Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]FYI: Keep invites private. Do not advertise ?meetings? on social media. https://dnyuz.com/2020/03/30/fbi-warns-of-zoom-bombing-where-hackers-hijack-video-conferences-after-two-schools-affected/ > On Mar 30, 2020, at 11:01 AM, 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 George Lottermoser george.imagist at icloud.com