Mar 22, 2020, 4:12 pm
Last edit by: canadiancow
Where: On your computing device. Anything with a Zoom client. https://zoom.us/download - You probably want "Zoom Client for Meetings" or "Zoom Mobile Apps".
When: Saturday April 13 2024 @ 1700 PDT / 2000 EDT / 2130 NDT - We will likely go quite late, typically ending after 0100 PDT.
The link will be the same every week. We don't need a list, many people will be here. Just add your name if you want the link PM'd to you around 1630 PDT before the do.
Suggestion: Please include your forum handle (and optionally your name) when logging onto Zoom.
Please send me the same link as last week:
canadiancalf
When: Saturday April 13 2024 @ 1700 PDT / 2000 EDT / 2130 NDT - We will likely go quite late, typically ending after 0100 PDT.
The link will be the same every week. We don't need a list, many people will be here. Just add your name if you want the link PM'd to you around 1630 PDT before the do.
Suggestion: Please include your forum handle (and optionally your name) when logging onto Zoom.
Please send me the same link as last week:
canadiancalf
Virtual AC Do - Every Saturday until after COVID
Mar 21, 2020, 1:26 pm
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Virtual AC Do - Every Saturday until after COVID
I've had enough of this social distancing. Let's have a do.
Saturday March 28 2020 @ 1700 PST / 2000 EST.
Zoom will be used, and we'll post a link here when we have one.
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We'll use something like Zoom for video conferencing. Other than that, it should be just like any normal do. Grab a chair, grab a beverage, and discuss AC, flying, current AC flying topics (cough cough), or anything else.
Things I need:
1. I need to find a video conferencing system that accepts more than 10 participants with no time limit and no stupid enterprise pricing system. I'm leaning towards jitsi from a brief look, either with their free hosting, or I can spin up an EC2 instance and donate a few tens of cents to the cause. But I'm very open to suggestions. It needs to work on Windows/Mac/Android/iOS at a minimum.
2. What days of week work best for people?
3. What time of day works best? Personally, it can't interfere with a normal 9-5 M-F work schedule. And it needs to be early enough that east coasters (and I mean YYT, not YYZ) can join for a bit.
4. Do we need any rules for having a venue like this? I have some slight concerns in mind, so I was thinking about requiring participants to have their camera on. No lurkers.
Today at 5pm works quite well for me, but I don't know if that's too last-minute. Though we could always make this a weekly event for the time being.
Saturday March 28 2020 @ 1700 PST / 2000 EST.
Zoom will be used, and we'll post a link here when we have one.
------- Original Post: -------
We'll use something like Zoom for video conferencing. Other than that, it should be just like any normal do. Grab a chair, grab a beverage, and discuss AC, flying, current AC flying topics (cough cough), or anything else.
Things I need:
1. I need to find a video conferencing system that accepts more than 10 participants with no time limit and no stupid enterprise pricing system. I'm leaning towards jitsi from a brief look, either with their free hosting, or I can spin up an EC2 instance and donate a few tens of cents to the cause. But I'm very open to suggestions. It needs to work on Windows/Mac/Android/iOS at a minimum.
2. What days of week work best for people?
3. What time of day works best? Personally, it can't interfere with a normal 9-5 M-F work schedule. And it needs to be early enough that east coasters (and I mean YYT, not YYZ) can join for a bit.
4. Do we need any rules for having a venue like this? I have some slight concerns in mind, so I was thinking about requiring participants to have their camera on. No lurkers.
Today at 5pm works quite well for me, but I don't know if that's too last-minute. Though we could always make this a weekly event for the time being.
Last edited by canadiancow; Mar 22, 2020 at 2:45 pm
Mar 21, 2020, 2:08 pm
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Works good on iOS and Android. There is a Web browser client as well so I'd assume that at least can be used on Macs.
Mar 21, 2020, 2:20 pm
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We use Teams at work. I use it on macOS and iOS.
The main downside that I can think of is that there is no "gallery" mode. You can't see more than 4 or 5 people at the same time.
The main downside that I can think of is that there is no "gallery" mode. You can't see more than 4 or 5 people at the same time.
Mar 21, 2020, 2:40 pm
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In the past week, we've used Skype, WebEx, Teams, and Zoom at work. My personal ranking of the quality and ease of use is
- Zoom
- Teams
- WebEx
- Skype
Mar 21, 2020, 3:17 pm
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Doesn't matter to me.
Cameras on sounds good. I would also not post the details on how to connect online, PM or e-mail only.
Also, how do we keep this from turning in to a lecture where one person is talking and 20 people are listening because we can't break off in to smaller groups the way it usually happens in person?
3. What time of day works best? Personally, it can't interfere with a normal 9-5 M-F work schedule. And it needs to be early enough that east coasters (and I mean YYT, not YYZ) can join for a bit.
4. Do we need any rules for having a venue like this? I have some slight concerns in mind, so I was thinking about requiring participants to have their camera on. No lurkers.
Also, how do we keep this from turning in to a lecture where one person is talking and 20 people are listening because we can't break off in to smaller groups the way it usually happens in person?
Mar 21, 2020, 3:59 pm
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- I have a Zoom account if we need to use it. I think I could post a link here for people to join at the scheduled time. I could make it recurring on a weekly basis for a period of time.
- Any weeknight for me.
- To help out the west coaster, perhaps we start at something like 8:00 PM Eastern.
- Rules: I prefer camera on but not overly fussed. I don't think we'll be able to easily put up our handles. I'd suggest if we get a big group that you mute yourself unless you are saying something just to minimize background noise.
Mar 21, 2020, 4:04 pm
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