CPF Zoom Meeting

[whippoorwill]

Well heck.

But Lebanon baloney requires dill pickles too

[whippoorwill]

Frayed Knot wrote: The terms of my witness protection status prevent me from joining in. Actually what prevents me from joining in is that my computer doesn't have a built in camera.

Dang I wanted to ask you where you are suddenly getting all these hilarious one liners!

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: The terms of my witness protection status prevent me from joining in. Actually what prevents me from joining in is that my computer doesn't have a built in camera.

you are the one that posted about finally making the smartphone plunge a few months back right? Guess what it has? ;-)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: Actually what prevents me from joining in is that my computer doesn't have a built in camera.

You could still join in. You just won't have video - meaning you can't see or be seen. But you'll have audio.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: Actually what prevents me from joining in is that my computer doesn't have a built in camera. You could still join in. You just won't have video - meaning you can't see or be seen. But you'll have audio.

Plus what ceets just said.

[MFS62]

Don't have a camera on my computer, forgot about the phone option since I only use it for calling, texting and checking my email.

If I get out of work early enough (or if the meeting lasts long enough) I'll try to be on it.

Later

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: Actually what prevents me from joining in is that my computer doesn't have a built in camera. You could still join in. You just won't have video - meaning you can't see or be seen. But you'll have audio.

Actually, I take some of that back. Not having a camera on your PC, Mac, laptop or whatever means that you won't be able to be seen by others. But you'll still be able to see them (so long as their cameras are on).

[kcmets]

Right. I was on a baseball one a week or so ago and there were participants who either

didn't have a camera or I think you can also choose not to broadcast from your camera.

[batmagadanleadoff]

=kcmets post_id=40499 time=1594835725 user_id=53]
Right. I was on a baseball one a week or so ago and there were participants who either

didn't have a camera or I think you can also choose not to broadcast from your camera.

[Frayed Knot]

So while I couldn't participate, I could be creepy and lurking!

But that's what I do in my day job, do I really want to be doing it again in my spare time?

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: The terms of my witness protection status prevent me from joining in. Actually what prevents me from joining in is that my computer doesn't have a built in camera. you are the one that posted about finally making the smartphone plunge a few months back right? Guess what it has? ;-)

And guess what I haven't gone shopping for yet?

[kcmets]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=40500 time=1594835954 user_id=68]I'll bet anything that it's mostly, if not all, the second option. I've seen many zoom calls, and always, there are people participating with their cameras turned off so that they purposely can't be seen.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: The terms of my witness protection status prevent me from joining in. Actually what prevents me from joining in is that my computer doesn't have a built in camera. you are the one that posted about finally making the smartphone plunge a few months back right? Guess what it has? ;-) And guess what I haven't gone shopping for yet?

Lol, I thought we were talking post-purchase pre-setup.





Skype is still around, i used it yseterday to record a podcast. Skype for business, which was a different thing for some confusing reason, was rolled into Teams.

[MFS62]

If you're using your phone, do you have to somehow put it in selfie mode before or after you join, or does zoom do that automatically?

Later

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: So while I couldn't participate, I could be creepy and lurking!

No. You can participate even without a computer camera. You can hear and also speak. And you can see everyone who has their video on. You just can't be seen, is all.



Here's what a zoom computer meeting would look like on your screen. Think of Hollywood Squares with every participant getting his or her own square.



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But anyone without a camera or with their video turned off would be represented by a black square with no image. But you'd still be on the meeting, for all other purposes.

[Frayed Knot]

I know how ZOOM works and have been on it before ... just never from my home computer.

And I suspect I'd have to speak REALLY LOUDLY into my microphone-less monitor for the others in the group to hear me

... which brings me right back to the ability to listen in on the meeting but not really participate in any meaningful way.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: I know how ZOOM works and have been on it before ... just never from my home computer. And I suspect I'd have to speak REALLY LOUDLY into my microphone-less monitor for the others in the group to hear me ... which brings me right back to the ability to listen in on the meeting but not really participate in any meaningful way.

Well, you didn't say that you also lacked a microphone until just now. So without video and audio, I guess you can't participate meaningfully. You can lurk, though, and watch everybody else.

[MFS62]

=MFS62 post_id=40507 time=1594837034 user_id=60]
If you're using your phone, do you have to somehow put it in selfie mode before or after you join, or does zoom do that automatically?

Later

[MFS62]

Is this what our zoom meeting will look like?



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[whippoorwill]

=MFS62 post_id=40527 time=1594847204 user_id=60]
=MFS62 post_id=40507 time=1594837034 user_id=60]
If you're using your phone, do you have to somehow put it in selfie mode before or after you join, or does zoom do that automatically?

Later

[kcmets]

I believe if one wants to Zoom on a android/apple device such as a phone it's

best done by downloading the app. Personally, I found the PC Zoom experience

much better than my device app experience.

[whippoorwill]

Sooo, do we have a topic?

[whippoorwill]

Ed kranepool? Gardens? Excranepoolers?

[Ceetar]

badmouth everyone that's not there.

[kcmets]

I'm having second thoughts about this endeavor. I created an account tonight and

there's a 30 minutes for free thing and they say you can go up to 40 for free but 45

is the next option for a monthly fee so that makes no sense.



Meeting is cancelled. Thanks to everyone was willing to help me out.

[Frayed Knot]

But ... but, I had just invited all these guys



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[LWFS]

=kcmets post_id=40633 time=1594949442 user_id=53]
I'm having second thoughts about this endeavor. I created an account tonight and

there's a 30 minutes for free thing and they say you can go up to 40 for free but 45

is the next option for a monthly fee so that makes no sense.



Meeting is cancelled. Thanks to everyone was willing to help me out.

[kcmets]

That's might neighborly! I'll PM you later. Thanks!

[whippoorwill]

Lol 😂 am usually in bed with a book and two cats by 8

Hubby soon to follow

[LWFS]

I'm having second thoughts about this endeavor. I created an account tonight and there's a 30 minutes for free thing and they say you can go up to 40 for free but 45 is the next option for a monthly fee so that makes no sense. Meeting is cancelled. Thanks to everyone was willing to help me out.

Meeting is UNcancelled!



In communication/collaboration with everyone's favorite hardKase, I've scheduled a meeting for the same Bat-time/Bat-date as originally planned:



Monday, July 20

7:30 PM (Santo Domingo time)



https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8404044194?pwd=Yk1DREJXbGNmVUo2L0NyWGpuRzRiUT09https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8404044194?pwd=Yk1DREJXbGNmVUo2L0NyWGpuRzRiUT09



Meeting ID: 840 404 4194

Meeting Password: 868686