Tools you might use…Skype + Webcam = Videoconferencing
Skype allows you and up to four other people to conference together online in crystal-clear conversation. We’ve been using it lately when playing our weekly dose of World of Warcraft and it is truly astounding how good it works. It is clear, relatively easy to use (similar to any decent instant messaging client), and best of all it is free.
I haven’t had an opportunity to use it as a remote team management tool, yet, but it looks promising. In addition to its audio capabilities, it has some P2P functions for file transfers and such, the ability to call mobile/land phones (for a price - 2 cents per minute for U.S., Canada, and Europe), it’s cross-platform (Mac, Windows, and Linux), and it’s all encrypted, which is a nice addition.
on February 9th, 2005 at 5:01 pm
skype really rocks… but whats about your headline about using it with a webcam?
on February 9th, 2005 at 7:03 pm
Well, I suppose not really use it WITH Skype so much as use it at the same time. So, sort of a poor man’s videoconferencing. Of course, I haven’t had time to really mess with my webcam, so I may be full of it. ;O