Tuesday, November 25, 2008

First meeting test a success

Last week I mentioned that I was planning to use DimDim for our classes. I did a cross-town test yesterday and everything went well. I had to install a little application so that I can share my screen, which is to be expected.

But the best part is the participants don't have to install anything (presuming they already have a current Flash player). I tested on Windows and Linux. Need to test the Mac as well, but it appears if you have Flash , you are ready to go.

One thing I didn't realize is that DimDim apparently supports telephone voice conferencing as well. Looks like they pick a long-distance number, so for that feature to work, you would need unlimited (or low-cost) access to long distance.

Next test will be using voice-over-IP (VOIP).

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