D-Tools Enhances Customer Service with New Live Chat Feature
02/16/2010 – 4:00 pm | No Comment

CONCORD, CA, MARCH 16, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced the release of their new live chat feature, which can be accessed directly from D-Tools System Integration Software …

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Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for February 2010
02/24/2010 – 2:28 pm | No Comment

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools SI software. Read on for the latest manufacturer news and product updates. This month, read news about Active Thermal Management, Atlantic Technology, Tannoy, Sonance, Wisdom Audio, Universal Remote Control and more! Read the full story »

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Cable Construction 101, Connector Shielding
02/23/2010 – 11:25 am | No Comment
Cable Construction 101, Connector Shielding

Hello D-Tools Newsletter Subscribers and welcome to another edition of HDMI Cable Constriction 101 from Kordz USA !
Last month we went over the five basic methods of contact termination. If you missed this article, you …

Why MDF Is Ideal for Speaker Enclosures and Baffles
02/23/2010 – 10:58 am | No Comment
Why MDF Is Ideal for Speaker Enclosures and Baffles

Why MDF Is Ideal for Speaker Enclosures and Baffles
© 2010 Steve Feinstein, Atlantic Technology
There are a lot of different materials used to make speaker enclosures and baffles. Although most people don’t think about it, the …

Integrating the iPod
02/23/2010 – 10:56 am | No Comment
Integrating the iPod

Integrating the iPod
Buzz Delano
Delano Associates
There are over 220 million iPods out there, just waiting for an electronic systems contractor to spec them into a system and make some money. The iPod economy is huge and …

D-Tools Schedules Additional “Plugged In” Virtual Trainings
02/23/2010 – 10:55 am | No Comment
D-Tools Schedules Additional “Plugged In” Virtual Trainings

D-Tools “Plugged In”  virtual training event was so successful, that two additional “Plugged In”  trainings have been scheduled.  100% of System Integrator 5 users who attended the previous “Plugged In” event in December 2009, thought …

Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for January 2010
01/27/2010 – 9:17 am | No Comment
Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for January 2010

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through …

Cable Construction 101
01/27/2010 – 9:12 am | One Comment
Cable Construction 101

We would like to welcome Kordz Director of US Operations, Michael Schaller to the D-Tools Newsletter Community! He will be contributing a series of articles, providing his insight about HDMI Cabling for D-Tools Newsletter subscribers.
Kordz Gen …

Cooling the (Almost) Impossible Enclosure
01/27/2010 – 9:11 am | No Comment
Cooling the (Almost) Impossible Enclosure

Cooling the (almost) impossible enclosure
A “how-to” Article from Active Thermal Management
The trusted name in thermal management…
By Frank Federman, CEO
The installer will, more often than he would like, run into a home theater installation in …

Business Planning and Success at CEDIA Management Conference 2010
01/27/2010 – 9:10 am | No Comment
Business Planning and Success at CEDIA Management Conference 2010

Getting a leg up on the competition can be a challenging task.  The best way to do it is to create a sound business plan, hire the right people to do the work, and follow …

D-Tools Support Chat Feature (Beta) Now Available
01/14/2010 – 10:59 am | One Comment
D-Tools Support Chat Feature (Beta) Now Available

As you may have noticed, D-Tools has recently released a new Beta Chat Feature. This feature is intended for individuals with Sales or Support questions and is now available via D-Tools website, blog and the …

Moving a Server is Easy in SI5.5
01/05/2010 – 3:42 pm | One Comment
Moving a Server is Easy in SI5.5

With SI5.5, server moves are the easiest they have ever been!

STEP 1)  The first step is to check in all Projects and log off all users from your current SI5.5 server.
STEP 2)  The second step is to back …

Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for December 2009
12/29/2009 – 12:31 pm | No Comment
Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for December 2009

 

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools SI …

Consider the Advantages of Atlantic’s 10e CSB Corner Subwoofer
12/29/2009 – 12:23 pm | No Comment
Consider the Advantages of Atlantic’s 10e CSB Corner Subwoofer

© 2009, Steve Feinstein, Atlantic Technology
 Many times, installing an in-wall subwoofer is just not possible or practical. But you don’t want to use a big black box sub either. We have a great solution.
 Atlantic has …