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Very interesting, indeed! What does the future hold for Telex EVI?

Von Heydekampf took control of the Telex EVI electronics division when Telex merged with Electro Voice in 1998. Four years later he was promoted to the position of global president of the pro audio division and relocated from the Telex offices in Straubing, Germany, to the US headquarters in Burnsville, Minnesota.

He is widely seen as being the guiding force behind the success of the various EV lines over the past ten years.

On the second morning of the show (March 28th) press were gathered for a routine briefing from the company, when von Heydekampf stunned the assembled journalists by saying he would be leaving the company by the end of April. He cited ?a clash of egos? with the head of Bosch?s new pro audio division, Peter Marks, who is now pumping millions of dollars into both the US and Germany bases.

Bosch bought the Telex group in the summer of 2006, but the deal became final on January 1st this year.

I know a few chaps within this organization and the outcome will definitely be interesting to see . . .

~SP

For much of my life I’ve listened to many discussions about the various merits or fallacies of acquiring material goods. Depending on your perspective, such acquisition is either a good thing or a bad thing. But regardless of your judgment call on such matters, there’s no tellin’ how many times I’ve heard the phrase, “You can’t take it with you!”

Well, to that ages-old phrase I say, “Bunk!” (sort of) Because It just so happens that while we still occupy this mortal plane {Boot Camp}, you CAN take it with you in the form of a USB drive! Check out PortableApps.Com to learn more about their latest addition, the PortableApps Suite | Your computer, without the computer?.

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I’ve been a proponent of the Portable Applications stored on a USB drive for many moons. Considering the fact I am restricted (a good policy for most users) to the amount of content or number of applications I can install on company computers, I began exploring methods to take custom, personal, or experimental content with me everywhere I go without violating policies of my employer.

This is quite significant because the fastest and most capable portable computer in my possession is an IBM ThinkPad T42p provided by terms of my employ. It’s very important to me to keep the “MotherShip” happy because I like my job, my team, and the people I meet as a result of taking care of business.

So whether you are looking for a portable identity backup solution to take along for the ride when using company machines, or just interested in the convenience of a portable set of applications requiring ZERO installation on other computers with USB ports, consider the PortableApps and PortableApps Suite possibilities!

~SP

As a component of the Music Genome Project, Pandora.Com is an excellent site to use in the search for new music to add to your collection. By entering an artist or song name, Pandora will construct a streaming playlist of songs with similar genres and tempos.

Coupled with a high-speed internet connection and a running version of Replay Music you can automatically record and apply album art for any track with a recognizable stream. Simply setup the process at night, turn off your loudspeakers, and build a new collection of music while you sleep!

Isn’t technology wonderful?

~SP