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balug:speaker-presenter_information_and_resources [2013-01-17T20:27:47+0000]
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balug:speaker-presenter_information_and_resources [2013-08-31T23:40:18+0000]
michael_paoli more on our converter device - apparently XGA 1024 x 768 is highest resolution input it takes
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 ====== Speaker-Presenter Information and Resources ====== ====== Speaker-Presenter Information and Resources ======
  
-Information,​ resources, common questions and answers **for those doing or prospectively doing talks/​presentations at BALUG**+Information,​ resources, common questions and answers 
 +**for those doing or prospectively doing talks/​presentations at BALUG**
  
-If you will or may be giving a talk/​presentation at BALUG, **the following information will likely be rather to quite useful to you**.+If you will or may be giving a talk/​presentation at BALUG, 
 +**the following information will likely be rather to quite useful to you**.
  
 <​file>​ <​file>​
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 that our typical video setup results in rather low resolution that our typical video setup results in rather low resolution
 projection to the screen. projection to the screen.
-Particularly,​ we have a converter device which accepts most VGA type +Particularly,​ we have a converter device which accepts most VGA type  
-input (has VGA type connector) - it then converts to NTSC (ye olde +input (has VGA type connector ​- accepts up to XGA 1024x768) - it then  
-analog television) composite video. ​ That is then projected onto +converts to NTSC (ye olde analog television) composite video. ​ That is  
-overhead screen (about a 10x10' screen mounted on about 20' high +then projected onto overhead screen (about a 10x10' screen mounted on 
-ceiling). ​ This generally works quite adequately if the "​slides"​ aren't +about 20' high ceiling). ​ This generally works quite adequately if the 
-too detailed (smaller text, lines and detail won't work so well, most +"​slides"​ aren't too detailed (smaller text, lines and detail won't work 
-everything else works adequately or better. ​ E.g. a screen of 80x24 +so well, most everything else works adequately or better. ​ E.g. a 
-text is typically slightly too small to be easily read, but slightly +screen of 80x24 text is typically slightly too small to be easily read, 
-larger (e.g. screen of 62x22 text) is quite readable.)+but slightly larger (e.g. screen of 62x22 text) is quite readable.)
 We sometimes are able to make available higher resolution projector and We sometimes are able to make available higher resolution projector and
 portable screen (to bring screen closer to most of the audience - also, portable screen (to bring screen closer to most of the audience - also,
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 able to provide such (or one might need a long suitably rated extension able to provide such (or one might need a long suitably rated extension
 cord to draw additional power from another circuit). cord to draw additional power from another circuit).
 +</​file>​
  
- +===== Typical meeting timeline ​===== 
-Typical meeting timeline (some times are approximate):​ +(some times are approximate):​ 
 +<​file>​
 6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather near the restaurant'​s 6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather near the restaurant'​s
           bar, socialize/​meet/​greet,​ typically do nametags, collect cash           bar, socialize/​meet/​greet,​ typically do nametags, collect cash
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