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/
