Category Archives: Resources

Civility and the Rule of Law

Posted on November 3, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

“Welcome to our video series sponsored in recognition of the American Bar Association’s Mediation Week which this year focuses on Civility and Civil Public Discourse.  That focus is related to the passage of Resolution 108, which encourages more civil political discourse … Continue reading →

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Civility and Civil Discourse

Posted on November 3, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

This is reposted from buildingdialogue.wordpress.com and is part of a serials of videos sponsored from my company (VTCStream.com) and The Communications Center (www.buildingdialogue.com) as part of the American Bar Association’s “Mediation Week.” This year’s theme was Civility and Civil Discourse, … Continue reading →

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Load-Balancing Switches: Bad for Video Conferencing

Posted on October 22, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

Worked last week on an installation at a government facility with a firewall transversal device (in this case a radvision pathfinder). While outbound connections worked great, the inbound connections didn’t work at all. The way that the pathfinder works is … Continue reading →

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Mid-Missouri Broadband Access and Use

Posted on August 6, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

I am currently working with others on the Mid-Missouri planning team to develop a plan to provide high-speed Internet services to 95% of Missouri’s citizens; other planning teams around Missouri are working within their regions. We are trying to get … Continue reading →

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Introducing the CB2000 Videoconferencing System

Posted on August 5, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

One quick glance through the VTCtalk discussions and you can easily tell that for most customers, standard videoconferencing units are way, way too complicated. Someone setting up a standard videoconferencing unit might be required to connect a few wires, set … Continue reading →

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VCS Starter Pack, the Missing Step

Posted on August 5, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

If you talk to just about any field tech who works on Cisco/Tandberg gear, they will laud the technical abilities of the equipment but always offer the admonishment: “Don’t follow the manual.” I don’t know if it is because it … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Summer Reading List

Posted on June 7, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

It is good to have friends that are smarter than you. Mike Christy is one of my friends that is not only smarter, but helps his friends get smarter as well. He has turned this into a career as an … Continue reading →

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Checklist: Basic VCS Expressway Security

Posted on May 24, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

The Cisco VCS Expressway traversal devices are designed to be a “set it and forget it type of device.” Once configured and operational, there is not much more user interaction required. Depending on your requirements, I suggest this as a … Continue reading →

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QR Code Business Card Template

Posted on May 6, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

I’ve gotten a number of comments on my business card in the past month and requests for the indesign file from folks who want to adapt the design to their own use. So, here is the indesign file for my … Continue reading →

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