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The Blue Room Technical Forum Announces Major Upgrades and Redesign

The Blue Room Technical Forums are pleased to announce a major upgrade to their popular website. After 8 years the site has grown from strength to strength with over 15,000 members and over 370,000 posts. The latest software includes integration of social networking features offering users the facility to share content with their contacts over [...]

The Poll is OPEN: Vote for Best New Lighting Product of 2010

All of the nominations are in from comments, emails, direct messages, skypes, text messages and even a voice mail! That means the poll is open for voting on the Best New Lighting Product of 2010.  The nominations were put up by you, the readers of iSquint.  Now it is your turn to VOTE on those [...]

Long Reach Long Riders Ride Again in July

The Long Reach Long Riders are happy to announce the dates and route for their 8th annual charity motorcycle ride. The 2011 ride will begin on July 1 in Billings, Montana and wind through some of the wildest landscapes in the United States before finishing back in Billings on July 9th. Along the way the [...]

Welcome New Columnist, James Bedell

Today, not only brings us one day closer to 2011, but the addition of a new columnist here on iSquint.net.  I would like to introduce and welcome Mr. James Bedell to iSquint.  You may recognize this name from not only on twitter, (jamesbedell), but Mr. Bedell was also interviewed late last year here on iSquint [...]

Contest: American DJ Asks DJs to Share Their Pet Name for Their Lighting Gear

Musicians depend on their instruments, DJs rely on their lighting and audio gear. This connection leads to some pretty close relationships between man (or woman) and machine, which is why so many entertainers have pet names for their equipment. Think B.B. King’s famous “Lucille,” and “Brownie,” the affectionate name of the Fender Stratocaster that Eric [...]

Nominations Open for 2010 Lighting Product of the Year

It is that time of year where we look back and see what we have accomplished this year and remember all the good times.  While you are at it, think about all of the great new products introduced this year.  Which one do you think stands out as the Best New Lighting Product of 2010? [...]

Remote Control Battery Lighting Session Added to Super Saturday

Stage Lighting Super Saturday adds a new session “Remote Control Battery Lighting” to its all day lighting workshop. James Smith will speak about how remote control makes it easy to put lamps, motors, solenoids, and much more, anywhere in a show without visible wires. Scott Parker says “This session provides insight and assistance with wireless [...]

GAM Product Offers Color Workshop January 11th, 2011 in LA

Do you live in the Las Angles area?  On January 11th, 2011, GAM Products is offering workshop on color at their GAM Arts Center right in the heart of LA. Learn about color temperature, kelvin, spectral distribution, foot candles, mired shift and CIE tri-stimulus values; how they all relate to correcting light sources and balancing [...]

ESTA Host 2nd Annual Control Protocol PlugFest January 2011

It’s times like these that I wish I lived in the lone star state! ESTA’s Technical Standards Program is holding their second annual Control Protocol PlugFest in Westlake Texas on January 21st and 22nd. The PlugFest just happens to be at the same exact time and place as the Technical Standard Program meetings! What a [...]

Vectorworks Releases Service Pack 2 for 2011

Fire up Vectorworks 2011 and check for software updates.  Nemetschek recently released an update to the software with Service Pack 2.  This update is for all version and flavors of your Vectorworks product. The Service Pack 2 includes all kinds of things.  There are a number of fixes having to deal with areas of walls, [...]

Cast Software Releases WYSIWGY R26 TOMORROW, 12/15/2010

Get your previsualization self ready.  Cast Software is preparing to release WYSIWYG R26 tomorrow, December 15, 2010!  If you are already a member, you can head over to the Members Only section of Cast Software’s web site and get it now! More from Cast Software: wysiwyg R26 is really virtually real, and this is a [...]

ESTA Technical Standards Program CPWG:Wiki

Keeping track of industry standards and the development stages of a protocol can be pretty challenging.  Especially when our industry has SO MANY unique and individualize standards. John Huntington, the blogger/writer of ControlGeek.net felt the same way.  It is mind numbing trying to keep track of all the standards and their progress. John just happens [...]