Ooh I love picnic and hippo! In the spirit of Simon's squirrel nutkin, we give things the "INATOR" treatment. So when we fixed our locations section, we called it the Locinator. And the research upgrade was the Researchinator.
We backronymed this to mean "It's Now A Totally Operational Resource." ~Morgan > On Feb 11, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Ruginis, Andrew <arugi...@architecture.org> > wrote: > > Two of my faves: > > > PICNIC = problem in chair, not in computer > > HiPPO = highest paid person's opinion > > > > Andrew Ruginis > Director of Information Technology > Chicago Architecture Foundation > 224 South Michigan Avenue > Chicago IL 60604 > 312.561.2129 > > architecture.org <http://architecture.org/> > facebook/chiarchitecture > twitter @chiarchitecture > > > > >> On 2/11/15 10:03 AM, "Leonard Steinbach" <lensteinb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> There are the >> >> MPEG's >> JPEG's >> DPI >> RGB >> sRGB >> CMYK >> CIE and PANTONE color spaces >> and as most exhibiton planners probably know BMFD (Benjamin Moore Fan >> Deck) >> >>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Bryan Kennedy <bkenn...@smm.org> wrote: >>> >>> Don't forget the media/show-control/computer interface side of things: >>> >>> MIDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI >>> OCS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control >>> UDP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol >>> TCP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol >>> DMX - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX512 >>> BNC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector >>> SDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_digital_interface >>> XLR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector >>> RCA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector >>> RS-232 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 >>> Cat5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable >>> Cat6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable >>> RJ45 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C >>> >>> bk >>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>> bryan kennedy >>> director, exhibit media >>> science museum of minnesota >>> bkenn...@smm.org 651.221.2522 >>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Carissa Dougherty < >>> cdoughe...@mortonarb.org >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, all... >>>> >>>> I'm trying to compile a list of tech-related acronyms that might be >>>> important for museum staff to know and understand -- or at the very >>> least, >>>> recognize. Right now, I'm just gathering EVERYthing I can think of -- >>> file >>>> extensions (PDF, JPG), emerging technologies (BLE, NFC), web-related >>> (HTML, >>>> PHP)... >>>> >>>> So... >>>> >>>> - Are there any that you think are particularly relevant/important? >>>> >>>> - What terms do you frequently toss around during museum tech >>> meetings? >>>> >>>> - Are there any that are often misunderstood/misinterpreted? >>>> >>>> I'd be happy to share my "final" list when I've got it ready... >>>> >>>> FIRE AWAY!! >>>> >>>> Thanks... >>>> >>>> Carissa >>>> >>>> Head of Knowledge Management >>>> >>>> The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois >>> 60532 >>>> T *630-725-2136* | *cdoughe...@mortonarb.org < >>> cdoughe...@mortonarb.org >>>>> * >>>> | mortonarb.org >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>> Computer >>>> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>>> >>>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>>> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>>> >>>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>> Computer >>> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>> >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>> >>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
