Carolyn Heinze
Carolyn Heinze has covered everything from AV/IT and business to cowboys and cowgirls ... and the horses they love. She was the Paris contributing editor for the pan-European site Running in Heels, providing news and views on fashion, culture, and the arts for her column, “France in Your Pants.” She has also contributed critiques of foreign cinema and French politics for the politico-literary site, The New Vulgate.
Latest articles by Carolyn Heinze

Trends in Outsourcing Digital Signage Management
By Carolyn Heinze published
Since the dawn of the digital sign, companies have used signage networks to communicate with employees and end-users.

Electric Kool-Aid Audio Test
By Carolyn Heinze published
Like Woodstock, much of the buzz surrounding the Grateful Dead is part legend, part myth, and part reality.

The Mic That Changed Everything
By Carolyn Heinze published
As microphones go, it’s the tool of choice for rock stars worldwide.

Digital Signage Makes the Winner’s Circle at Keeneland Raceway
By Carolyn Heinze published
It goes without saying that at a horse racetrack, things have to happen fast. And this doesn’t just apply to the horses, the video production crew has to hightail it, too.

Why Move Digital Signage Content to the Cloud?
By Carolyn Heinze published
Steve Jobs often gets all the credit for blowing up the marketplace with the iPhone, most notably its cloud-based platform.

SCN Hall of Fame 2014: Millennium Park
By Carolyn Heinze published
It’s not often that massive urban transformation projects are without their detractors, and Millennium Park was no exception.

SCN Hall of Fame 2014: Kurt Graffy
By Carolyn Heinze published
“Looking back, it’s always easy to see how your choices formed the paths that led to where you are… and although it’s clear now, being an acoustician definitely wasn’t in my original plan.”

Interactive Museum Tech is No Longer a Novelty
By Carolyn Heinze published
It used to be that museums would have one high-tech draw: visitors would be able to interact with a specific exhibit, and most times, this involved AV.
Navigating the Cultural Divide
By Carolyn Heinze published
A number of years ago, TV producer Dick Wolf sold his Law & Order franchise to TF1, one of France’s largest networks.

Stay Interviews and Why You Need to Do Them
By Carolyn Heinze published
While pretty much all companies interview potential employees before hiring them, some organizations also interview employees when they’re on their way out the door.

Architecture, Acoustics, and Audio Complement Each Other at Duke University Auditorium
By Carolyn Heinze published

Competing With Deep Pockets? Maybe Not
By Carolyn Heinze published
As the North American economy gradually gains momentum, the issue of how to retain skilled labor is at the forefront once again.

Towson University’s Tiger Arena Opens for Graduation
By Carolyn Heinze published
The new home to Towson University’s basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics programs, as well as a series of special events, the Tiger Arena opened this spring just in time for graduation.

What’s the Key to Attracting Young Talent to AV?
By Carolyn Heinze published
You’re not Facebook. You’re not Twitter.

Recruiting Military Veterans Into Your Organization
By Carolyn Heinze published
Emily King is on a mission. And it has very much to do with some numbers she recently posted on her blog.

Flat Panel Competition Shifting Focus to Larger-Scale Projection
By Carolyn Heinze published

Abrams Auditorium Sounds Off with Flexible, Intelligible AV
By Carolyn Heinze published

Opryland Hotel and Convention Center Embraces Peavey MediaMatrix
By Carolyn Heinze published
There are certain projects that stand out, and for Vance Breshears, the Opryland Hotel and Convention Center was one of them.

SCN's Hall of Fame: Mark Valenti
By Carolyn Heinze published
How many bankers does it take to launch a successful American business? Just one—and he doesn’t even have to be that great a banker.

Who Owns What? - Navigating the Complex World of Software Licensing
By Carolyn Heinze published
It used to be that software had a “hard” component: if you wanted to install it, you had to unwrap it, take it out of the box and slide a disc into a drive.
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