BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

I recently spent an entire day cleaning my basement. One result was a small mountain of old computers and electronics to be trashed. My first thought

I love the Apple commercial with four gray-suited guys who represent the Vista operating system. One says, Well, I'm pleased to say, I've been error-free

What electronic device recently celebrated its 60th anniversary? Not sure? Here are some hints. It was called the greatest invention of the 20th century.

You could hear the collective gasp from the entire television broadcast industry when Rep. John Dingell, D-MI, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce

What could have been a relatively smooth transition to digital television is turning into an all-out political war. The recent movie title, There Will

What will you be doing on the morning of Feb. 17, 2009? I'm guessing a lot of Broadcast Engineering readers will be answering viewer telephone calls.

One could feel electricity in the air as the crowded room overflowed Monday morning at the mobile TV meeting at the NAB convention. Broadcasters, all

Net neutrality. You've heard the term, but what exactly does it mean to broadcasters? The debate is focused on whether laws and regulation should dictate

Developments in high-speed Internet and low-cost local storage, in addition to an increasing supply of companies willing to deliver video over IP, are

Question: What is an exaflood? My first computer, a Radio Shack TRS-80, had 16K of memory and used a cassette tape for data I/O. Today, one of my several

Did people ever make fun of you as a kid? Maybe your ears were large. Or, maybe your voice was too high or low, depending on your sex. There could be

This year's Broadcast Engineering Excellence awards totaled 45?entries. The contest pages posted on our Web site generated more than 23,000 page views!

While watching the Fox News channel, I’ve realized just how much extraneous crap — excuse me, information — is being crammed onto our TV screens

Convention attendees and exhibitors returned to Las Vegas to take the industry's collective temperature

Scene opens in a typical American home. Time: early 2009. Husband and wife in living room with old-style TV set. Goody, goody, goody! Yahoo! We're getting

Any future upgrade to your station’s vidoe library system may be hindered by the European Union. The editor discusses the problem

In early January, Senator John Sununu (R-NH) announced he was writing legislation that would prohibit the FCC from imposing technology mandates on the

New research from Harris Interactive says we baby boomers feel that Madison Avenue has forgotten we exist. The study, commissioned by the TV Land cable network, shows that two-thirds of adult

And the winners are With five Excellence Awards under our belt, we've got this process nailed down. This year's 42 entries topped last year's by 25 percent.

After you've done something six, going on seven, times, you would think that the process would become easier. For David Mazza, senior vice president of

The CEA’s subcommittee is charged with implementing new remote control standards

By the time you read this, you're either still recovering from NAB or maybe better you didn't go at all. Trust me, it's not the end of the world if you