Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > 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. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information