I just got back from an extremely relaxing weekend in different 'burbs than I own with some seriously amazing people. It occurs to me
that we don't do these things often enough (at least I don't). When you start up Skype, the splash screen when loading says "Take a Deep Breath"
What an awesome feature! It always makes me smile,
Speaking of Skype, this past week we did our first WAN party on Ventrilo which is a server dedicated to connecting people It is used
often for gaming. Our connection was much better than usual, however, I fear making this switch will discourage people from coming
to the parties because you DO have to download Ventrilo. Has anyone had a good experience with both hosting many people on a
Skype call and recording it? I have had many issues with Skype since we started, a great tool but for multiple people on a call it stinks.
We have run into a lot of trouble during our calls and that is what makes me want to switch. Can you reccomend a different tool to do these calls? I really
enjoy them and when they work well they are great, but there MUST be a better way.
In other news Girl Developer the news was super fun and will now be a regular feature.
Also, NJ Tech Drinks is coming up soon!!! If you are from the area it would be awesome if you could stop by, or if you
know anyone forward them the invite! I'm really looking forward to it. Link here.
Really nice this meetup site. New to me.
ReplyDeleteThe bad news is that i'm so far, far away to go... lol.
I have used Skype and Ventrilo as well as some others, vent is the way to go for a lot of people. Most people have vent set up with a PTT key so not so much background noise normally. Not sure if Skype has admin features for group calls, but vent can be setup so moderators can silence people, plus you have the availability to have 'rooms' in vent so people can take offline conversations elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteI must say that I'm used to use another application for gaming. I use Mumble and for now I'm quite satisfied. The quality is always good, there are no delays, no distractions, no deformations. Often we play Freelancer Discovery mod and as far as there are only few of us the server is filled with people from all around the world (about 200 in the prime time). I use Skype in my work and to communicate with friends, so I'm not using it for conferences bigger than 3-4 people. What can I say about Mumble is that it can sustain direct connection between 8 people, and that is fully satisfying for me.
ReplyDeleteYou have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.
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