| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Z-Wave to demonstrate home automation from the Himalayas | | | by Jim McCarthy, Connected Digital World | | | Shout it from the mountaintop: home automation is reaching new heights – 26,906 feet, to be exact. That's the height of Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world. And that's where an amateur mountain climber will demonstrate the home automation capabilities of Z-Wave using a variety of devices powered by Z-Wave technology. More»
Why This Matters: Is this AV-meets-Red Bull-marketing adventure really going to happen? We should know in a few days. -Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Why Your Help Desk Should Be More Like Apple's Genius Bar | | | via Campus Technology | | | Is your help desk run out of a back room somewhere, lost in the depths of a labyrinthine campus building? A few years ago, the answer at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (AZ) was yes. With help desk operations located in a distant room on the second floor of the library, users would need a good sense of direction and be willing to traverse the controlled access required to get technical help. As a result, most assistance was provided by telephone instead. "It wasn't really high-traffic at all," notes Victor Navarro, director of information technology at the college. More»
Why This Matters: Major kudos to the technology team at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College who created a slick, Apple-style help desk to enhance the user experience, educate students and staff, and promote pro-active behaviors like computer check-ups. Many critics lament universities that operate like businesses, but in this case, it's a salutary analog. -Margot Douaihy
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| | #3 | Take 1 and Event Safety Alliance (ESA) to host webinar on live event safety | | | via AVNetwork | | | Take1 Insurance is teaming up with the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) to host the industry's first webinar focused on producing safer live events. According to Scott Carroll, executive vice president and program director of Take1 Insurance, the webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 2 p.m EST and is open to anyone involved in the business of producing and staging live events. More»
Why This Matters: Safety always matters and both these organizations have a great deal of experience on the topic. You can register for the one-hour free session here. -David Keene |
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