Off the Rails Episode 119: The more you talk, the less interested I get
Recorded July 25, 2025
In this episode, join Chris, Jamie, Marc, Larry, and Justin as they discuss the the broken business model of per room, per system, per month, per year cloud service pricing, the ongoing struggle with outdated features and devices that just won’t die and the question of when to cut the cord on legacy systems, sharing their own experiences and the sometimes humorous realities of managing AV technology.
They review the terribleness of wireless sharing appliances and the frustrations that come with them, as well as the importance of gathering feedback from faculty and students. They also touch on the necessity of evaluating usage data and making informed decisions based on real-world needs rather than assumptions.
News:
https://www.ravepubs.com/openav-cloud-adds-adobe-appspace-sharp-bose/
AI-generated Alternate Show Titles:
When to Cut the Cord
Don't Let the Blu Ray Players Die in Vain
Wireless Sharing Woes
From Legacy to Lament
Data-Driven Decisions
AV Tech: The Good, The Bad, and The Outdated
When Do We Say Goodbye?
AV Apocalypse Now
Lessons from the Trenches
Streamlining the Chaos
Far superior human-generated alternate show titles:
Be a part of it with as little work as possible
There’s nothing to it
Money motivates
Member that?
I need this old widget to talk to this other widget
It’s all in the metaverse
That one from last year gets nothing
Let’s all do it wrong together
This isn’t on your network; it’s in the cloud
I will speak for higher ed at large
Yellow light for the premium package
Now you’ve got a hoedown
You’re making an assumption; they never said that
Give me a really big package
Way too many clouds
Everything on the same cloud
Dirty Data
A giant spreadsheet of garbage
But here’s the thing… you like your job
Sketcho box
Free is not free
We don’t have a lot of bandwidth to be wrong
Pay some other department to really manhandle it
I’m in the middle of this sh*t right now and it’s a storm
Doing the wireless thing is easy / Have this: it’s going to fail you
Give us feedback on about what you hate about ‘em
You’re really gonna hate this sh*t
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