jim wellings

Per Aurem Ad Astra... Designer, Crestron programmer at Utah State University. Full time Geek, Part time audio engineer. Aficionado of twisted British Humor.

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@chris_neto Good to see you here in the not-so-wild west!

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@JosiahWay @ped1971 @chris_neto So I like the management capabilities of cloud services. The biggest obstacle to cloud is NOT technology. It’s policy, driven by budget. Perennially easier to fund one time in public HE, than ongoing. #AVinTheAM

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@chris_neto Actually kind of a trick question. Remember the FCC? A better example might be VHS vs Beta. The winner of that war drove the standard. Today? Pick the winner, buy stock now #AVinTheAM #AVTweeps

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@chris_neto AV interoperability in the past was driven by broadcast tech. Who will do that now? Collaboration platforms perhaps? #AVInTheAM #AVTweeps

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@_AVAP @chris_neto But part timers are cheaper, they’re young, and they’ll probably heal ok #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto Your customer buys their Z-company certified UC conference room kit from Amazon and has it in two days. Maintenance staff stick the display on the wall and get a network connection. Done. AV Pros need to show their value or find a new career. #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto We want the highly skilled and talented worker with mature social skills and excellent interpersonal interaction with other team members. We can pay 38k. So can Walmart and McDonald’s. Good luck. #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto In our higher ed org, management supports professional development of all kinds. Important to realize that support, encouragement, and mandate are three different things. For an employee to be successful, they need to know where their manager stands and act accordingly #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto We maintain an innovation lab and model classroom space. Faculty use the tech and evaluate before we widely deploy the new and shiny. User needs and pedagogy must point the way for innovation #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

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@chris_neto Live sound, theatrical production. Interned in a recording studio and was mentored by a professional musician. I overcame all this and became the AV guy I am today ;) #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto Soft skills, reliability, trustworthiness, enthusiasm, ability and desire to learn and innovate, don't be an *sshole #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto 90% of all AV systems will come in a box, certified by the conferencing and collaboration company that wins the wars. AI will configure, commission, test, and train. AV designers and programmers will brawl over the last few custom jobs. We'll all work for the Empire #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto Further thought - I'm not sure I care what the programming language is. I've learned a couple and can learn more. I'm going to look at the hardware quality, capabilities, and reliability first. A Properly and logically designed AV system is the first step. #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto Manufacturers seem to have embraced Rest as a 'sort of' standard control API. The big control systems all have ways to get and post data. Web based programming app, and AI to write the driver I don't want to build myself, or wait for one to be available, job done. #AVInTheAM

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@JosiahWay @chris_neto And Lua

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@Vegas_AV_Ace @chris_neto @ViewSonic When I upgrade my #HigherEd rooms on the third floor, I need to be able to get the big display into the room without removing a window, renting a crane, building a modular kit, or giving up and settling for projectors and screen paint. Give me a folding LED #AVInTheAM

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@clevelandreaper Linkin Park. Where in the hell is that? Can you not spell Lincoln? Did your 4-year-old help you name the band? Did you lose a bet? Does your manager hate you? Is it supposed to be "Pork", not "Park"?

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@eleighbarrett Science column explaining Rudolph’s glowing nose- he grew up in Russia near the Semipalatinsk nuclear weapons test site

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@chris_neto I focus almost entirely on Higher Education. Keeps me busy ;) #AVInTheAM

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@chris_neto No feedback until you have built up a list of gripes, also expect the employees to read your mind. At least, that’s how one former supervisor did it #BeAnExample #AVInTheAM