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Subject: [Leica] If you have not used Zoom before...
From: geneduprey2015 at gmail.com (Gene Duprey)
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:13:23 -0500
References: <4790fc7989342b90b7006f94398d5506@reid.org> <ecf9decd0ff7c802cb33717f0cec78dc@reid.org> <A2D3841C-4F08-42DF-8696-60812AD3F5D3@frozenlight.eu>

I just attended a Zoom meeting today for the first time, and it was super
easy to do.

Gene

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:58 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:

> Thanks Brian, I will join.
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> And I can confirm that Zoom is a great tool. Last week, we launched a
> major joint study with the OECD using it. Me in my house in Alicante, my
> counterpart from the OECD in his apartment in Paris, a trans-Atlantic
> audience, Q&A, Powerpoint presentation, etc. Everything went out without a
> hitch.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right"
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> > On 30 Mar 2020, at 18:01, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > 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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In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] The first online LUG video gathering: formal invitation)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] If you have not used Zoom before...)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] If you have not used Zoom before...)