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Bookmarked: Projector problems (Media-savvy’s Blog)

Lee Potts — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:02:41 +0000

Projector problems (Media-savvy’s Blog) – "A group was giving a presentation and they wanted to show a video. The sound was working, but the video would only show up on their laptop screen, not on the projector. We (the audience) could see the media player, but the rest of the “screen” was black. Did you ever experience the same? What is the problem here? How could it be solved?" [I suggested that they make the projector the primary output. Any other ideas?]

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Tags: laptop, projector, video

"Bookmarked: Projector problems (Media-savvy’s Blog)" was originally posted on Breaking Murphy's Law on November 06, 2009. Copyright 2009 Lee Potts and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. All other rights reserved.

Cyberpunk: Being pros, they had a backup…

Lee Potts — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:40:45 +0000

Even fictional characters know the importance of the first principle — If you can’t do without it, make sure you won’t have to. Acting on this knowledge is what marks them as professionals in the eyes of the other character in this passage from my favorite early work by one of my favorite writers:

“Now,” Lucas said, “when Two-a-Day’s hired help, who are all in all a pair of tough and experienced console jockeys, when they saw what you are about to see, my man, they decided that their deck was due for that big overhaul in the sky. Being pros, they had a backup deck. When they brought it on line, they saw the same thing. It was at that point that they decided to phone their employer, Mr. Two-a-Day, who, as we can see from this mess, was about to throw himself a party.”

~William Gibson, Count Zero

I know. I’ve just betrayed a little geekiness in my ready habits. Just substitute “AV tech” for “console jockey” and “projector” for deck”. Okay, that’s still pretty geeky, but you get the idea.

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Tags: BACKUP, william gibson

"Cyberpunk: Being pros, they had a backup…" was originally posted on Breaking Murphy's Law on November 04, 2009. Copyright 2009 Lee Potts and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. All other rights reserved.

Bookmarked: Presentation Horror Stories (More than PowerPoint…)

Lee Potts — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:00:15 +0000

Presentation Horror Stories (More than PowerPoint…) – [An oldie but a goodie from Laura Bergells.] "She turned red, and asked for tech support to help. A gigantic, goth young man lumbered on stage, twirled her around to audience profile, flipped up her blazer, bent over and intently gazed at her mike's fanny pack."

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"Bookmarked: Presentation Horror Stories (More than PowerPoint…)" was originally posted on Breaking Murphy's Law on November 04, 2009. Copyright 2009 Lee Potts and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. All other rights reserved.

Overheard on Twitter: Should have brought the Kodak projector.

Lee Potts — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:07:13 +0000

Conference presentation is delayed. AV problems. Should have brought the Kodak projector. @SWsteven (Steven Widmann)

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"Overheard on Twitter: Should have brought the Kodak projector." was originally posted on Breaking Murphy's Law on November 02, 2009. Copyright 2009 Lee Potts and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. All other rights reserved.

Bookmarked: win7 demo – japanese tv show (YouTube)

Lee Potts — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:02:05 +0000

win7 demo – japanese tv show (YouTube) – [Know your equipment!]

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"Bookmarked: win7 demo – japanese tv show (YouTube)" was originally posted on Breaking Murphy's Law on October 31, 2009. Copyright 2009 Lee Potts and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. All other rights reserved.