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X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 25394590; Mon, 07 Nov 2005 03:03:21 -0800 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2.10 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #575 Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 03:01:26 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.7 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on prxy.net X-Spam-Level: X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4f2 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #575 1. fall from high places by b Ricie 2. Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue by JDruc3737 [at] aol.com 3. Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue by Steve Larson 4. Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 5. Re: Mahalo by "Paul Guncheon" 6. Internet access while travelling by "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" 7. Re: Internet access while travelling by "Jerry Durand" 8. Re: Internet access while travelling by Dale Farmer 9. Re: Internet access while travelling by "Jerry Durand" 10. Re: Mahalo by Herrick Goldman 11. Re: Internet access while travelling by Herrick Goldman 12. Re: OT by 13. Re: Fall Arrest by Loren Schreiber 14. Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue by "Adam Berns" 15. Re: Internet access while travelling by "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" 16. Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue by "G. D. George" 17. Re: Internet access while travelling by John Vink 18. Re: Internet access while travelling by "ladesigners [at] juno.com" 19. Re: Internet access while travelling by Mat Goebel 20. Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue by "Steve B." 21. Re: Internet access while travelling by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 22. Re: Internet access while travelling by Jerry Durand 23. Re: Internet access while travelling by Dan Mills 24. Re: Internet access while travelling by Jerry Durand 25. Re: Internet access while travelling by Charlie Richmond 26. Re: OT by Tony Miller 27. Re: Internet access while travelling by MissWisc [at] aol.com 28. Automated Madness by Gillian Koch 29. Re: Automated Madness by Dale Farmer 30. Re: Automated Madness by rwhitco [at] comcast.net 31. Getting black background from video by Joe 32. Re: Getting black background from video by Dale Farmer 33. Re: Pre-show Announcement by "David Paul Stock" *** Please update the subject line of your reply to use the subject *** line of the message you are replying to! Please only reply to *** one message subject in each reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20051106120415.37906.qmail [at] web50614.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 04:04:14 -0800 (PST) From: b Ricie Subject: fall from high places In-Reply-To: >>All this talk of falling is about to make >>me go out and take a long walk on a short >>catwalk. Enough already. If you fall, >>you may die. Who cares what goes through >>your mind at 28 mpg in less than a second. I think upon deceleration, it might be the bottom of you boots. __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: JDruc3737 [at] aol.com Message-ID: <25f.509e9a.309f620c [at] aol.com> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:41:32 EST Subject: Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue But what does that have to do with firing a frozen chicken at Frank's maliho while he's being thrown from the catwalk? > Okay, I have 6 lights, each with a Morpheus M series scrollers, running in the standard > CMY mode Jeffrey Drucker Production Manager Bard College Theater & Dance Depts. 845-758-7956 drucker [at] bard.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 09:00:17 -0500 Subject: Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue From: Steve Larson Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Now that's funny. Especially for a Sunday morning. Steve --------------------------------------------------- > > But what does that have to do with firing a frozen chicken at Frank's maliho > while he's being thrown from the catwalk? ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:19:58 -0500 Message-ID: <000401c5e2dd$2e7e0df0$6601a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: > Now that's funny. Especially for a Sunday morning. But it doesn't help him with his problem. Adam, I'm thinking that this might be best done with a subroutine rather than an effect, but I'll yield to those who know more about subroutines = than I do. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 05:01:05 -1000 From: "Paul Guncheon" Subject: Re: Mahalo Message-id: <002901c5e2e2$ea2cad90$1e8aea48 [at] yourxhtr8hvc4p> References: The entire company learned that "Maliho" (Paul correct my spelling) means "Scrotum" so we had spots on headset and dancers standing around him whispering Maliho in the hopes that he would accidentally Spoonerize Mahalo. You mean me? Sounds like somebody playing a trick on somebody here,,, never heard of this one before. There is no listing for "Maliho". The word for "scrotum" is "laho". Loin cloth" is "malo". The word for "homosexual" is "Mahu". So I guess one could make something up. As I said, I've never heard of an off color soundalike for "Mahalo", although there may be a slang term I don't know about. ( I should love to hear what is is if there is one... even though I am not the type to try to embarrass visitors here with difficulties with the language, which methinks provides enough diffulties to the newcomer as it is.) Laters, Paul "I'm trying to get some air circulating up here in the crawlspace beneath the roof", said Tom fanatically ------------------------------ From: "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" Subject: Internet access while travelling Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 10:06:47 -0500 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20051106150653.ENR25800.tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net [at] p3m866> Slightly OT question for those on the road a lot... What is the best way to stay Internet connected as you move around the US (and possibly Canada)? Is there a recommended dial-up service, perhaps with a toll-free access number? Are wireless hotspots common enough to count on (like access at a Starbucks)? I'm finding I'm on the road more and more, demonstrating our products, doing tradeshows, giving seminars. The cheap hotels I stay in usually don't have Internet service, but there's usually a phone jack. Staying connected is a priority. Thanks in advance for your tips, tricks, and suggestions. Jim ------------------------------ Message-ID: <2007.192.168.0.100.1131290316.squirrel [at] gandalf> In-Reply-To: References:

Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 07:18:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling From: "Jerry Durand" On Sun, November 6, 2005 7:06 am, Jim at TheatreWireless.com wrote: > Slightly OT question for those on the road a lot... > > What is the best way to stay Internet connected as you move around the = US > (and possibly Canada)? Is there a recommended dial-up service, perhaps > with > a toll-free access number? I use Earthlink dial-up, even works in Canada. > > Are wireless hotspots common enough to count on (like access at a > Starbucks)? > I find quite often I can use somebody's Wifi for free. Many people have unsecured WiFi that you can use (Verison around here REQUIRES you to use their DSL modem with built-in WiFi which you can't secure or turn off, bu= t you are responsible for). Hotels now often have free WiFi. I bought a $16 WiFi locator to help find where to try the computer and also have a "pre-N" WiFi card in my laptop, the extra range is worth the $. > I'm finding I'm on the road more and more, demonstrating our products, > doing > tradeshows, giving seminars. The cheap hotels I stay in usually don't > have > Internet service, but there's usually a phone jack. Staying connected = is > a > priority. Take a few tools in case the phone doesn't have a jack, I've used the clip-on cable from my butt-set many times. --=20 Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <436E20FE.1AC11E3C [at] cybercom.net> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 10:27:58 -0500 From: Dale Farmer Organization: The fuzz in the back of the fridge. Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling References: "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Slightly OT question for those on the road a lot... > > What is the best way to stay Internet connected as you move around the US > (and possibly Canada)? Is there a recommended dial-up service, perhaps with > a toll-free access number? > > Are wireless hotspots common enough to count on (like access at a > Starbucks)? > > I'm finding I'm on the road more and more, demonstrating our products, doing > tradeshows, giving seminars. The cheap hotels I stay in usually don't have > Internet service, but there's usually a phone jack. Staying connected is a > priority. > > Thanks in advance for your tips, tricks, and suggestions. > > Jim A few years ago, the ticket would be an AOL dial-up account. Now there are nationwide wireless access companies that offer connectivity via private radio networks. I think Verizon offers this, there are others. I'd first look to your already existing ISP. They may have what you need already included in your plan, or could add it for an additional monthly fee. That would probably get you nationwide dialup access, which is your base service, then you just have to deal with hotels ripping you off on the phone calls. ( investigate your cell phone to see if they sell an adapter to use it as a modem. ) Next is to get a good wifi card for your computer. You can, with a good antenna, usually find an open wifi network in any city within a few blocks. Since these are businesses that don't know much about internet security, they are nearly always unused evenings and weekends. Starbucks, and many other similar establishments, have wifi access available. Setup your system so you can boot up, fire up your mail to send and receive your mail quickly, and then shut down to read it later in a more private location. Work with your company IT department (if any) and see what solutions they may have found. --Dale ------------------------------ Message-ID: <2071.192.168.0.100.1131290967.squirrel [at] gandalf> In-Reply-To: References:

Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 07:29:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling From: "Jerry Durand" On Sun, November 6, 2005 7:27 am, Dale Farmer wrote: > Next is to get a good wifi card for your computer. You can, with > a good antenna, usually find an open wifi network in any city within > a few blocks. Since these are businesses that don't know much about > internet security, they are nearly always unused evenings and weekends. I should have mentioned, do a web search on "war driving" for more info o= n free Wifi. --=20 Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 10:42:37 -0500 Subject: Re: Mahalo From: Herrick Goldman Message-ID: In-Reply-To: YES I have no verification of the validity of this word. But it did keep a cranky company entertained. :) Maybe Janine knows. On 11/6/05 10:01 AM, "Paul Guncheon" wrote: > > As I said, I've never heard of an off color soundalike for "Mahalo", > although there may be a slang term I don't know about. ( I should love to > hear what is is if there is one... even though I am not the type to try to > embarrass visitors here with difficulties with the language, which methinks > provides enough diffulties to the newcomer as it is.) -- Herrick Goldman Lighting Designer, NYC www.HGLightingDesign.com 917-797-3624 "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 10:49:12 -0500 Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling From: Herrick Goldman Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Starbucks ahs been totally solid for me for a few years and they are (sadly) so prevalent that it's easy to find them. Open networks can be found in many indy coffee shops and bookstores. Some bars and restaurants in NYC now have free wifi. I'd get the best wifi card you can. Get it set up well and just give it a shot. Carry an AOL 5000 hour CD with you for cheap hotel emergencies. You can also dialup thu your cell phone if necessary and with the right attachments. HTH, -H -- Herrick Goldman Lighting Designer, NYC www.HGLightingDesign.com 917-797-3624 "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000f01c5e2ed$a8fa7540$0500a8c0 [at] lpt> From: References: Subject: Re: OT Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 10:18:01 -0600 Organization: Minnesota Ballet Myth Busters did a show on this. They too tried a frozen chicken and a thawed one. It's gotta be so much fun to work on that show. Ken Pogin PSM Minnesota Ballet ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.1.1.1.2.20051106082113.037a6190 [at] mail.sdsu.edu> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 08:27:11 -0800 From: Loren Schreiber Subject: Re: Fall Arrest In-Reply-To: References: After reading all the information about arresting one's fall from a catwalk, I have decided to adopt Douglas Adam's method. If I ever find myself plunging at 32 feet per sec(sec) towards the stage . . . I shall simply miss. Loren "Grits" Schreiber, Technical Director School of Theatre, Television and Film San Diego State University Long Reach Long Riders announce dates for the 2006 Charity Ride. Check out www.lrlr.org for more information, and then join us! ------------------------------ From: "Adam Berns" Subject: RE: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:32:40 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c5e2ef$b4c074e0$6400a8c0 [at] adamhome> In-reply-to: Hey, thanks for the help, really... -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of JDruc3737 [at] aol.com Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 5:42 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- But what does that have to do with firing a frozen chicken at Frank's maliho while he's being thrown from the catwalk? > Okay, I have 6 lights, each with a Morpheus M series scrollers, running in the standard > CMY mode Jeffrey Drucker Production Manager Bard College Theater & Dance Depts. 845-758-7956 drucker [at] bard.edu ------------------------------ From: "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" Subject: RE: Internet access while travelling Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:11:22 -0500 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20051106171129.BRNP25800.tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net [at] p3m866> > Starbucks ahs been totally solid for me for a few years and > they are (sadly) so prevalent that it's easy to find them. > Open networks can be found in many indy coffee shops and > bookstores. Can anyone confirm that wifi will be easy to find at LDI (Orlando) nest week, and West Palm Beach the week after? Thanks so much, Jim P.S. Is there anyone in West Palm Beach that would like an on-site RC4 wireless dimming demo? ------------------------------ From: "G. D. George" Subject: RE: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:19:46 -0500 In-reply-to: Message-ID: I don't have my manual or board immediately to hand, but it sticks in my mind that you should be able to set the channel trim(?) to a low end and a high end. I *know* that you can do it with a dimmer, but that won't help. Paw around in the patch screen. Jerry G. D. George Assistant Professor and Technical Director Capital University Theatre Department of Communications 1 College and Main Columbus, OH 43209 (614) 236-6498 ggeorge [at] capital.edu -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Adam Berns Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:33 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Hey, thanks for the help, really... -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of JDruc3737 [at] aol.com Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 5:42 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- But what does that have to do with firing a frozen chicken at Frank's maliho while he's being thrown from the catwalk? > Okay, I have 6 lights, each with a Morpheus M series scrollers, running in the standard > CMY mode Jeffrey Drucker Production Manager Bard College Theater & Dance Depts. 845-758-7956 drucker [at] bard.edu ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:36:56 -0700 From: John Vink Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling In-Reply-To: References:

> > Slightly OT question for those on the road a lot... > > What is the best way to stay Internet connected as you move around the US > (and possibly Canada)? Is there a recommended dial-up service, perhaps w= ith > a toll-free access number? > Check out Tempest Telecom http://www.tempestcom.com/ I've used their dialup and you only pay for what you use, no monthly commitment, just the time you are connected. They have local numbers everywhere. They also have Wifi, but I don't know much about this service. John ------------------------------ From: "ladesigners [at] juno.com" Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:34:49 GMT Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling Message-Id: <20051106.103547.26022.7114 [at] webmail30.lax.untd.com> The State Park System in California now claims to have WiFi service for = patrons who are SBC DSL customers: initially free, then $1 a day. I have= not tested their system, but I have utilized free 'Hot Spots' at commer= cial venues in large cities. On the streets of my community (Studio City= , a suburb of Los Angeles laid out by filmmaker Mack Sennett), virtually= every home has nonsecure WiFi- all available WiFi channels are utilized= by someone occasionally, mostly at 108 Mbps. Since everybody buys DSL o= r Cable Internet service on a monthly basis at a fixed price, no one see= ms to care whose wireless router you are actually connecting to. Just pa= rk your car at the curb and switch on your laptop-- you'll handshake to = a good fast router momentarily! /s/ Richard _____________________________ > Slightly OT question for those on the road a lot... > What is the best way to stay Internet connected as you move around > t= he US (and possibly Canada)? > Are wireless hotspots common enough to c= ount on (like access at a Starbucks)? Thanks in advance for your tips, t= ricks, and suggestions. > Jim ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:10:35 -0800 From: Mat Goebel Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling In-Reply-To: References: I did that just the other day. Even with the cheapest wireless card, in most metropolitan areas you should be able to find an unsecured wifi network to connect to. I would recommend downloading NetStumbler (http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/netstumblerinstaller_0_4_0.exe) to help you search for networks. If you invest in a high gain antenna, you might be able to connect to a Starbucks network from your hotel room. Granted it's not free, but the day use fee might be reasonable for a reliable connection that you only need once in a while - especially if you're expense reporting on a business trip. I have personally done the dial-up via cell phone thing. It's slow, but it works. Fine if you just need to do email. On 11/6/05, ladesigners [at] juno.com wrote: >Since everybody buys DSL or Cable Internet service on a monthly basis at a fixed price, >no one seems to care whose wireless router you are actually connecting to. Just park >your car at the curb and switch on your laptop-- you'll handshake to a good fast router >momentarily! -- Mat Goebel www.matgoebel.com Mobile: 510.693.1448 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 16:42:23 -0500 From: "Steve B." Subject: Re: HELP PLEASE with Express effect cue Message-id: <004801c5e31a$f8eca3c0$6601a8c0 [at] SBFF> References: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Berns" > Okay, I have 6 lights, each with a Morpheus M series scrollers, running in > the standard CMY mode (only three circuit used for each). Here is what I > want to do. I want to have channels 31-36 "flicker" between 35 and 90, > easy to do. Then I want the scrollers to change between three colors. > Let me be a little more technical here. Where Channel 60 is Y for Channel > 31, 61-->M for channel 31, 62-->C For channel 31 (I am not worried about > seeing the color scrollers change) > > Step Channel Lo/Hi > 1 31 35/95 > 2 32 35/95 > etc...36 > 7 60 [at] 25,61 [at] 10,62 [at] 5 > 8 60 [at] 15,61 [at] 25,62 [at] FF > 9 60 [at] 30,61 [at] 40,62 [at] 80 > 10 64 [at] 25,65 [at] 10,66 [at] 5 > 11 64 [at] 15,65 [at] 25,66 [at] FF > 12 64 [at] 30,65 [at] 40,66 [at] 80 > > So the idea is that Channel 31 will go between 35-95% and cycle between 3 > color, Channel 32 will go between 35-95% and cycle between 3 colors, > etc... > > The basic problem is that the color scrollers should always be at one of > the defined levels. Instead they will go between 0% and their max values. > They should never go below their minimum, and they should stay as that > group. Meaning that I can't have each C,Y,Or M in their own separate > step. > > Whew, I hope that makes sense. I'll admit at the start that I hate writing effects. Thus have only so-so knowleldge. If memory serves, the effect will turn off the last step when it advances to the next. You need ALL the information for the step, in the step - I.E. if a channel goes to a high level for Step 1, with other channels at lower levels, then they need to be written into the step that way. Ditto scroller values. Each and every time for each and every step. Maybe write the levels and scroller positions as groups, with each group representing an effect step. Then write the group into the step ?. Faster to do it as a subroutine as you gain better control over the channels. Easier to write. Only drawback is you have to run it on a fader set. Subroutines don't run on submasters (effects do) unless it's an Emphasis system. Steve Bailey Brooklyn College > ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: <45.3423ccb7.309fec25 [at] aol.com> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:30:45 EST Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling In a message dated 06/11/05 19:11:16 GMT Standard Time, mgoebel [at] gmail.com writes: > I did that just the other day. Even with the cheapest wireless card, > in most metropolitan areas you should be able to find an unsecured > wifi network to connect to. I would recommend downloading NetStumbler > (http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/netstumblerinstaller_0_4_0.exe) > to help you search for networks. > > If you invest in a high gain antenna, you might be able to connect to > a Starbucks network from your hotel room. Granted it's not free, but > the day use fee might be reasonable for a reliable connection that you > only need once in a while - especially if you're expense reporting on > a business trip. This all strikes me as most insecure. As I understand it, wi-fi is a networking arrangement, which allows more than one computer to use a single broadband modem for access to internet services. And, presumably, to each other. Call me old fashioned, as you will. But I don't want some dink with a wi-fi enabled laptop to be able to access my computer, and the files on it. Even on a dial-up connection, I have had my e-mail address hi-jacked. My ISP closed my account down because of excessive posting. A few spurious messages even turned up in my out-box. This cost me some trouble in calling help services, and in changing passwords. Frank Wood ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <2541EA16-255B-4F03-BCC0-B9CFB488698A [at] interstellar.com> From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 15:46:43 -0800 On Nov 6, 2005, at 3:30 PM, FrankWood95 [at] aol.com wrote: > Call me old fashioned, as you will. But I don't want some dink with > a wi-fi > enabled laptop to be able to access my computer, and the files on > it. Even on a > dial-up connection, I have had my e-mail address hi-jacked. My ISP > closed my > account down because of excessive posting. A few spurious messages > even turned > up in my out-box. You MUST run a firewall on your computer any time you're connected to the Internet by dial-up, DSL, cable, telepathy, etc. No exceptions. This lets you go out and fetch things while (hopefully) preventing anyone from even knowing you're there. For example, our server has a firewall that causes it to ignore any request except to send us e-mail or to view a web page. It also answers pings, just to be sociable. ------------------------------ From: Dan Mills Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:08:47 +0000 References:

In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <200511070008.47851.dmills [at] spamblock.demon.co.uk> On Sunday 06 November 2005 23:46, Jerry Durand wrote: > You MUST run a firewall on your computer any time you're connected to > the Internet by dial-up, DSL, cable, telepathy, etc. No exceptions. Also, any wireless access point should be viewed as a (potential) external connection! You can undo all the good work by hanging an access point off the internal network, put it in a DMZ all of its own and use mac address filtering. > For example, our server has a firewall that causes it to ignore any > request except to send us e-mail or to view a web page. It also > answers pings, just to be sociable. If you are providing your own mail hosting, it is worth filtering both incoming AND outgoing mail traffic as sooner or later someone will open something they shouldn't and at least that way the damage is contained to your own network.... Regards, Dan. ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20051106161102.02962f70 [at] 192.168.0.13> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 16:12:39 -0800 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling In-Reply-To: References:

At 04:08 PM 11/6/2005, you wrote: >Also, any wireless access point should be viewed as a (potential) external >connection! You can undo all the good work by hanging an access point off the >internal network, put it in a DMZ all of its own and use mac address >filtering. That was a big problem I had with the Version setup. The WiFi modem is on the customer side of the firewall. They don't allow you to turn off the WiFi, add a password, or anything (the DSL modem, WiFi, and router come as a unit that you can not administer). -- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:12:44 +0000 (GMT) From: Charlie Richmond Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References:

I like to connect via my mobile/cell phone using GPRS. Many providers allow global roaming and pretty good rates which means you can connect anywhere your phone works... practically ;-) Charlie ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:43:54 +0000 From: Tony Miller Cc: bill [at] bcaworld.com (Bill Conner) Subject: Re: OT In-Reply-To: References: Last year I was doing a job in London and had to dash across town to catch a train to my home in the North of England, I just made it and just as the train was getting up to cruising speed at about 125mph and leaving the city behind it did an emergency stop and pulled up really sharply. The guard came on the tannoy and made an announcement that we were being delayed by a fatality on the line. After sitting there for about 20 minutes he made a further announcement that a swan had hit the drivers windscreen and bounced off into the overhead powerlines. The glass didn't smash but the dead swan had taken out the power for a 20 mile section of track and all of the electric trains were sitting there waiting for electricians to come and disentangle the body and reconnect the power. Apparently there were 15 trains all out of action because of this one swan. Maybe the story of the frozen chicken isn't apocryphal but they used swans instead. Tony Miller. On 05/11/05, Bill Conner wrote: > British engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the > windshields of their new high speed trains. ------------------------------ From: MissWisc [at] aol.com Message-ID: <9a.31875cb6.30a0020c [at] aol.com> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 20:04:12 EST Subject: Re: Internet access while travelling stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com writes: << I'm finding I'm on the road more and more, demonstrating our products, doing tradeshows, giving seminars. The cheap hotels I stay in usually don't have Internet service, but there's usually a phone jack. >> From your description, I'd suggest you stick with AOL. Yes, there are Starbucks in many places, but not all and they require T-Mobile in most of them now. Same for Kinkos/FedEx. If you know which city you will be going to, you can often find WIFI hotspots by doing a google for the city name and "free WIFI". I did this in Seattle and found several places within easy walking distance of my hotel. Because I had AOL, I could dial in from my hotel free of charge (far better than the $5 a day charge for ethernet internet access through the hotel's hookup. When you're there for a week, that adds up fast!) Ask whomever is doing your hotel booking to get a hotel with internet access. Interestingly enough, the mid-price hotels (Baymont, Holiday Inn) are more likely to offer it for free than the 4-5 star ones. In a one-star place, you can still place a local call using AOL in most places in the USA and get on. My parents live in the boonies of northern WI (no cable TV is available - the cable doesn't come out that far into the country, push buttton phone just got there about 10 years ago) I can dial into AOL for 5 cents a minute as a "extended long distance call" on their regular phone line. Between my hubby and myself, we've been all over the country and have never had a problem getting access - we both have AOL for dial up, WIFI cards, and ethernet connections available. The Verizon access is only available in about 60 cities right now and is $60 a month. I have AOL unlimited for a year for about $200. We even used the voice IM feature to talk with each other while he was in China - no extra cost. Kristi ------------------------------ Message-ID: <7daa121e0511061828x60b92cd4ibecbe16c7211228e [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 21:28:48 -0500 From: Gillian Koch Subject: Automated Madness Re: the chicken cannon, TLC has a nifty show called "MythBusters" that did just that--tested the myth of whether shooting a chicken at an airplane's windshield would be indicative of the shield's strength. Busted that one wide open. But anyway, back to my original purpose for leaving lurk-mode... the TD here at Drexel and I have been having problems with the automated fixtures we were planning on using for the school's production of "Ahab: A Musical Odyssey". We were plugging cues into the board the other night and in the middle of one such cue set the fixture "forgot" itself and would not respond to input from the board. This has happened more than once, and the TD's thinking of scrapping the fixtures from the show. Is there anything that we're not doing or doing wrong that may be perpetuating the problem? The fixtures are six High End Systems TechnoBeams all of them new to the theatre as of this past year. The console is the ETC Expression 3 again a little over a year old. Five of the fixtures are linked to one another, and terminated at the end. The ones that have been giving us issues are on that strand of DMX. Please let me know if there's any more information you require. Thanks in advance! Gillian Koch Lighting Technican/ME-in-training Drexel University PS- Regarding my earlier post concerning the ghost light... the ghosts came out to play the night we were plugging cues ^_^ whispering backstage, footsteps on the catwalk, I love the theatre! ------------------------------ Message-ID: <436EC035.B4D70EF0 [at] cybercom.net> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:47:17 -0500 From: Dale Farmer Organization: The fuzz in the back of the fridge. Subject: Re: Automated Madness References: Gillian Koch wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Re: the chicken cannon, TLC has a nifty show called "MythBusters" that > did just that--tested the myth of whether shooting a chicken at an > airplane's windshield would be indicative of the shield's strength. > Busted that one wide open. > > But anyway, back to my original purpose for leaving lurk-mode... the > TD here at Drexel and I have been having problems with the automated > fixtures we were planning on using for the school's production of > "Ahab: A Musical Odyssey". We were plugging cues into the board the > other night and in the middle of one such cue set the fixture "forgot" > itself and would not respond to input from the board. This has > happened more than once, and the TD's thinking of scrapping the > fixtures from the show. Is there anything that we're not doing or > doing wrong that may be perpetuating the problem? > > The fixtures are six High End Systems TechnoBeams all of them new to > the theatre as of this past year. The console is the ETC Expression 3 > again a little over a year old. > > Five of the fixtures are linked to one another, and terminated at the > end. The ones that have been giving us issues are on that strand of > DMX. Happening to just one particular fixture or a couple of them? Check your DMX cables to be sure they really are DMX cables, and termination isn't enabled elsewhere? Check cables for intermittent disconnection. Check firmware versions on all the instruments. Update? Any error codes from the failed instrument? Are they still under service contract or warranty coverage? --Dale ------------------------------ From: rwhitco [at] comcast.net Subject: Re: Automated Madness Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 04:27:27 +0000 Message-Id: <110720050427.10444.436ED7AE000F0B01000028CC2207000953010C9B0708999D [at] comcast.net> It sounds like you have 3 DMX cable runs. One to the conventional dimmer rack, one to the 5 linked technobeams, and the third to the single techno. Are you using optically isolated splitters? Does this occur to the same instrument(s) at the same Q sequence? If a lamp out command was somehow programmed into the Q then the lamp will stay out for several minutes until it cools down and told to restrike. My guess though is most likely a cabling issue. Either a broken or non DMX mic cable. Randy Whitcomb Price Civic Auditorium Loveland, CO > Five of the fixtures are linked to one another, and terminated at the > end. The ones that have been giving us issues are on that strand of > DMX. ------------------------------ Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20051107050411.01541640 [at] pop.paonline.com> Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:04:11 -0500 From: Joe Subject: Getting black background from video I am planning a show for which I am thinking about rear-screen video projection. I will involve me as puppeteer operating some marionettes in a style where I am visible to the audience, and act as narrator. The screen will be the Rosco black type screen that looks a dark gray when not being used as a projection screen. In addition, I want to cover the screen with a fine black scrim, to make it as black as possible. I imagine I will need some ellipsoid type lights so that I can put a very controlled beam of light on the puppet when it is being used. For when I speak as narrator, I think I can bring up a more general light that I use when I want to illuminate myself. At this time I will probably be putting one puppet away, and bringing another out. this is why I will want the wider beamed light because I will be moving about. And since this will not be when I am using the projector, I don't mind spill from that general light illuminating the screen/scrim behind me. The main challenge to using the projector system is that I want the feeling of infinite space. Since video projectors have a fairly bright "black", I am thinking of ways to make their black more black. The scrim is part of that. Getting a DLP type projector is another important need, because it has a much better contrast ratio over LCD projectors. I will only be projecting onto part of my black background. That is the reason for the scrim... to hide the presence of the rear projection screen. I don't want the non-projection surfaces behind me to look blacker than the projection surfaces. Anyone here had any practical experience with using rear-screen projection in this type of setting? How black were you able to get the black from the projector? Joe Dunfee joe [at] dunfee.com Gordonville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <436EEBAD.F16520F4 [at] cybercom.net> Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:52:45 -0500 From: Dale Farmer Organization: The fuzz in the back of the fridge. Subject: Re: Getting black background from video References: Joe wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > I am planning a show for which I am thinking about rear-screen video > projection. I will involve me as puppeteer operating some marionettes in a > style where I am visible to the audience, and act as narrator. > > The screen will be the Rosco black type screen that looks a dark gray > when not being used as a projection screen. In addition, I want to cover > the screen with a fine black scrim, to make it as black as possible. > > I imagine I will need some ellipsoid type lights so that I can put a very > controlled beam of light on the puppet when it is being used. For when I > speak as narrator, I think I can bring up a more general light that I use > when I want to illuminate myself. At this time I will probably be putting > one puppet away, and bringing another out. this is why I will want the wider > beamed light because I will be moving about. And since this will not be when > I am using the projector, I don't mind spill from that general light > illuminating the screen/scrim behind me. > > The main challenge to using the projector system is that I want the > feeling of infinite space. Since video projectors have a fairly bright > "black", I am thinking of ways to make their black more black. The scrim is > part of that. Getting a DLP type projector is another important need, > because it has a much better contrast ratio over LCD projectors. > > I will only be projecting onto part of my black background. That is the > reason for the scrim... to hide the presence of the rear projection screen. > I don't want the non-projection surfaces behind me to look blacker than the > projection surfaces. > > Anyone here had any practical experience with using rear-screen projection > in this type of setting? How black were you able to get the black from the > projector? > > Joe Dunfee joe [at] dunfee.com > Gordonville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Rig a shutter to block the video when it is not being used. Can be as simple as a flap of cardboard to DMX controlled shutter. --Dale ------------------------------ From: "David Paul Stock" Subject: RE: Pre-show Announcement Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:52:21 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Dana, Hi! Dave Stock Here. Typically it that type of information sounds like the pre-flight instructions on any given airliner... directing you to the exits and instructions on how to do so and what will happen in the event of.. So... In the event of an emergency blah... My advice put it in the can. See you [at] LDI. Thanks, -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Dana Taylor Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:36 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Pre-show Announcement For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Hello: We are being directed by the local fire marshall to update our pre-show announcements. Specifically, updating those statements in regard to fire evacuation. Is anyone aware of standard wording that should be used or even an example of what you use in your venue. Thanks in advance. Dana Taylor Dana W. Taylor Mt. Vernon Sr. High School 812.838.4356 ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #575 *****************************