you thought everything had stabilized in your shop, you were on top of everything and could coast for a while ... WHAM! You get hit in the face with another major change. Just what you needed.Change is no surprise to media More..

WordPower: Every Word Counts
Phil Stella, October 11, 2007
What's in a word? A lot -- the words you use make a difference. We media communicators spend a big part of our workday writing, whether it's a script, proposal, memo, or marketing piece. Even though we're committed to the value and More..

Make a compelling case for your next convention
Phil Stella, March 28, 2007
So, you really want to go to NAB this year, do you? Budget cutbacks and department reorganizations kept you from going the last two years and you feel out of touch. You really want to get back on top of the newest developments in hardware More..

Wacom Intuos 4 for Your Studio
February 5, 2010
Quit mousing around! Save your hands and arms from RSI (repetitive strain injury) pain while gaining precise user-configurable control for your computer “pointing device.” More..

Recycling the Past
January 11, 2010
It is that time of year when we seem to look forward and backward in equal measure. As part of this transitional time, I decided to clean out More..

One-Chip Color
November 8, 2009
by Wayne Cole Several trends in video are leading to broad acceptance of one-chip video devices at all ends of the market spectrum. Many of the More..

RAID Rage
October 20, 2009
RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) was a phrase coined in 1987 for a technology that primarily applied to large servers in corporate database services. With the advent of nonlinear video and audio editing, the speed More..

HP Z600—Compact Power
August 12, 2009
The buzz surrounding Hewlett Packard’s new high-end Z800 workstation might cause you to overlook the smaller, lower-cost Z600. which sports virtually the same solid design and power with only slightly less expandability. Like its big More..

Online courses broaden access
Nancy Caronia, July 17, 2007
High school students need the advantage of advanced placement, foreign language, and other preparatory college courses as well as state-of-the-art technology in order to competitively apply for college and enter the workforce after More..

Distance learning helps ESOL efforts in Boston
Nancy Caronia, May 21, 2007
Boston has a population of 590,000, including more than 150,000 immigrants -- that's one in four residents -- speaking in 140 different languages.In 2000, the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians instituted English for New Bostonians, More..

Would you drive across a bridge built by a DL student?
Nancy Caronia, February 15, 2007
Distance learning and online courses have become an integral part of the educational process, particularly for busy individuals who work full-time while completing a degree or ambitious students in school districts that have limited More..

So You Want Service? All Service Orders Are Not the Same
March 6, 2010
Andrew Mohr No matter what an ordering activity may tell you, not More..

Subcontracting Shortcourse
April 3, 2009
In times of economic turmoil commercial entities often turn to the federal marketplace to try and recoup falling commercial revenue.Yet dealing directly with the federal government presents unique challenges and requirements akin to More..

Recent changes in government contracting you need to know
By Andrew Mohr and C. Kelly Kroll, November 3, 2008
All federal contractors now required to use E-VerifyPursuant to Executive Order 12989, as amended on June 9, all federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use E-Verify as a condition of contract award. E-Verify is an online More..

A grim fairytale
Andrew Mohr and C. Kelly Kroll, March 12, 2008
With more and more frequency, we run into manufacturers and other vendors who are interested in obtaining a GSA Schedule contract but are turned off by the thought of having to provide their very best price to GSA customers. These More..

Go fishing for government bids
Andrew Mohr and C. Kelly Kroll, October 11, 2007
When talking about GSA Schedule contracting with a client for the first time, weve often remarked that a GSA Schedule contract is nothing more than a hunting license. Weve now come to believe that going after government contracts is More..

Ready for Recovery
November 6, 2009
Sanjay Talwani The recession is over! At least, that’s what the Wall More..

The Best Things in Life
October 20, 2009
One of the best things about living in Washington—aside from the easy commutes, pleasant August weather, inexpensive housing and incredibly laid-back populace— is being near world-class museums, including the various branches of the More..

Scared Sensible
September 4, 2009
COMPUTERS, they told us years ago, would bring the world to our homes, and we wouldn’t have to commute to work. A generation earlier, they said nuclear power would be so cheap we wouldn’t bother metering it. More..

Cameras in Space
August 12, 2009
So it turns out, we can not only put a man on the moon, but we can shoot live video and transmit it around the world. And we could do that 40 years ago. Back then, they used analog signals in a custom format and they didn’t have More..

Wow
July 13, 2009
It wasn’t that long ago, in a different life, when I wrangled a massive slide projector to provide the visual elements for presentations in a rustic auditorium in Glacier National Park in Montana. (My show’s title: “Winter: The Other More..