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Simple Steps to Level Up Your Defenses to a Cyberattack

June 2, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Ransomware is one of the most popular forms of cyberattack

Talk about your contradiction of contradictions! Is the internet the greatest invention to emerge over the last ten or twenty years…or the worst? I guess, depending on the context, it is both. But lately, there have been some troubling cyberattack developments coming out of the hacker world that have caused the associated risks to have risen to a scary level.

I found some useful commonsense tactics you can employ to help protect yourself from a damaging cyberattack. No one can give you a 100% guarantee that they have a foolproof system that is undefeatable. But, as one security expert once told me about home security, you can only hope to fortify your defenses such that the hackers choose to move on to an easier target.

See how to level up your cyberattack protection…

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Sonos Launches New Roam Portable at Investors Event

March 10, 2021 by Ted 2 Comments

Sonos Roam in white
The New Sonos Roam

Late in the day on Tuesday, Sonos held an investor event – their first such event – and kicked it off by announcing the new Roam portable speaker. While the $169 MSRP Roam speaker was interesting, I was more interested in trying to figure out the thinking behind why they wanted this small and relatively inexpensive portable as their next big thing.

Learn more on the latest speaker from Sonos…

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Vizio Files Papers for an Initial Public Offering…Again

March 3, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Vizio Holding Corp. (Vizio) filed an S-1 registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its stock on the public market. Their offering is being handled by J.P. Morgan and BoA, both of whom will act as lead book runners for the offering. The company hopes to use the symbol VZIO on the New York Stock Exchange.

But this isn’t their first try at going public.

See more on the Vizio IPO filing…

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CES 2021: On Day 1, CTA Releases Optimistic Forecast for Tech in 2021

January 21, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A past CES Show, produced by the CTA

See Totals & Category Breakdowns

On the first day of the virtual CES 2021 earlier this month, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) released their latest forecast for the total retail sales of technology in the United States. After a record year in 2020, the tech industry association says, collective retail sales are forecast to increase a robust 4.3% for a total of $461 billion in 2021.

See more on the CTA 2021 tech sales forecast…

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Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2020 by Ted 2 Comments

Our 2020 Holiday Message to you

We made it to the end of 2020! What a wild year it it has been. See my message for you during this unique holiday period following an incredibly challenging year for all of us.

See my message for the 2020 holiday season…

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Happy Thanksgiving? YES, Let’s All Happily Give THANKS

November 25, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving!

In 2020, maybe now more so than ever before in our lives…it is an especially good time to pause and contemplate giving thanks at Thanksgiving. But…are you finding it hard to feel thankful about 2020?

See my thoughts on this more special than usual Thanksgiving holiday…

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A Savant 1-2 Punch: New Pro Remote X2 & Powerful Consumer Ad Campaign

May 5, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Savant remote X2 from email campaign

Today, Savant Systems launched its latest remote control, the Pro Remote X2, which it says offers users “an unprecedented smart home experience from a hand-held remote.” Along with this, the company is simultaneously launching an aggressive new advertising campaign targeted at consumers and designed to drive business to Savant integrators.

Learn about the new Savant X2 remote & ads

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Wishing You the Happiest of Happy New Years in 2020!

December 30, 2019 by Ted 1 Comment

‘The New Year is a New Opportunity for Renewal’

A new day, a new year, a new DECADE – think of the possibilities! The last decade began in 2010 on the tail end of a major recession that affected all industries, but especially the housing industry – which was hit harder than most. This meant that, for those of us in the custom integration space, our opportunities were limited at that time, as housing is a significant driver of demand for the types of products custom integrators sell and install. However, the resulting long, slow economic recovery – which is still continuing – set new records and many would argue we enter the 2020s poised for even greater success.

Our wish for you in the New Year…

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Have the Happiest of Holidays!

December 24, 2019 by Ted 7 Comments

Yesterday, I attended a memorial service even though I had no personal relationship with the person who had recently passed. In fact, I had never had the pleasure of even meeting this person. Yet I chose to pay my respects because I’ve known the family for years and am especially friendly with certain specific family members to whom I wanted to demonstrate the depth of my care and support. Out of respect for their privacy during this difficult time, I’ll not name them here – but I’d like to share some lessons I took away from such a poignant event.

Some would say a death at this time of year – during the holidays – is an especially tragic event…and there certainly was a lot of sadness shown there. Sadness is an unavoidable element of an event such as a memorial service. But there was also a lot of stories, laughter and most importantly…love.

See more of my holiday message…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2019 by Ted 6 Comments

photo of a turkey

Always one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving is one of the few times where it is socially acceptable to completely stuff your face with a big, delicious meal, and veg out on the sofa watching football all day long. What could be better than that??

But read on to see my full and not-too-sappy holiday greeting…

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