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The ETC product catalog is dead.

Or is it? We hear a lot of conflicting opinions on how our product catalog is used - if it's used at all - from our dealers. We hear the catalog referred to as a "gift" that sales people feel compelled to leave behind when they visit a customer...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by john.kuehl on 08-24-2010

2 Scene or not 2 Scene

I've been hesitating to blog on this - but I think it is time. There are a couple of threads on this in the ETC forums. In the near future ETC will have to cease making the Express consoles. These desks have been a mainstay of our console sales for over...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by dlincecum on 06-16-2008

Filed under: 2 scene preset

What does this picture mean to you?

For those of you who work in the theatre or production, you probably don't run into software like SAP very often, if ever. We on the manufacturing side of things have a lot of data to manage- sales data, the daily management of stuff coming into the...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by sclausen on 09-19-2011

Where'd you get help before?

I think I'm the stats guy of the blog group here, so how about another one: We have over 3,000 members of our online community, and we appreciate the contributions from each of them. When we talk about this group, which we do often, there's a rhetorical...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by john.kuehl on 08-21-2008

Filed under: web, community

Source Fours in their (un)natural habitat

When I first saw the Source Four at LDI in 1992 I knew that it was going to change a lot of things. I wonder what the number would be if we could add up the kilowatt hours that the Source Four has saved the world in electrical generation. And yet the...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by dlincecum on 04-19-2010

Your Answers to "Eos or Congo?"

It's probably no surprise to anyone familiar with ETC and our products that one of the more common questions we receive from users and potential customers is, "Eos or Congo?" Alternatively asked as "Ion or Congo jr?", it's...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by john.kuehl on 01-06-2009

The real story on Express and Expression

Many of you may have heard that we had to abruptly stop taking orders for Express and Expression consoles a couple of weeks ago. With the dust having settled a bit I wanted to offer a clear (we'll see how clear!) explanation of what is up with these products...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by dlincecum on 08-13-2008

Filed under: express, expression

A new approach, design for Controls on etcconnect.com

We recently made several notable changes to the section of our website dedicated to presenting our Controls products (both Entertainment and Architectural). I wanted to share some of the thought process and strategic planning that went into this project...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by john.kuehl on 06-08-2009

Filed under: marketing, web

Is this a monologue?

Well, It is turning out to be. But that is not the intent. I'd like to encourage your comments and discussions on my ramblings. This Blog allows you to post comments! You'll have to be a registered user to comment. But it is worth the while because...

Posted to What am I thinking? What are you thinking? by dlincecum on 01-29-2007

Dave & Company Keep Outdoing Themselves

Over the past handful of days the Broadway Deli in Town Square has featured an impressive run of lunch cuisine, including grilled hamburgers (like, actually grilled, by Dave) on May 6, teriyaki chicken sandwiches on May 12, and a double-whammy of baked...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by john.kuehl on 05-14-2008

Filed under: worklife

Chop wood, Carry Water

A Zen Proverb Chop Wood, Carry Water . This is what we do before enlightenment. This is what we do after enlightenment. Stacking firewood is an art in Bavaria. I noticed this the first time I ever came here - but I am now struck by how significant the...

Posted to What am I thinking? What are you thinking? by dlincecum on 08-07-2007

Only one guess for my business travel quiz?

Ok. Here is a hint. This is the view from my hotel window looking the other direction. Any better? Here is another one. And yes, I did walk into the middle of the street to take this shot. I took it on the way home from seeing one of my ver favorite musical...

Posted to What am I thinking? What are you thinking? by dlincecum on 04-13-2007

A rejection letter from Apple . . . more iPhone app fun

Actually it was just a simple red dot followed by the word Rejected. The image below is a screenshot from our account on the app store. It seems that Apple does not allow any use of a charity as an enticement to buy an App. No references to charity website...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by dlincecum on 06-04-2009

Filed under: irfr, app store

I need some affirmation.

Loyal readers, I - along with others here at ETC - have been working so long on trying to find ways to improve the search capabilities of etcconnect.com, without anything really tangible to show for it. If you've dealt with ETC at all, you know how...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by john.kuehl on 04-22-2009

Useful Email services

I saw this article on the facebook page of a friend. Google launches Mail Goggles to save you from yourself This really cracks me up. It is called Mail Goggles and it bears some attention from other technology companies. It throws math problems on the...

Posted to Light Minds Think Alike by dlincecum on 10-08-2008

Filed under: email

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