I have been using Google Docs for a couple of years now. I like it. Joleen Ruffin and I started a company (it failed) a couple of years ago. From our desks at AltamontCowork, we shared documents, saved documents, and even worked on documents in real time […]
A Short History Lesson by Mike Back in the old days (1980’s) video conferencing was developed to help people at two locations meet face-to-face without the need to travel. Wow! One day, someone said “Geee, I need THREE locations to meet face-to-face”. And the idea of a multipoint […]
Updated: 3/31/2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Stay Safe! Google+ Hangout is the PERFECT way for ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE to video conference. It is FREE, you can meet with up to 10 friends, and the quality is awesome (for a free service). The technology behind this is from Vidyo. […]
Before any good, errrr…..AWESOME meeting, there is preparation. That is especially the case with a video conference. The initiators of the video conference must work diligently to make sure the meeting goes off without a hitch. No joking around….deadly serious business. If you want to get involved […]
UPDATE on errors during download from Computerworld. From me…it may be wise to wait a day, or three, before installing, what is your rush anyway…a few more days won’t hurt. Read a book! 🙂 Just in case you are soooo busy taking care of video conferencing stuff….here is a […]
Surfing the Internet for some information on Polycom (my next blog entry on Products and Services) I ran across the mention of 8×8 cloud based video conferencing. Knowing 8×8 from WAY back (see the picture above for one of my 4 units of….well the old timers should know what […]
UPDATED: 5/25/2020 Ah yes, I remember it well. I remember the day when I had to order an ISDN line at home (remember 2B+D?) to attend a videoconference from home (hey…I practice not just preach telecommuting!). Then, what seems like a short time later (and after ATM and […]
Checking the news on the Internet this morning, I spotted this article from SF Gate describing the official announcement today(!) that Microsoft Office is moving to the cloud with Microsoft Office 365 (I suppose that means it is available 365 days a year?). The article explains that small […]
