Re: [Nanog-futures] Countdown Timer

2008-02-29 Thread Martin Hannigan
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Joel Jaeggli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin Hannigan wrote: > > The question that is posed is do we want a professional and non > > intrusive method of indicating time to a presenter, and if that > > includes an improvement in broadcasting sound (mics), do

Re: [Nanog-futures] Countdown Timer

2008-02-29 Thread Joel Jaeggli
Martin Hannigan wrote: > Thanks. The idea is to have a consistent, repeatable, staff run system > that is able to be used from the media station in the back of the room > independent of the PC. It's not their job to run the sound boards and > we pay for this service as part of the administration fe

Re: [Nanog-futures] Countdown Timer

2008-02-29 Thread Martin Hannigan
Thanks. The idea is to have a consistent, repeatable, staff run system that is able to be used from the media station in the back of the room independent of the PC. It's not their job to run the sound boards and we pay for this service as part of the administration fee that Merit charges against th

Re: [Nanog-futures] Countdown Timer (Was Re: The Peering BOF and the Fallout?)

2008-02-29 Thread Pete Templin
William Norton wrote: > I also like that they wired the clip on microphones under your shirt > so you would see the wires nor pull out the microphone accidentally. > Very professional. Not only professional, but if you run the wire around your body and have the beltpack end up in front, you mini

Re: [Nanog-futures] Countdown Timer

2008-02-29 Thread Matt Peterson
We could probably gain the countdown support with a hacked ybox2, see . As for the "lapel" mic support, I agree this would increase the professional value. Please see my ASIN ACSP request 2008.9 which attempts to address this (FYI, ARIN contracts out to Meri

Re: [Nanog-futures] The Peering BOF and the Fallout?

2008-02-29 Thread michael.dillon
> I did swing by Radio Shack. It can be done, but then I > thought about it and the professional queue system was < > $1500. I think that Merit should make an investment in it to > improve the conference and speaking experience. It would be > well worth it in terms of making things run smoother