The other day I was setting up my new Nomad computer and it occurs to me how much stuff stands between “turn it on” and “I’m ready to start controlling and programming lighting.” It’s fairly well known that ETC consoles that run EOS are actually conventional PC computers inside a custom face-panel with a special version of Microsoft Windows that’s been stripped of anything extraneous designed to be used inside of dedicated devices like cash registers, automatic teller machines, and digital signage.

Wishing I had found this site months ago when I was trying to decode what a house fixture was. Fixture Finder

This is one of those questions that pops up on social media frequently. These posts receive lots of attention. Some responders try to provide useful information. Others flame newbie level questions and whoever posts them. Here’s my attempt to provide useful information. Vocabulary The first problem with the question is the problem of sloppy vocabulary. What is an XLR cable? In my book, any cable with XLR connectors on it is an XLR cable.

Background A few years back, I put a Rosco I-Cue in a show. The technical contact at the venue was a super carpenter, can make sets do amazing things. Since lighting was not his forte, bouncing a light off a mirror was brilliant to him. Fast forward a few years and he messages me with, “{deleted show name} requires some kind of follow spot - I was thinking that rather than borrow a traditional one, we’d invest in a mirror attachment similar to what you brought in for {that last show}.