Re: MLUG - Slack

2016-11-07 Thread Victor Mendonça
I know on Android you can disable background data so that apps only use it when they are open in the foreground. On my phone I can even specify which apps to do that for. And on rooted phones you can even use iptables to allow connection for individual apps based on profiles (data/wifi/roaming/v

Re: MLUG - Slack

2016-11-05 Thread bunk3m
Victor, I'm traveling quite a bit and don't want to pay for data roaming for apps that I don't necessarily need running. Can Slack be set to "off" on a mobile phone? I removed Skype from my phone since it is always on and can't be shut off. So it always eats data even when roaming. If I can

Re: MLUG - Slack

2016-11-04 Thread Victor Mendonça
Thanks for the replies guys... I was just wondering because I thought that something like Slack would be great for us to communicate and exchange information, even get help from each other when needed. The link for the group is this - https://mississaugalug.slack.com. And I think we had a lot o

Re: MLUG - Slack

2016-11-03 Thread Tom Hilbig
I've been guilty of letting the chatting apps slight again. Now that I am less busy, I'd like to get back into it. As with Philip, I've lost the links to the group. On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Victor Mendonça wrote: > > Hey guys, > > Just wondering what the feedback is on Slack? I know

Re: MLUG - Slack

2016-11-03 Thread bunk3m
Victor, I use Slack at work but haven't installed it on my other computers and haven't installed on phone or tablet. I rarely use the work Slack either. And then I couldn't find the email with the link to the slack group. :-( I've used IRC forever so it's installed everywhere and set up. B

Re: MLUG - Slack

2016-11-03 Thread Andy Boersma
I use slack at work, and like it, but the mug version gives me almost daily welcome to slack messages, so I stopped it. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 3, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Victor Mendonça wrote: > > > Hey guys, > > Just wondering what the feedback is on Slack? I know a lot of people were not

MLUG - Slack

2016-11-03 Thread Victor Mendonça
Hey guys, Just wondering what the feedback is on Slack? I know a lot of people were not that happy with IRC, but I also don't see anyone online on Slack. Do you guys prefer to just use email instead of a messaging/chat system? Do you rather use something like Slack that is open source? Cheers,