[Leica] If you have not used Zoom before...

[Brian Reid]

I have sent out the invitation to join our first LUG video gathering, on 
Thursday morning US time.
I set it for Thursday because I want to give people time to get set up 
and get Zoom working.

Zoom works on pretty much any platform. Mac, Windows, Linux, 
iPhone/iPad, Android, and probably more. Though not OS/370 or IBSYS or 
Exec 8 or ITS.
You do need to install the "Zoom client" on your computer.

To join any Zoom meeting, click on the meeting URL:  
https://zoom.us/j/354659583
If you do this but don't have anything installed, it will give you 
instructions for how to get set up. The documentation is good.
If you create yourself a Zoom account (no cost), it will be easier in 
the future to connect to meetings, but Zoom works just fine if you 
refuse to set up an account. It will ask you every time (Zoom is, after 
all, a for-profit company).

I have set things up so that you can click on our meeting at any time 
(not just at scheduled meet times). Mostly there isn't likely to be 
anyone else there, but you can learn how to use it without anyone 
watching. The English-language instructions are excellent; my 
94-year-old mother was able to follow them without help.

As always, I'm happy to help and answer questions. You can ask your 
question on the LUG, or you can send just to me 
reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us

We'll talk in English, as it is (for better or worse) the common 
language for multi-national meetings. I know there are LUGgers out there 
who are conversant in multiple languages, but more than half of the 
group speaks only English.


On 2020-03-30 8:44 am, Brian Reid wrote:
> Brian Reid, the LUG saloon keeper, is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom
> video gathering.
> 
> Topic: Have a drink with LUG people (BYOB)
> 
> Time: 2 Apr 2020 14:00 GMT, which is Thursday in North America, Europe
> and much of Asia
>        7am US Pacific Daylight Time
>        10am Eastern Daylight Time
>        15:00 British and Irish summer time
>        16:00 CEDT (Central Europe Daylight Time)
>        19:30 IST (India Standard Time)
>        22:00 HKT (Hong Kong Time)
>        01:00 Friday morning AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)
> 
> Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to
> your calendar system.
> Weekly:
> https://zoom.us/meeting/vpEpceyhqzMpB-4AcmGVm7lCsW-JIVAykQ/ics?icsToken=98tyKuqtqj0vE9Gds1_Hd7YqE5Xlb-HMklMD_oJekTjTDndfQRDBe8hrBJNmG-mB
> 
> Join Zoom Meeting
> https://zoom.us/j/354659583
> 
> Meeting ID: 354 659 583
> 
> If you need to dial in with a telephone, find a local number here:
> https://zoom.us/u/a5tJGyDxh
> 
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