Comments on: DimDim, the online conferencing tool http://timskaggs.net/blog/2009/12/dimdim-the-online-conferencing-tool/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:25:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Twenty-Ten | The year of the Co-op, collectives, and collaborative. | Tim Skaggs dot net | blog http://timskaggs.net/blog/2009/12/dimdim-the-online-conferencing-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Twenty-Ten | The year of the Co-op, collectives, and collaborative. | Tim Skaggs dot net | blog Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:12:28 +0000 http://timskaggs.net/blog/?p=15#comment-14 [...] are tools I’ve focused on in the past entries about telecommunication, file storage, and document creation that can be used to organize ideas, manage clients, and [...] [...] are tools I’ve focused on in the past entries about telecommunication, file storage, and document creation that can be used to organize ideas, manage clients, and [...]

]]> By: Tim Skaggs http://timskaggs.net/blog/2009/12/dimdim-the-online-conferencing-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Tim Skaggs Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:47:24 +0000 http://timskaggs.net/blog/?p=15#comment-9 Hey Brennan, The Zoho meeting is a great conferencing tool and the Zoho family makes other great products, but I'm looking out for the best web app that is easiest to use and Zoho meeting can't beat DimDim. I mean its free for up to 20 people and it has easy to use presentation tools. My clients love it and were pretty amazed by it. As far as the reliability is concerned, I've yet to see any problems that I wouldn't expect from a web cam/audio conferencing tool; for example: lag, gitters, and audio cutout. Plus, sharing a web conference is as easy as making it private with username and key, or just sending an email for people to join. Anyways, it was good to hear from a fellow Hoosier. We should grab coffee or you should head to Bloomington for a Techlunch event! -Tim Hey Brennan,

The Zoho meeting is a great conferencing tool and the Zoho family makes other great products, but I’m looking out for the best web app that is easiest to use and Zoho meeting can’t beat DimDim. I mean its free for up to 20 people and it has easy to use presentation tools. My clients love it and were pretty amazed by it. As far as the reliability is concerned, I’ve yet to see any problems that I wouldn’t expect from a web cam/audio conferencing tool; for example: lag, gitters, and audio cutout. Plus, sharing a web conference is as easy as making it private with username and key, or just sending an email for people to join.

Anyways, it was good to hear from a fellow Hoosier. We should grab coffee or you should head to Bloomington for a Techlunch event!

-Tim

]]> By: Brennan http://timskaggs.net/blog/2009/12/dimdim-the-online-conferencing-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Brennan Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:08:27 +0000 http://timskaggs.net/blog/?p=15#comment-8 I pushed for the use of DimDim when I worked at Cantaloupe.tv. We didn't have a conferencing tool at the time and you can't beat free. I'll caution you that as of 6 months ago the service was a little unreliable. You get what you pay for but when it comes to talking to clients and closing business it always hurts to not have something like a conferencing tool work the way it's supposed to, even if it only happens 10% of the time. If you want a free backup you might take a look at Zoho Meeting http://meeting.zoho.com/login.do?serviceurl=%2Fhome.do It's also free, but it's a little more difficult for your clients to use. I pushed for the use of DimDim when I worked at Cantaloupe.tv. We didn’t have a conferencing tool at the time and you can’t beat free.

I’ll caution you that as of 6 months ago the service was a little unreliable. You get what you pay for but when it comes to talking to clients and closing business it always hurts to not have something like a conferencing tool work the way it’s supposed to, even if it only happens 10% of the time.

If you want a free backup you might take a look at Zoho Meeting http://meeting.zoho.com/login.do?serviceurl=%2Fhome.do

It’s also free, but it’s a little more difficult for your clients to use.

]]> By: Keep your files with you with Dropbox | Tim Skaggs dot net | blog http://timskaggs.net/blog/2009/12/dimdim-the-online-conferencing-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Keep your files with you with Dropbox | Tim Skaggs dot net | blog Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:09:26 +0000 http://timskaggs.net/blog/?p=15#comment-6 [...] given you tips on how to manage your social media and video conference, but it’s  time to focus on your files and documents. As a working professional you will [...] [...] given you tips on how to manage your social media and video conference, but it’s  time to focus on your files and documents. As a working professional you will [...]

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