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What Is Cloudpaging and How Can It Help Universities?

Some savvy colleges and universities are embracing the technology of Cloudpaging to ease the pressure on IT staff and control the IT budget.

November 14, 2016 Nick Pandher Leave a Comment

The advancement of computers, mobile devices and technology have meant great things for education. Today’s college students have more resources at their fingertips than ever before. One downside to this ever-evolving technology environment, though, is that college and university IT departments are under constant pressure to ensure student and faculty have access to important IT […]

How Will President Trump Deal With Cyber Security?

Now that the presidential election is over, how will President Elect Donald Trump deal with cybersecurity.

November 13, 2016 Keith Lowry and Chris Pogue Leave a Comment

It’s finally over! A long, contentious, and tumultuous Presidential election is finally behind us. While both candidates have, at some point, touched upon the concept of cybersecurity—Mrs. Clinton and the widely publicized email server on one hand, Mr. Trump and his calls for Russian hackers on the other—neither candidate laid out a comprehensive plan for […]

Video Streaming at Oil Can Henry’s

November 11, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Oil Can Henry’s is an Oregon-based provider of vehicle maintenance with more than 100 shops located throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Colorado. The chain is widely known for its 20-point Full-service oil change. The Tech Decision Oil Can Henry’s is unique in that customers remain in their vehicles for the duration of the service. […]

Knitting Your District Together with Digital Signage

Digital signage is an invaluable resource for K-12 schools, but it doesn’t have to be limited to just individual institutions.

October 31, 2016 Trey Hicks Leave a Comment

With just a bit of planning, you can unify your whole school district using the power of modern visual communications. When it’s web-based, your digital signage system isn’t locked into a single location – it can go literally anywhere there’s an internet connection. Each school can have their own playlists of messages, with information relevant […]

Welcome to the New and Improved TechDecisions!

Our new website will focus on IT concerns of technology decision makers, while continuing to provide the best information in AV and Security.

October 21, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Welcome! As you can see we’ve made a few changes. The most obvious change is that our brand is no longer separated by markets. We’re housing all of our information in one singular location for easier access and discoverability from one vertical market to the next. Why keep things separate when any market can benefit […]

Tracking Trends in Technology Management

Mobile device management to update your school IT.

October 20, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New technology has become a trend in every part of our lives, giving us new ways to do things faster, easier and with more data available. Change is all around us with new operating systems, platforms and hardware. In the midst of all this change, one thing is certain: Mobility is here to stay. Especially […]

Standing Desks at School Could Be the Cure to Childhood Obesity

New research from Texas A&M finds that standing desks have a positive impact on the body mass index (BMI) of children who use them.

October 19, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

I already have a standing desk at work. I don’t always stand at it. I won’t lie to you. There are times where I’m too tired or too lazy or too sucked into my work to stay standing. However, there is always a portion of every day where I choose to stand, whether that be […]

15 Online Tools for Students and Teachers to Create Presentations

Presentations can be an equally daunting task for students and educators to put together and deliver.

October 18, 2016 Gloria Kopp Leave a Comment

If presentations are not done right, they could lead to boring, mind wandering time wasters, where the message doesn’t really get through properly. But, help is available in the form of great online tools that’ll help you create engaging presentations, whether you’re a student or a teacher. Keep their attention, get your message across, and […]

Cleveland College Makes Projector Upgrades Easy and Affordable

Hitachi's OneVision Program for higher education gives Cleveland Community College perks for using Hitachi projectors.

October 18, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

In 2012, Rodger Perry began working at Cleveland Community College as the Audiovisual Coordinator. One of his first projects on campus was to replace older classroom and meeting room projectors with new ones. After looking into different types and brands of projectors, Perry decided to support the school’s previous decision and stick with Hitachi projectors. […]

How Illinois State Made AV Implementation Easy in 320 Different Classrooms

After installing Kramer switchers and scalers in its 320 classrooms, Illinois State's system incident rates dropped significantly, despite increasing the amount of AV tech in its classrooms.

October 17, 2016 Rachel Quetti Leave a Comment

You wouldn’t likely walk into a modern higher education classroom and not see some sort of AV technology. From projectors to interactive displays, document cameras and digital signage, most college lecture halls and classrooms provide educators and students with AV technology to help improve the education experience. As great as technology is for teaching and […]